ESL EDUCATION PROGRAM STUDENT WORKBOOK

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF CONTENTS

The Levels of Government in ...... 2 "Who is Responsible?" Activity ...... 3 Ridings in Ontario ...... 4 Political Parties ...... 6 Members of Provincial Parliament ...... 5 The Legislative Chamber Seating Plan ...... 7 The Roles in Parliament ...... 8 Canada and the Monarchy ...... 10 "Who am I?" Quiz ...... 11 How are Laws Made? ...... 13 Active Citizenship ...... 16 LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT IN CANADA

There are three levels of government in Canada; each administers specific responsibilities.

THE FEDERAL THE PROVINCIAL THE MUNICIPAL LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL The is located in , There are 10 provinces and 3 territories in Canada . Each city or town has its own local government . Canada’s capital city . Ontario’s Parliament, also called the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, is located in . The municipal government is responsible for local The federal government is responsible for things issues, like local roads, public parks, fire services that affect Canada as a country, like citizenship, The provincial government is responsible for and local police . money/currency, and national defense/the army . things that affect Ontario as a province, like drivers’ licences, health care, education, and marriage . The leader of a municipal government is usually The leader of our federal government is the called a mayor . What is the name of your municipal Prime Minister . What is his or her name? The leader of our provincial government is the leader? Premier . What is his or her name?

02 ESL WORKBOOK ACTIVITY LEVELS OF WHO IS GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBLE? FEDERAL List each responsibility under the appropriate level of government .

RESPONSIBILITIES Army Fisheries OPP PROVINCIAL

Birth Certificates Foreign Affairs Provincial Parks

Canada Post Garbage Pick-up Public Transit

Citizenship Healthcare RCMP + Immigration Libraries Recycling City Parks Local Police Road Signs Criminal Law Lottery Snow Removal MUNICIPAL Driver's Licence Marriage Tourism Education Certificates Transportation Firefighters Money

