Cabinet of Canada

The Cabinet of Canada (Cabinet du Canada) is a body of ministers of the Crown that, along with the Canadian monarch, and within the tenets of the Westminster system, forms the government of Canada. ^[1]

Ad hoc

Ad hoc is a Latin phrase meaning literally "for this".

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Advice (constitutional)

Advice, in constitutional law, is formal, usually binding, instruction given by one constitutional officer of state to another.

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Ahmed Hussen

Ahmed Hussen (Axmed Xuseen; أحمد حسين; born 1976) is Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship for the Government of Canada.

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Amarjeet Sohi

Amarjeet Sohi (ਅਮਰਜੀਤ ਸੋਹੀ) (born March 8, 1964) is an Indian-Canadian politician, currently the Member of Parliament for Edmonton Mill Woods and the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities in the federal Cabinet, headed by Justin Trudeau.

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Associate Minister of National Defence (Canada)

The Associate Minister of National Defence is a member of the Canadian cabinet who is responsible for various files within the defence department as assigned by the Prime Minister or Defence Minister.

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Bardish Chagger

Bardish Chagger (born April 6, 1980) is a Canadian politician who is the current Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister of Small Business and Tourism and the Member of Parliament for the riding of Waterloo.

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Bill Morneau

William Francis "Bill" Morneau (born October 7, 1962) is a Canadian politician and businessman who was elected in the 2015 Canadian federal election as the Member of Parliament for Toronto Centre.

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Brian Mulroney

Martin Brian Mulroney (born March 20, 1939) is a Canadian politician who served as the 18th Prime Minister of Canada from September 17, 1984, to June 25, 1993.

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Cabinet (government)

A cabinet is a body of high-ranking state officials, typically consisting of the top leaders of the executive branch.

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Cabinet of the United States

The Cabinet of the United States is part of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States that normally acts as an advisory body to the President of the United States.

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Cabinetry

A cabinet is a box-shaped piece of furniture with doors and/or drawers for storing miscellaneous items.

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Canadian Confederation

Canadian Confederation (Confédération canadienne) was the process by which the British colonies of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick were united into one Dominion of Canada on July 1, 1867.

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Canadian federal election, 2015

The 2015 Canadian federal election (formally the 42nd Canadian general election) was held on October 19, 2015, to elect members to the House of Commons of the 42nd Canadian Parliament.

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Canadian order of precedence

The Canadian order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy of important positions within the governing institutions of Canada.

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Carla Qualtrough

Carla Qualtrough (born October 15, 1971) is a Canadian politician and former Paralympic athlete who was elected as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada to represent the federal electoral district of Delta during the 2015 federal election.

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Carolyn Bennett

Carolyn Ann Bennett (born December 20, 1950) is a Canadian physician and politician.

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Catherine McKenna

Catherine Mary McKenna (born August 5, 1971) is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Ottawa Centre in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.

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Chief Justice of Canada

The Chief Justice of Canada is the presiding judge of the Supreme Court of Canada.

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Chrystia Freeland

Christina Alexandra "Chrystia" Freeland (born August 2, 1968) is a Canadian writer, journalist, and politician.

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Civil service

The civil service is independent of government and composed mainly of career bureaucrats hired on professional merit rather than appointed or elected, whose institutional tenure typically survives transitions of political leadership.

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Confidence and supply

In a parliamentary democracy based on the Westminster system, confidence and supply are required for a minority government to retain power in the lower house.

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Constitution of Canada

The Constitution of Canada is the supreme law in Canada; the country's constitution is an amalgamation of codified acts and uncodified traditions and conventions.

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Constitutional crisis

In political science, a constitutional crisis is a problem or conflict in the function of a government that the political constitution or other fundamental governing law is perceived to be unable to resolve.

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Constitutional monarchy

A constitutional monarchy is a form of monarchy in which the sovereign exercises authority in accordance with a written or unwritten constitution.

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Crown corporations of Canada

Canadian Crown corporations are state-owned enterprises owned by the Sovereign of Canada (i.e. the Crown).

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Department of Finance Canada

Department of Finance Canada (Ministère des Finances Canada) operates under the Minister of Finance.

