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HOW CELEBRATING ELECTIONS WORK IN BIRTHDAY There are CANADA electoral districts in Canada. One representative from each riding is elected to sit in the 338 1 House of Commons as a Member of Parliament. 1 1 7 42 34 14 14 78 121 4 11 68.3% 10 of Canadians voted in the 2015 federal general election; the highest turnout since 1993. MEET THE LEADERS JUSTIN TRUDEAU, LIBERAL Born Dec. 25, 1971 in Ottawa, ON. Educated at McGill Univ. (B.A.); Univ. British Columbia (B.Ed.). Married to Sophie Grégoire. Three children (two sons & one daughter). Leader of Liberal Party since 2013 and Prime Minister since 2015. Private career: teacher. Eldest son of the late Pierre Majority GovernmentGovernment E. Trudeau, Prime Minister from 1968 to 1979; 1980 to 1984. first-past-the-post RONA AMBROSE, CONSERVATIVE –noun Born March 15, 1969 in Valleyview, AB. Educated at Univ. of Victoria (B.A.) and Univ. of Alberta (M.A., Political Science). Multilingual: English, 1. (modifier) The most 170 ridings French, Portuguese and Spanish. Partner: J.P. Veitch. Interim Leader of the Conservative Party and the Official Opposition since 2015. Private votes in the riding wins. career: consultant, women’s advocate and public servant. Minority GovernmentGovernment THOMAS MULCAIR, NDP Born Oct. 24, 1954 in Ottawa, ON. Educated at Vanier College; McGill Univ. (LL.B.). Married to Catherine Pinhas. Two sons. Leader of the New Democratic Party since 2012. Private career: lawyer. Great great grandson of Honoré Mercier, MP, Rouville, QC (Liberal). Agnes Macphail was the first RHÉAL FORTIN, BLOC QUÉBÉCOIS Born in Laval-des-Rapides, QC. Educated at Univ. de Sherbrooke. Interim Leader of the Bloc Québécois since 2015. Private career: woman elected to the House lawyer; founding Partner of Bissonnette Fortin Giroux. of Commons, in 1921. A record ELIZABETH MAY, GREEN Born Jun. 9, 1954, in Hartford, CT, USA. Educated at Dalhousie Law School (LL.B.). One daughter. Leader of the Green Party since 2006; first 88 women were elected in the elected to the House of Commons in 2011. Private career: lawyer & environmentalist. Became Officer of the Order of Canada in 2005 for 2015 general election. conservation work, including creating Gwaii Haanas National Park. Agnes Macphail, ca. 1921-1935, Photos courtesy of Parliament of Canada, and by permission of the members © House of Commons. Library and Archives Canada/C-021557 Photo of the Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau by Adam Scotti © Office of the Prime Minister, 2017. Biographical Sketches Election Results Help us celebrate Canada’s 150! Historical Information #cpg150 Courts and much more... © Grey House Publishing Canada, 2017..

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