Government Levels and Branches Each Level of Government

Government – Levels and Branches

Each Level of Government has: n An Executive Branch – role? n A Legislative Branch – role? n And a Judicial Branch – role?

What are the… n The 3 Branches of Government? n n From the last slide? What are the 3 Levels of Government? n Hint: Think locally and move to the national level…

Local or Municipal Government n Executive… Mayor (Timothy Hagan) n elected position n Main spokesperson for the village n n Legislative… n n Village Council (councillors) - elected Judicial… n Didsbury Courthouse

Provincial Government n Executive… n n Legislative… n n Premier (Rachel Notely) – is the main spokesperson for the province - elected She appoints a Cabinet to help him lead The Lieutenant-Governor (Lois Mitchell ) is the ( Queen’s representative in the province. (appointed) MLAs (Members of the Legislative Assembly) are elected and sit in The Alberta Legislature in Edmonton Judicial… n The Provincial Court of Alberta and The Court of Queen’s Bench are the highest courts in Alberta

Lt-Gov. Lois Mitchell Lt-Gov. n Lois Mitchell is an accomplished businesswoman and a proud, longstanding member of Alberta's dedicated corps of community volunteers. Lois Mitchell (née Boulding) was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia. A passion for sport in general, and for team sports in particular, led her to studies in Physical Education at the University of British Columbia and a position teaching Grade 6 Phys Ed and English in Vancouver.

National or Federal Government n Executive… n n The Governor General (David Johnston) is the Queen’s representative in Canada. (appointed) The Prime Minister (Justin Trudeau) is the main spokesperson of Canada. He appoints a Cabinet to help him lead Legislative… n n The House of Commons – contains 308 MPs (Members of Parliament), who have been elected from all across Canada. The Senate – contains 105 Senators who have been appointed by the PM and GG. Judicial… The Supreme Court of Canada is Canada’s highest court.

The Governor General – David Johnston began his professional career as an assistant professor in the Faculty of Law at Queen’s University in 1966, moving to the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Law in 1968. He became dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Western Ontario in 1974. In 1979, he was named principal and vice-chancellor of Mc. Gill University, and in July 1994, he returned to teaching as a full-time professor in the Mc. Gill Faculty of Law. In June 1999, he became the fifth president of the University of Waterloo. Mr. Johnston has served on many provincial and federal task forces and committees, and has also served on the boards of a number of public companies. He was president of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada and of the Conférence des recteurs et des principaux des universités du Québec. He was the founding chair of the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy and chaired the federal government’s Information Highway Advisory Council. He is the author or co-author of 24 books including new editions, holds honorary doctorates from two dozen universities, and is a Companion of the Order of Canada. His academic specializations include securities regulation, information technology and corporate law. Mr. Johnston holds an LL. B. from Queen’s University (1966): an LL. B. from the University of Cambridge (1965): and an AB from Harvard University (1963). While at Harvard, he was twice selected for the All-American hockey team and was named to Harvard’s Athletic Hall of Fame. He was the first non-American to chair Harvard’s Board of Overseers. He was born in Sudbury, Ontario, and is married to Sharon Johnston. They have five daughters and ten grandchildren. Sworn in on October 1, 2010, His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston is the 28 th governor general since Confederation.

The Senate – or “Upper House” The House of Commons – or “Lower House”