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Department of Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment

The Department of Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment was established by the Dominion Government of Canada in 1918 to handle the major problem of returning Canadian servicemen to civilian life after the First World War.

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Deputy minister (Canada)

In Canada, a deputy minister (sous-ministre) is the senior civil servant in a government department.

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Deputy Prime Minister of Canada

The Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (Vice-premier ministre du Canada) is an honorary position in the Cabinet, conferred at the discretion of the prime minister.

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Diane Lebouthillier

Diane Lebouthillier (born February 5, 1959) is a Canadian politician.

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Dominic LeBlanc

Dominic A. LeBlanc (born December 14, 1967), is a Canadian lawyer and politician from New Brunswick serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Beauséjour since the 2000 federal election and sitting in the House of Commons of Canada as Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard since 2016.

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Donald J. Savoie

Donald J. Savoie, is a Canadian university professor and expert in public administration and regional economic development.

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Eugene Forsey

Eugene Alfred Forsey, (May 29, 1904 – February 20, 1991) served in the Senate of Canada from 1970 to 1979.

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First minister

A first minister is one of a variety of terms for the leader of a government cabinet, which is a term currently used to refer to the political leader of a devolved national government, such as the devolved administrations of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, or of a dependent territory.

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François-Philippe Champagne

François-Philippe Champagne (born June 25, 1970) is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Saint-Maurice—Champlain in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.

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Frank Lindsay Bastedo

Frank Lindsay Bastedo, (April 12, 1886 – December 9, 1973), was a Canadian lawyer who served as the 11th Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan.

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Ginette Petitpas Taylor

Marie Ginette Petitpas Taylor is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.

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Government of Canada

The Government of Canada (Gouvernement du Canada), formally Her Majesty's Government (Gouvernement de Sa Majesté), is the federal administration of Canada.

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Harjit Sajjan

Harjit Singh Sajjan (born September 6, 1970) is a Canadian Liberal politician, the current Minister of National Defence and a Member of Parliament representing the riding of Vancouver South.

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Health and Welfare Canada

Health and Welfare Canada is a former Canadian federal department established in 1944 and split into two separate departments, Health Canada and Human Resources and Labour Canada, in June 1993 by Prime Minister Kim Campbell.

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Her Majesty's Government (term)

The phrase Her Majesty's Government (His Majesty's Government during the reign of a male monarch) is a formal term referring to the government of a Commonwealth realm or one of constituent provinces, states or territories.

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House of Commons of Canada

The House of Commons of Canada (Chambre des communes du Canada) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the Senate.

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Hung parliament

A hung parliament is a term used in legislatures under the Westminster system to describe a situation in which no particular political party or pre-existing coalition (also known as an alliance or bloc) has an absolute majority of legislators (commonly known as members or seats) in a parliament or other legislature.

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International development minister

An International development minister is a position in many governments responsible for development aid and international development.

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Jane Philpott

Jane Philpott, (born November 23, 1960) is a Canadian politician who represents the riding of Markham—Stouffville in the House of Commons of Canada and is the current Minister of Indigenous Services.

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Jean Chrétien

Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien (born January 11, 1934), known commonly as Jean Chrétien, is a Canadian politician who served as the 20th Prime Minister of Canada from November 4, 1993, to December 12, 2003.

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Jean-Yves Duclos

Jean-Yves Duclos, (born 1965) is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Québec in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.

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Jeffrey Simpson

Jeffrey Carl Simpson, OC (born February 17, 1949), is a Canadian journalist.

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Jim Carr

James Gordon Carr, (born October 11, 1951) is a musician and politician from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

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Jody Wilson-Raybould

Jody Wilson-Raybould (born March 23, 1971) is a Kwakwaka’wakw Canadian politician and the Liberal Member of Parliament for the riding of Vancouver Granville.

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John A. Macdonald

Sir John Alexander Macdonald (11 January 1815 – 6 June 1891) was the first Prime Minister of Canada (1867–1873, 1878–1891).

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John C. Bowen

John Campbell Bowen (October 3, 1872 – January 2, 1957) was a clergyman, insurance broker and long serving politician.

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John Gomery

John H. Gomery (born August 9, 1932) is a Canadian retired jurist.

