Political Parties


Animal Alliance Environment Voters Party of Canada

Animal Alliance Environment Voters Party of Canada

Leader: Liz White

Bloc Québécois

Bloc Québécois

Leader: Daniel Paillé

Canadian Action Party

Canadian Action Party

Leader: Christopher Porter

Christian Heritage Party of Canada

Christian Heritage Party of Canada

Leader: Jim Hnatiuk

Communist Party of Canada

Communist Party of Canada

Leader: Miguel Figueroa

Conservative Party of Canada

Conservative Party of Canada

Leader: Stephen Harper

First Peoples National Party of Canada

First Peoples National Party of Canada

Leader: William Morin (interim)

Green Party of Canada

Green Party of Canada

Leader: Elizabeth May

Liberal Party of Canada

Liberal Party of Canada

Leader: Bob Rae (Interim)

Libertarian Party of Canada

Libertarian Party of Canada

Leader: Katrina Chowne

Marijuana Party

Marijuana Party

Leader: Blair T. Longley

Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada

Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada

Leader: Anna di Carlo

New Democratic Party

New Democratic Party

Leader: Thomas Mulcair

Pirate Party

Pirate Party

Leader: Mikkel Paulson

Progressive Canadian Party

Progressive Canadian Party

Leader: Sinclair M. Stevens

Rhinoceros Party

Rhinoceros Party

Leader: François Yo Gourd

United Party

United Party

Leader: Brian Jedan

Western Block Party

Western Block Party

Leader: Doug Christie

NGOs

NGO - three letters you might have seen tossed around that seem to be doing something, but what? NGO stands for Non-Governmental Organisation, which means a non-profit group or association that acts outside of institutionalised political structures.

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Bill Tracking Database

The Great Bill Tracking Database. Great resources on keeping track of Bills.

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Glossary

A - L

Aboriginal peoples, Abstention , Abstract Motion , Adjournment, Admonition , Agenda , Amendment, Appointment , Appropriation , Auditor General , Back Bencher, Bicameralism, Bill, British North America Act (BNA Act), Budget, Bureaucracy, Business of the House , Cabinet, Cabinet Minister , Cabinet Shuffle, Campaign, Canada – United States Free Trade Agreement (CUSFTA), Canadian Security and Intelligence Service (CSIS), Caucus, Chair , Chamber , Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Chief Justice, Clerk , Closure, Coalition government, Committee , Committee of the Whole, Compendium , Confidence Motion, Conflict of Interest , Consent , Consentement Royal, Constituency , Constitution, Cross the floor , Daily Order of Business , Democracy, Department of National Defence (DND), Deputy Clerk , Deputy of the Governor General , Deputy Speaker , Dilatory Motion, Dissolution, Division of Powers, Election, Electoral System, Embargo , Executive, Federation, Filibuster, First Nations, First past the Post, First Reading, Fiscal Imbalance, Fringe Party, Government, Government Bill, Governor General, Grandfather clause , Hansard, Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition (Official Opposition), House of Commons, Ideology, In Camera, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Inuit, Joint Committee, Judiciary, Leader du gouvernement à la Chambre, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons , Leader of the Opposition, Legislation , Legislative Committee, Legislative Supremacy, Legislature, Lieutenant Governor, Lobby , Lobbying, Lobbyist , Lock-up ,

M - Z

Majority Government, Métis, Minister, Ministry, Minority Government, Minutes of proceedings , Model Bill , Nomination, Non-confidence Motion , Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD), North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Notice of Motion, Notice of Motion , Notice Paper, Oath of Allegiance , Oath of Office , Omnibus Bill , Order of Precedence, Order Paper, Paired Vote, Parent Act , Parliament , Parliamentary Privilege, Party Convention, Party Whip, Point of Order, Political Party, Portfolio , Previous Question, Prime Minister, Prime Ministers Office (PMO), Private Bill, Private Members' Bill, Privy Council, Procès-verbaux, Projet de loi type, Proportional Representation, Prorogation, Prorogue, Question Period, Quorum , Recorded Vote , Referendum , Règlements, Regulations , Repatriate, Report Stage, Resolution , Revoke a resolution , Riding, Right of Reply , Routine Proceedings , Royal Assent, Royal Consent , Royal Prerogative , Schedule , Second Reading, Seigneurial system, Senate, Senate reform, Sitting, Speaker, Special Committee, Speech from the Throne, Standing Committee, Subcommittee, Supreme Court of Canada, The Notwithstanding Clause, The Privy Council Office, The World Bank (WB), Third Reading, United Nations (UN), Vote inscrit, Voting, Westminster Model, World Trade Organization (WTO), Written Questions,

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