PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY
      In the federal government, the Prime Minister selects the Cabinet ministers and is responsible for the operations and policy of the government. The House of Commons is the representative chamber, made up of members of Parliament elected by the people, traditionally every four years. Senators are appointed by the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister and serve until age 75. Both the House of Commons and the Senate consider and review bills (proposals for new laws). No bill can become law in Canada until it has been passed by both chambers and has received royal assent, granted by the Governor General on behalf of the Sovereign.
      Living in a democracy, Canadian citizens have the right and the responsibility to participate in making decisions that affect them. It is important for Canadians aged 18 or more to participate in their democracy by voting in federal, provincial or territorial and municipal elections.
      Source: Discover Canada,
      page 28

      federal government 聯邦政府
      Prime Minister = head of Canada's federal government 總理（聯邦政府的首長）
      Cabinet = a group of people who give advice to the Prime Minister 內閣
      minister = head of a government department, e.g. Minister of Defence, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and       Multiculturalism 部長（例如：國防部長，移民部長）
      chamber = a hall used by a legislative assembly 立法机构使用的大廳（此處直接解作該立法机构）
      Senator 國會参議院的成員
      appoint = give someone a position or duty 委任
      Governor General = the Queen's representative in Canada總督
      serve = hold a public position 担任公職
      bill = the draft of a law that is being proposed正被提交囈會討論的法案或議案
      proposal from the word propose = suggest 提議
      assent = formal approval 正式批准
      If you do something on behalf of someone, you do it for that person as his or her representative. The Governor       General gave royal assent to the bill on behalf of the Queen. 總督代表女王批准該法案
      citizen 公民
      right 權利
      responsibility = duty 責任
      participate = take part 参与
      election 選舉

      民主國會
      在聯邦政府，總理選出內閣部長及負責政府的運作及政策決定。眾議院是民選代表的議會，由人民選出的國會議員組成，傳統四年一任。參議院的議員經總理推薦，然後由總督委任，可任職至75歲。參議院及眾議院審核法案(即新法例的建議)。若未經兩級議會通過以及得到總督以其作為女王代表身份的批准，沒有法案可以成為法律。
      加國公民生活在民主制度內，有權利亦有責任去參與影響他們的各項決策。十八歲或以上的公民參與民主選舉，即在聯邦選舉、省選、區域選舉或市選中投票，是非常重要的。

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