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• Title:How Canadians govern themselves / Eugene A. Forsey.
  
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• Author/Creator:Forsey, Eugene A. (Eugene Alfred), 1904-1991, author.
  
• Other Contributors/Collections:Canada. Library of Parliament.
  
• Published/Created:[Ottawa] : Library of Parliament, ©2005.
  

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  • Location:LAW LIBRARY (level 3)Where is this?
    
  • Call Number: JL65 .F67 2005
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Canadian Subjects: Federal government--Canada.
  
• Library of Congress Subjects:Canada. Parliament.
  Cabinet system--Canada.
  Federal government--Canada.
  Canada--Politics and government.
  
• Edition:6th ed.
  
• Description:iv, 51 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm
  
• Summary:First published in 1980, explores Canada's parliamentary system, from the decisions made by the Fathers of Confederation, to the daily work of parliamentarians in the Senate and House of Commons. Useful information on Canada's constitution, the judicial system, and provincial and municipal powers is also gathered together in this one reference book.
  
• Notes:Issued also in French under title: Les Canadiens et leur système de gouvernement.
  Cover title.
  "Library of Parliament Catalogue No. 1102EIP (04/2005)"--Page 2 of cover.
  
• ISBN:0662396898
  9780662396895
  
• Contents:Welcome
  Preface
  Note on the Author
  Introduction
  What does it all mean? How does it work?
  Parliamentary Government
  Its Origins
  How It Operates
  A Federal State
  Our Constitution
  Powers of the National and Provincial Governments
  Canadian and American Government
  The Rule of Law and the Courts
  The Institutions of Our Federal Government
  The Queen
  The Senate
  The House of Commons
  Political Parties
  The Prime Minister
  The Cabinet
  The Speakers
  What Goes On in Parliament
  Opening of a Session
  A Working Day in the Commons
  End of A Session
  Provinces and Municipalities
  Living Government
  Governors General of Canada since Confederation
  Canadian Prime Ministers since 1867
  Contact Us.