Parliament Buildings, Ottawa

      PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY
      In Canada's parliamentary democracy, the people elect members to the House of Commons in Ottawa and to the provincial and territorial legislatures. These representatives are responsible for passing laws, approving and monitoring expenditures, and keeping the government accountable. Cabinet ministers are responsible to the elected representatives, which means they must retain the "confidence of the House" and have to resign if they are defeated in a non-confidence vote. Parliament has three parts: the Sovereign (Queen or King), the Senate and the House of Commons. Provincial legislatures comprise the Lieutenant Governor and the elected Assembly.
Source: Discover Canada, page 28

      parliamentary from the word parliament = a group of people responsible for making laws 立法會議
      democracy = a form of government in which the people choose their leaders by voting 民主政制
      elect = select someone for a position by voting 通過投票選出
      legislature = a group of people (officials) responsible for making or changing laws 立法會；立法組織
      representative 代表
      approve = accept 通過；核准
      monitor = (verb) watch or observe（作動詞用）監察
      expenditure = money spent 財政開支
      To keep the government accountable is to require it to be responsible for its actions or decisions. 監察政府，要求它為其決策負責
      retain = keep or continue to have 得到
      confidence = trust 信任
      resign = give up a job or position 辭職
      defeated 被擊敗
      non-confidence vote 不信任投票
      Senate 加拿大國會內的參議院
      House of Commons 加拿大國會內的眾議院
      comprise = consist of 包括
      Lieutenant Governor = the Queen's representative in a province 省督

      加拿大人如何治理其國家
      民主國會
      在加拿大的民主議會制度下，人民透過選舉選出渥太華下議院的議員和各省各區域的立法組織成員。這些民選代表負責通過法例，批核和控制開支以及監察政府。內閣部長要向民選代表負責，意即他們必須獲取下議院的信任。如果他們被投不信任票便要辭職。
      國會有三部分：君主（即女王或國王)，上議院和下議院。省的立法組織包括省督及省議會。

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中文翻譯節錄自《認識加拿大：入籍人士必讀》一書，星島日報辦事處有售。