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John Turner

John Napier Wyndham Turner (born June 7, 1929) is a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 17th Prime Minister of Canada, in office from June 30 to September 17, 1984.

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Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy

Field Marshal Julian Hedworth George Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, (11 September 1862 – 6 June 1935) was a British Army officer who served as Governor General of Canada, the 12th since Canadian Confederation.

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Justin Trudeau

Justin Pierre James Trudeau (born December 25, 1971) is a Canadian politician serving as the 23rd and current Prime Minister of Canada since 2015 and Leader of the Liberal Party since 2013.

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Karina Gould

Karina Gould (born June 28, 1987) is a Canadian Liberal politician who was elected as a member of parliament in the House of Commons of Canada to represent the federal electoral district Burlington during the 2015 federal election.

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Kim Campbell

Avril Phaedra Douglas "Kim" Campbell (born March 10, 1947) is a Canadian politician, diplomat, lawyer and writer who served as the 19th Prime Minister of Canada, from June 25, 1993, to November 4, 1993.

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King-in-Council

The King-in-Council or Queen-in-Council, depending on the gender of the reigning monarch, is a constitutional term in a number of states.

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Kirsty Duncan

Kirsty Ellen Duncan (born October 31, 1966) is a Canadian politician and medical geographer from Ontario, Canada.

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Larry Zolf

Larry Zolf (July 19, 1934 – March 14, 2011).

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Lawrence MacAulay

Lawrence A. MacAulay, (born September 9, 1946) is a Canadian politician, who has represented the riding of Cardigan, Prince Edward Island in the House of Commons since 1988.

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Leader of the Government in the House of Commons (Canada)

The Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, more commonly known as the Government House Leader, is the Cabinet minister responsible for planning and managing the government's legislative program in the House of Commons of Canada.

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Leader of the Official Opposition (Canada)

The Leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition (Chef de la loyale opposition de Sa Majesté) is the leader of Canada's Official Opposition, the party possessing the most seats in the House of Commons but is not the governing party or part of the governing coalition.

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Liberal Party of Canada

The Liberal Party of Canada (Parti libéral du Canada), colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federal political party in Canada.

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List of Canadian Ministers of Industry, Trade and Commerce

The following is a list of Canadian Ministers of Industry.

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List of Canadian Royal Commissions

This is an incomplete list of Canadian Royal Commissions since Confederation.

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List of political parties in Canada

This article lists political parties in Canada.

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Marc Garneau

Joseph Jean-Pierre Marc Garneau, (born February 23, 1949) is a Canadian politician and the Minister of Transport in the Government of Canada.

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Marie-Claude Bibeau

Marie-Claude Bibeau is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Compton—Stanstead in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.

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Maryam Monsef

Maryam Monsef, (مریم منصف) (born November 7, 1984) is an Afghan Canadian politician.

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Mélanie Joly

Mélanie Joly, (born January 16, 1979) is a Canadian lawyer, public relations expert, and politician.

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Member of parliament

A member of parliament (MP) is the representative of the voters to a parliament.

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Michael Chong

Michael David Chong, (born November 22, 1971) is a Canadian politician.

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Minister of Agriculture (Canada)

The Minister of Agriculture (Ministre de l’Agriculture) is a Minister of the Crown in the Cabinet of Canada, who is responsible for overseeing several organizations including Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canadian Dairy Commission, Farm Credit Canada, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, National Farm Products Council and the Canadian Grain Commission.

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Minister of Canadian Heritage

The Minister of Canadian Heritage (Ministre du Patrimoine canadien) is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who heads the Department of Canadian Heritage, the federal government department responsible for culture, media, sports, and the arts in Canada.

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Minister of Communications (Canada)

The Minister of Communications of Canada is a now-defunct cabinet post which existed from 1969 to 1996, when it was abolished.

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Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs

The Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs was a Canadian cabinet position held between 1967 and 1995.

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Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs

The Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs is one of two Ministers of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet responsible for overseeing the federal Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and administering the Indian Act and other legislation dealing with "Indians and lands reserved for the Indians" under subsection 91(24) of the Constitution Act, 1867.

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Minister of Customs

The office of Minister of Customs was a position in the Cabinet of the Government of Canada responsible for the administration of customs revenue collection.

