The Dominion of Canada

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The Dominion of Canada

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He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and
from the river unto the ends of the earth.
Psalm 72
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Powers of the Federal Government

• Trade
• Defence
• Foreign affairs
• Banks
• Fisheries
• Criminal law
• Aboriginal peoples and lands reserved for them

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Powers of the Provincial Government

• Education
• Property rights
• Mines and forests
• Hospitals and asylums
• Provincial courts and prisons

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The Levels and Faces of the Canadian Government
in 1867 and 2006
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Head of State Queen Victoria(reigned from
1837-1901)
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Queen Elizabeth II
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The King or Queens RepresentativeThe Governor
GeneralLord Monck
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Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle
Jean
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The Senate of Canada
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The House of Commons
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The House of Commons
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The Prime-Minister
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The Parliament Buildings
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The Parliament Buildings,Then and Now
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The Fire at Parliament, 1916