Chapter 5 – Peace, Order and Good Government

Chapter 5 – Peace, Order and Good Government

Chapter 5 – Peace, Order and Good Government The Constitution Definition: ________________________________________________________________ ________ The British North America Act  _____, united Quebec, _________, New Brunswick and _______________ (aka __________________)  Defined areas of _____________ jurisdiction, _______________jurisdiction and ______________ areas (federal more ______________________) Federal Powers  __________________ and Commerce  __________________________across __________________ borders  Banking and power to __________________________  _______________ and _______________ affairs  _____________________ law (includes creation of Supreme Court)  Also the POGG clause – P_________, O_________ and G_______ G______________  Gave federal government power to ______________________ that were needed to ___________________________  2 main powers:  any genuinely ___________ power not set out in the BNA act  ___________ provincial powers in __________________________________

Provincial Powers  not as ______________ jurisdictions in 1867  _____________  _________________  levy ____________ taxes  property and ___________ rights (____________ laws, _____________________, worker’s ________________, family __________etc.)  Municipalities are __________________ in Constitution  Creations of the ________________ – subject to __________________ law/rule  Sewage and _________________ disposal  ______________, sidewalks, ______________ removal

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 Street ____________, parks  Libraries, public ________________, pools, _______________  Local _____________ and _____________________ Federal-Provincial Relations  Often a _____________________ over money  Federal government collects ____________ - federal ___________ tax, _______, ________________ and more  Provinces collect provincial ______________ tax, ________ and some ___________ fees (e.g. ____________ and __________ certificates, _________)  Federal government uses ______________________ to divide the money  Poorer provinces get ____________ to assure ____________________________  Supplies most of the money for __________________ –  can ______________ money if Canada Health Act is _______________ in a province (e.g. extra billing, ___________________)  Federal government also finances university ___________________and _________________  provinces often object – want control of ________________________________ REFLECT: 1. Do you think the federal government should have most of the power, or the provinces? What about the municipalities? Is the current division of power fair? 2. Do you think equalization payments are fair? Explain

Bringing Home the Constitution  Constitution lacked an ___________________________  A way to _________________ the constitution assuring that all ______________ and ___________________ government are represented  Pierre Trudeau ________________ (brought home) the Constitution ___________ support of all provinces  all except _____________ agreed in ____________  Amending Formula Today Amendment  Changing the roles of the Queen, GG, L-G  Changing the use of English or French  Changing the Supreme Court  Changing the amending formula

Who must agree

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Changing the borders between provinces Changing the use, provincially, of Engl. or Fr. Changing the Senate or the House of Commons All other changes

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms  Guarantees ____________ to all Canadians (since ____________)  Citizens can make a case that their _____________ are being denied  Rights vs. _______________  Driving is a ______________: earned, and can be revoked  Some rights:  The right to ________________________________ of the person  The right not to be arbitrarily _____________________________  The right to ____________________________________ Canada  The right to ___________________________ any province  The right not to be subjected to_________________________________________  Freedoms are what the government does NOT do  Freedom of ______________________________  Freedom of thought, belief, _______________________________  Freedom of peaceful ___________________________  Freedom of _________________________ Universal Declaration of Human Rights  Set up in ___________ – Drafted by Canadian __________________________  Includes right to ______________, liberty, security of person  outlaws ____________, torture  right to __________________, free speech  right to participate in government, __________________________  cannot be ________________ – publicize ________________ to ______________ countries into action REFLECT 3. Choose 2 rights, explain how a government might deny a citizen those rights. 4. Choose 2 freedoms, explain how a government might violate those freedoms. 5. What is the fundamental difference between the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

The Workings of Parliament

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The House of Commons  ________________________ democracy  The __________________________ (MPs) are elected to speak for the _________________ of their ________________  Average riding size is _________________ voters REFLECT: 6. Choose 5 of the items in the House of Commons diagram (p. 120 textbook) and explain why you think it is positioned there.

Parliamentary Language  _____________________________:  MPs can say whatever he or she thinks fit without fear of being ______________  Some rules of language  MPs direct all remarks to ___________________  “Mr. __________________, I’d like to ask the Prime Minister…”  MPs are referred to by ______________________  “The _________________ member for _______________”  Cabinet ministers are referred to by _________________  “the honourable the _________________ of health”  ___________________________ language is not allowed  Speaker asks the member to _______________________ or be thrown out of the House _____________________  Cannot suggest that another MP has ______________ (to avoid __________) Speech from the Throne  First day after ________________  Government outlines _______________________  Read by __________________________ or the _______________ (if in Canada)  In the ___________________ – Crown is barred from _________________________  Can be initiated mid-term as well – ________________________ The Reply  ______________________ the Speech is read

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 Speech is not ___________ – government has __________________ obligation to follow through, can introduce ____________________________.  ___________________ members attack the government on the Speech  Mostly _________________, but sets ______________ for the session of Parliament REFLECT: 7. Do you think the Speech from the Throne (and Reply) are necessary? Why or why not? What are its advantages and disadvantages? Government Bills  The ______________________ of the House of Commons  Government introduces ____________________ to institute its policies  If process is not complete by the time an election is called, the bill __________  In a new session, must start over again ____________________________  ___________________ meetings kept secret for ______ years – to allow all members to __________________ opinions  Once ____________ is set, all ministers must support it in public – ______________ Fill in the chart on the stages of a bill  Other routes for a Bill  Any _______________ can introduce a bill  1995 – _____________________  ____________________ can initiate – _____________________ bills  Very few of these are ________________, but can focus _________________ on an issue and/or force government to ______________________________ REFLECT: 8. Why do you think there are so many stages before a bill can become law? What are the advantages and disadvantages of this system? Budgets  Affects everyone – how to spend ________________ money  _____________________ taxes  Jobs __________________ because of a budget  Child care, ______________, hospitals, ___________ and culture  Can affect the _______________ of everything from food to TVs Oral Questions (Question Period)

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 Every day 1 hour for opposition to _______________ PM and ______________  Highly _______________________ (read p. 129 to get an idea)  Important to hold government _______________________  US president _______________ has to answer questions from rivals  Opposition wants to embarrass, ____________________ government  Government must _______________________________________  Almost always a “softball”  ____________________________ question from _________________________ to make the government _____________________  Most ___________________ part of the House of Commons REFLECT 9. Do you think that Question Period is useful? Why or why not? 10. How can you serve as a page in the House of Commons? (p. 130)