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Minister of Customs and Inland Revenue (Canada)

The position of Minister of Customs and Inland Revenue was a Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet responsible for the collection of taxes and duties and created in 1918 by combining the former positions of Minister of Inland Revenue and Minister of Customs.

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Minister of Democratic Institutions

The Minister of Democratic Institutions (previously called the Minister responsible for Democratic Reform and the Minister responsible for Democratic Renewal) is a Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet, associated with the Privy Council Office.

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Minister of Employment and Immigration (Canada)

The Minister of Employment and Immigration was an office in the Cabinet of Canada, in operation from 1977 to 1996.

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Minister of Employment, Workforce, and Labour

The Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, previously the Minister of Labour, is the minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for setting national labour standards and federal labour dispute mechanisms.

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Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources (Canada)

The Minister of Energy, Mines, and Resources was a member of the Cabinet of Canada from 1966 to 1995.

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Minister of Environment and Climate Change (Canada)

The Minister of Environment and Climate Change (Ministre de l'Environnement et du Changement Climatique) is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing the federal government's environment department, Environment and Climate Change Canada.

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Minister of Families, Children and Social Development

The Minister of Families, Children and Social Development (formerly the Minister of Employment and Social Development) is the minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for Employment and Social Development Canada, the federal department that oversees programs such as Employment Insurance, Canada Pension Plan, Old Age Security, and Canada Student Loans.

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Minister of Finance (Canada)

The Minister of Finance (Ministre des Finances) is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible each year for presenting the federal government's budget.

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Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard

The Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard, previously the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, is the minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for supervising the fishing industry, administrating all navigable waterways in the country, and overseeing the operations of the Canadian Coast Guard and the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation.

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Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada)

The Minister of Foreign Affairs (Ministre des Affaires étrangères) is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing the federal government's international relations and heads the Department of Global Affairs, though the Minister of International Trade leads on international trade issues.

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Minister of Forestry (Canada)

Minister of Forestry was an office in the Cabinet of Canada from 1960 to 1966 and again from 1990 to 1995.

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Minister of Health (Canada)

The Minister of Health (Ministre de la Santé) is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing health-focused government agencies including Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada, as well as enforcing the Canada Health Act (the law governing Canada's universal health care system).

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Minister of Human Resources Development (Canada)

The Minister of Human Resources Development (replaced the "Minister of Employment and Immigration" on July 12, 1996) is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing the federal government's human resources department, Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC).

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Minister of Immigration and Colonization (Canada)

The Minister of Immigration and Colonization was an office in the Cabinet of Canada from 1917 to 1936.

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Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship

The Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (Ministre de l'Immigration, des Réfugiés et de la Citoyenneté), previously the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration (Ministre de la Citoyenneté et de l’Immigration), is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada: the federal government department responsible for immigration, refugee and citizenship issues.

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Minister of Indigenous Services

The Minister of Indigenous Services is one of two Ministers of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet responsible for overseeing the federal government department Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada.

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Minister of Infrastructure and Communities

The Minister of Infrastructure and Communities (Ministre de l’Infrastructure et des Collectivités) is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for the development of Canada's infrastructure and the Infrastructure Canada agency.

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Minister of Inland Revenue (Canada)

The Minister of Inland Revenue (or Controller of Inland Revenue between 1892 and 1897) was a portfolio in the Canadian Cabinet from 1867 until 1918 when it became the Minister of Customs and Inland Revenue.

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Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development

The Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing the federal government's economic development and corporate affairs department, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada.

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Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Youth

The Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Youth (previously the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs (Ministre des Affaires intergouvernementales) is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for the federal government's relations with the governments of the provinces and territories of Canada. The Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs does not head a full-fledged department, but rather the Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat within the Privy Council Office. Since the post's establishment, all Ministers of Intergovernmental Affairs except Pierre Pettigrew and current Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have concurrently served as President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada. The position is sometimes informally called "unity minister" in sources such as media accounts. This same informal appellation was used for the former position Minister responsible for Constitutional Affairs, which was held by Joe Clark for its entire existence from 1991 to 1993. Prior to the creation of full ministers responsible for this file, prime ministers occasionally appointed Ministers of State for Federal-Provincial Relations: from 1977 to 1980; from 1986 to 1991. Several provincial governments have also created Ministers of Intergovernmental Affairs responsible for relations with other provinces and the federal government. Some provinces have bestowed foreign affairs responsibilities upon these ministers, although it is constitutionally outside of their jurisdiction to do so.

