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Questions and Answers for Canadian Citizenship Test
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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Head of State - Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is Canada's Head of State.
Queen's Representative - in Canada is the Governor General of Canada.
Governor General - The Governor General is Michaelle Jean.
House of Commons There are a total of 308 seats in the House of Commons. The Speaker of the House is the Honourable Peter Milliken. The political parties represented in the House of Commons and their leaders are:
Conservative Party - Stephen Harper
Liberal Party - Michael Ignatieff
Bloc Quebecois - Gilles Duceppe
New Democratic Party - Jack Layton.
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OF CANADA
Head of State The representative of the Queen for British Columbia is the Lieutenant Governor, the Honourable Steven Point.
Head of Government The Premier of British Columbia is the Honourable Gordon Campbell.
Leading Party in BC The party in power is the Liberal Party.
Opposition: The leader of the Official Opposition is Ms. Carole James of the New Democrat Party.
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly The Honourable Bill Barisoff. Deputy Speaker, Linda Reid.
Port Coquitlam's Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) The provincial representative for Port Coquitlam – Burke Mountain is Mr. Mike Farnworth(www.mikefarnworth.ca).
MUNICIPAL (LOCAL) GOVERNMENT
The name of the municipality where I live is the City of Port Coquitlam.
The City Councillors for the City of Port Coquitlam are:
- Councillor Sherry Carroll
- Councillor Mike Forrest
- Councillor Darrell Penner
- Councilor Glenn Pollock
- Councillor Brad West
- Councillor Michael Wright
Sources
- www.gov.bc.ca
- www.parl.gc.ca [Canadian Parliament]
- http://canada.gc.ca/ [Government of Canada]
- http://canada.gc.ca./main_e.html
- http://www.yourlibrary.ca/citizenship/Booklet.pdf




