How Canadians Govern Themselves

Chapters

1 Parliamentary Government

2 A Federal State

3 Powers of the National and Provincial Governments

4 Canadian and American Government

5 The Rule of Law and the Courts

6 The Institutions of Our Federal Government

7 What Goes On in Parliament

8 Provinces and Municipalities

9 Living Government

Governors General of Canada since 1867

Canadian Prime Ministers since 1867

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This ninth edition has been published with the permission of the Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada, 2016.

Revised: 2016-02