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Minister of International Development (Canada)

The Minister for International Development is a Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet.

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Minister of International Trade (Canada)

The Minister of International Trade is a Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet.

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Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada

The Minister of Justice is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for the Department of Justice, chief federal legal adviser and is also Attorney General of Canada.

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Minister of Manpower and Immigration (Canada)

Minister of Manpower and Immigration was a former position in the Cabinet of Canada from 1966 to 1977.

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Minister of Mines (Canada)

The position of Minister of Mines was a Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet responsible for the mining industry.

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Minister of Mines and Resources

The position of Minister of Mines and Resources was a cabinet portfolio in Canada from 1936 to 1950.

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Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys

The Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys was a position in the Canadian Cabinet from 1950 to 1966.

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Minister of Multiculturalism and Citizenship (Canada)

The Minister of Multiculturalism and Citizenship was an office in the Cabinet of Canada from 1991 to 1996 and from 2013 and 2015.

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Minister of National Defence (Canada)

The Minister of National Defence (Ministre de la Défense nationale) is a Minister of the Crown and is the politician within the Cabinet of Canada responsible for the management and direction of all matters relating to the national defence of Canada.

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Minister of National Revenue (Canada)

The Minister of National Revenue (Ministre du Revenu national) is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for the Canada Revenue Agency and the administration of taxation law and collection.

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Minister of Natural Resources (Canada)

The Minister of Natural Resources is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for Natural Resources Canada.

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Minister of Northern Affairs and National Resources (Canada)

Canadian Ministers of Resources and Development Canadian Ministers of Northern Affairs and National Resources On January 18, 1950, the offices of Minister of Mines and Resources and Minister of Reconstruction and Supply were abolished and replaced by the offices of the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys and Minister of Resources and Development.

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Minister of Pensions and National Health (Canada)

Minister of Pensions and National Health was an office in the Cabinet of Canada from 1928 to 1944.

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Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness

The Minister of Public Safety (Ministre de la Sécurité publique), formerly the Solicitor General and then the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing the federal government's domestic security department, Public Safety Canada.

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Minister of Public Services and Procurement

The Minister of Public Services and Procurement (formerly Minister of Public Works and Government Services) (Ministre des Travaux publics et des Services gouvernementaux) is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing the federal government's "common service organization" (Public Works and Government Services Canada), an expansive department responsible for the internal servicing and administration of the federal government.

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Minister of Public Works (Canada)

The position of Minister of Public Works existed as part of the Cabinet of Canada from Confederation to 1996.

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Minister of Regional Industrial Expansion (Canada)

Minister of Regional Economic Expansion was an office in the Cabinet of Canada from 1969 to 1990.

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Minister of Science (Canada)

The Minister of Science is an office in the Cabinet of Canada that originally existing from 1990 to 1995 and was brought back in 2008.

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Minister of Small Business and Tourism

The Minister of Small Business and Tourism (Ministre de la Petite Entreprise et du Tourisme) is one of three Ministers of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who are responsible for the department Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada; the others being the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and the Minister of Science.

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Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities

The Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities (previously the Minister of State (Sport)) is a Government of Canada cabinet minister responsible for Sport Canada, who reports to the Minister of Canadian Heritage.

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Minister of State (Canada)

A Minister of State is a junior cabinet minister in the Cabinet of Canada, usually given specific responsibilities to assist a senior cabinet minister in a specific area.

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Minister of Status of Women

The position of Minister of Status of Women (previously the Minister responsible for the Status of Women) in the Canadian cabinet was created in 1971 as a product of the Royal Commission on the Status of Women (created in 1967, report handed down in 1970).

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Minister of Supply and Services (Canada)

Minister of Supply and Services was an office in the Cabinet of Canada from 1969 to 1996.

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Minister of the Crown

Minister of the Crown is a formal constitutional term used in Commonwealth realms to describe a minister to the reigning sovereign or their viceroy.

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Minister of the Interior (Canada)

The Minister of the Interior was the member of the Canadian Cabinet responsible for federal land management, immigration, Indian affairs and natural resources extraction.

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Minister of Transport (Canada)

The Minister of Transport (Ministre des Transports) is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing the federal government's transportation regulatory and development department, Transport Canada, as well as Canada Post, the Saint Lawrence Seaway and the Port Authority system.

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Minister of Veterans Affairs (Canada)

The Minister of Veterans Affairs is the Minister of the Crown responsible for the Veterans Affairs Canada.

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Minister responsible for Constitutional Affairs

The Minister responsible for Constitutional Affairs was the Canadian cabinet minister responsible for constitutional affairs during the preparation for the attempted Charlottetown Accord constitutional amendments.

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Minister responsible for La Francophonie (Canada)

The Minister responsible for La Francophonie is a member of the Canadian Cabinet who handles relations with the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, an international community of francophone nations considered the French equivalent of the Commonwealth of Nations.

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Minister without portfolio

A minister without portfolio is either a government minister with no specific responsibilities or a minister who does not head a particular ministry.

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Ministry (collective executive)

In constitutional usage in Commonwealth realms and in some other systems, a ministry (usually preceded by the definite article, i.e., the ministry) is a collective body of government ministers headed by a prime minister or premier, and also referred to as the head of government.

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Ministry (government department)

A ministry is a governmental organisation, headed by a minister, that is meant to manage a specific sector of public administration.

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Monarchy of Canada

The monarchy of Canada is at the core of both Canada's federal structure and Westminster-style of parliamentary and constitutional democracy.

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Navdeep Bains

Navdeep Singh Bains (ਨਵਦੀਪ ਸਿੰਘ ਬੈਂਸ,; born June 16, 1977) is a Canadian politician who is the current Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development.

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Office of the Prime Minister (Canada)

In Canada, the Office of the Prime Minister (more commonly referred to as the Prime Minister's Office and abbreviated as PMO), located in the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council building, facing Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, is one of the most powerful parts of the government.

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Official Opposition (Canada)

In Canada, Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition (L'Opposition Loyale de Sa Majesté) is usually the largest parliamentary opposition party in the House of Commons or a provincial legislative assembly that is not in government, either on its own or as part of a governing coalition.

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Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (Canada)

The Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet in Canada is composed of members of the main opposition party, Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition, and is responsible for holding the Government to account and for developing and disseminating the party's policy positions.

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Parliament of Canada

The Parliament of Canada (Parlement du Canada) is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, the national capital.

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Parliamentary secretary

A parliamentary secretary is a member of a Parliament in the Westminster system who assists a more senior minister with his or her duties.

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Patty Hajdu

Patricia A. Hajdu (born November 3, 1966) is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Thunder Bay—Superior North in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.

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Paul Martin

Paul Edgar Philippe Martin (born August 28, 1938), also known as Paul Martin Jr., is a Canadian politician who served as the 21st Prime Minister of Canada from December 12, 2003, to February 6, 2006.

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Pierre Trudeau

Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau (October 18, 1919 – September 28, 2000), often referred to by the initials PET, was a Canadian statesman who served as the 15th Prime Minister of Canada (1968–1979 and 1980–1984).

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Political party

A political party is an organised group of people, often with common views, who come together to contest elections and hold power in government.

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Postmaster General of Canada

The Postmaster General of Canada was the Canadian cabinet minister responsible for the Post Office Department (Canada Post).

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President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada

In the Canadian cabinet, the President of The Queen's Privy Council for Canada (Président du Conseil privé de la Reine pour le Canada) is nominally in charge of the Privy Council Office.

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President of the Treasury Board

The President of the Treasury Board chairs the Treasury Board of Canada and is responsible for accounting for the government's fiscal operations.

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Prime Minister of Canada

The Prime Minister of Canada (Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus Canada's head of government, charged with advising the Canadian monarch or Governor General of Canada on the exercise of the executive powers vested in them by the constitution.

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Priorities and Planning Committee

The Priorities and Planning Committee is a key organ of the Cabinet of Canada.

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Private member's bill

A private member's bill in a parliamentary system of government is a bill (proposed law) introduced into a legislature by a legislator who is not acting on behalf of the executive branch.

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Privy Council Office (Canada)

The Privy Council Office (Bureau du Conseil privé) is the secretariat of the federal cabinet of Canada, which is a committee of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, and provides non-partisan advice and support to the Canadian ministry, as well as leadership, coordination, and support to the departments and agencies of government.

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Provinces and territories of Canada

The provinces and territories of Canada are the sub-national governments within the geographical areas of Canada under the authority of the Canadian Constitution.

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Public inquiry

A tribunal of inquiry is an official review of events or actions ordered by a government body.

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Public Service of Canada

The Public Service of Canada (known as the Civil Service of Canada prior to 1967) is the civil service of the Government of Canada.

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Queen's Printer

The Queen's Printer (known as King's Printer during the reign of a male monarch) is typically a bureau of the national, state, or provincial government responsible for producing official documents issued by the Queen-in-Council, ministers of the Crown, or other departments.

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Queen's Privy Council for Canada

The Queen's Privy Council for Canada (QPC) (Conseil privé de la Reine pour le Canada (CPR)), sometimes called Her Majesty's Privy Council for Canada or simply the Privy Council, is the full group of personal consultants to the monarch of Canada on state and constitutional affairs.

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Ralph Goodale

Ralph Edward Goodale, (born October 5, 1949) is Canada's Minister of Public Safety in the present Cabinet, headed by Justin Trudeau.

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Representative of the Government in the Senate

The Representative of the Government in the Senate (Représentant du gouvernement au Sénat) is the independent member of the Senate of Canada who chiefly is responsible for introducing, promoting, and defending the government's bills in the Senate after they are passed by the House of Commons of Canada.

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Responsible government

Responsible government is a conception of a system of government that embodies the principle of parliamentary accountability, the foundation of the Westminster system of parliamentary democracy.

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Riding (country subdivision)

A riding is an administrative jurisdiction or electoral district, particularly in several current or former Commonwealth countries.

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Royal prerogative

The royal prerogative is a body of customary authority, privilege, and immunity, recognized in common law and, sometimes, in civil law jurisdictions possessing a monarchy, as belonging to the sovereign and which have become widely vested in the government.

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Scott Brison

Scott A. Brison (born May 10, 1967) is a Canadian politician from Nova Scotia.

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Seamus O'Regan

Seamus Thomas Harris O'Regan,, (born January 18, 1971) is a Canadian politician and former television personality from Newfoundland and Labrador.

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Secretary of State for Canada

The Secretary of State for Canada was a Canadian Cabinet position with a corresponding department.

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Secretary of State for the Provinces

Secretary of State for the Provinces was an office in the Cabinet of Canada, active from 1867 to 1873.

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Senate of Canada

The Senate of Canada (Sénat du Canada) is the upper house of the Parliament of Canada, along with the House of Commons and the Monarch (represented by the Governor General).

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Shadow Cabinet

The Shadow Cabinet is a feature of the Westminster system of government.

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Solicitor General of Canada

The Solicitor General of Canada was a position in the Canadian ministry from 1892 to 2005.

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Structure of the Canadian federal government

The following list outlines the structure of the federal government of Canada.

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Team Canada Mission

Team Canada Mission in Canadian politics is a public-relations mission led by the Prime Minister of Canada, the Minister of International Trade along with the leaders of the provinces and territories of Canada.

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The Right Honourable

The Right Honourable (The Rt Hon. or Rt Hon.) is an honorific style traditionally applied to certain persons and to certain collective bodies in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, India, some other Commonwealth realms, the Anglophone Caribbean, Mauritius, and occasionally elsewhere.

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Treasury Board

The Treasury Board is the central agency that reviews and approves spending by the Government of Canada.

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Visible minority

A visible minority is defined by the Canadian government as "persons, other than aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour".

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Warrant (law)

A warrant is generally an order that serves as a specific type of authorization, that is, a writ issued by a competent officer, usually a judge or magistrate, which permits an otherwise illegal act that would violate individual rights and affords the person executing the writ protection from damages if the act is performed.

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Westminster system

The Westminster system is a parliamentary system of government developed in the United Kingdom.

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29th Canadian Ministry

The Twenty-Ninth Canadian Ministry is the combined Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Ministers that began governing Canada shortly before the opening of the 42nd Parliament.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_Canada

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