03 ESL WORKBOOK Goulais Bay 15A

GREATER SUDBURY Rankin SAULT Location Timiskaming— PRINCE STE. Garden MARKSTAY- MARIE 15D River 14 Sudbury WARREN Lake Superior Whitefish Cochrane Island WEST MACDONALD, BLIND -- Lac Supérieur NIPISSING MEREDITH AND RIVER MATTAWAN ABERDEEN NORTH ADDITIONAL BAY LAIRD ELLIOT Algoma— Nipissing 10 MATTAWA LAKE JOHNSON ST.- TARBUTT CHARLES Sault Ste. Marie AND TARBUTT PLUMMER Manitoulin NAIRN PAPINEAU- AND Whitefish Lake Nipissing ADDITIONAL ADDITIONAL EAST BONFIELD CALVIN CAMERON HYMAN Lake 6 BALDWIN -- Lac Nipissing FERRIS HEAD, SABLES- HURON Nickel CLARA Mississagi SPANISH AND MARIA HILTON SHORES BRUCE River 8 RIVERS ST. BEACH Belt CALLANDER JOSEPH MINES THE NORTH ESPANOLA DEEP SHORE SPANISH THESSALON Thessalon 12 RIVER FRENCH NIPISSING HILTON CHISHOLM Serpent RIVER JOCELYN River 7 KILLARNEY LAURENTIAN µ Sagamok HILLS PROVINCIAL PARK POWASSAN Nipissing km PARC PROVINCIAL Dokis 9 NIPISSING KILLARNEY KILLARNEY Whitefish 105 0 10 20 30 Point River 4 French PETAWAWA Southern Ontario Grondine 3 River 13 Sud de l’Ontario Zhiibaahaasing 19 Zhiibaahaasing HAWKESBURY Sucker Creek 23 ALGONQUIN Renfrew— 19A 1:800,000 GORE BAY MACHAR SOUTH PROVINCIAL PARK PEMBROKE WHITEWATER Nipissing— CHAMPLAIN EAST RIVER ALFRED AND PARC PROVINCIAL REGION HAWKESBURY LAURENTIAN PLANTAGENET NORTHEASTERN ALGONQUIN VALLEY MANITOULIN Sheguiandah 24 Henvey Pembroke BILLINGS JOLY GORDON / AND THE Inlet 2 SUNDRIDGE BARRIE ISLANDS Glengarry— ISLAND Magnetawan 1 PARRY NORTH ALGONA PRESCOTT M'Chigeeng 22 ASSIGINACK WILBERFORCE CLARENCE- Prescott— BURPEE AND SOUND STRONG Ottawa ROCKLAND AND MILLS Wikwemikong KILLALOE, ADMASTON/ Russell Unceded 26 HAGARTY AND Pikwakanagan BROMLEY HORTON RUSSELL MANITOULIN RICHARDS NORTH Naiscoutaing WHITESTONE ARMOUR THE GLENGARRY KEARNEY NATION CENTRAL 17A BURK'S MADAWASKA BONNECHERE ARNPRIOR MANITOULIN THE FALLS VALLEY VALLEY RENFREW ARCHIPELAGO RENFREW RYERSON MCNAB/ Kanata— CASSELMAN TEHKUMMAH STORMONT, MAGNETAWAN BRAESIDE SOUTH PERRY Carleton RUSSELL SOUTH ALGONQUIN DUNDAS AND GLENGARRY Shawanaga OTTAWA MCKELLAR NORTH GLENGARRY 17B MCMURRICH/ STORMONT MONTEITH MISSISSIPPI MCDOUGALL Parry MILLS CARLING GREATER Carleton Stormont— ALGONQUIN BRUDENELL, MADAWASKA CORNWALL Sound— HIGHLANDS LYNDOCH AND RAGLAN CARLETON Dundas—South Georgian SOUTH Hudson PARRY Muskoka HIGHLANDS PLACE STORMONT Nord de l’Ontario SOUND SEGUIN DUNDAS Glengarry Bay Bay HUNTSVILLE 1:5,000,000 Akwesasne -- Parry Island DYSART, DUDLEY, LANARK BECKWITH Fort -- CARLOW/ 59 First Nation HARCOURT, HIGHLANDS GUILFORD, HARBURN, MAYO Severn 89 Baie LAKE OF Baie BRUTON, HAVELOCK, SOUTH BAYS d'Hudson Georgianne EYRE AND CLYDE LANARK MONTAGUE DUNDAS NORTH DRUMMOND/NORTH SMITHS GRENVILLE Cape Croker MUSKOKA BANCROFT ADDINGTON Indian HALIBURTON HIGHLANDS NORTH ELMSLEY Hunting FRONTENAC FALLS River 1 Grounds 60B Lanark— POLAR BEAR GEORGIAN BAY TAY EDWARDSBURGH/ PERTH PROVINCIAL PARK Moose FARADAY Frontenac— VALLEY MERRICKVILLE-WOLFORD CARDINAL PARC PROVINCIAL Point 79 BRACEBRIDGE POLAR BEAR NORTHERN BRUCE Wahta HIGHLANDS MINDEN Kingston PENINSULA EAST LIMERICK Mohawk HILLS Sachigo Winisk 90 Territory Lake 2 James MUSKOKA AUGUSTA Sachigo Bearskin LAKES WOLLASTON Wapekeka NORTH Lake 3 Lake Bay KAWARTHA PRESCOTT Reserve 2 GRAVENHURST FRONTENAC Kasabonika -- Saugeen and Cape WESTPORT Leeds—Grenville— Muskrat Neyaashiinigmiing CENTRAL RIDEAU ELIZABETHTOWN- KENORA Lake Croker Fishing TUDOR AND KITLEY Attawapiskat 91 Christian FRONTENAC LAKES Sandy Dam Lake Wawakapewin Baie Islands 1 CASHEL Hastings— Island 30 SEVERN Lake 88 James Leeds—Grenville—ATHENS BROCKVILLE Keewaywin Weagamow Kingfisher Christian Lennox and Deer SOUTH Simcoe Lake 87 Lake 1 Webequie BRUCE Island 30A TRENT PETERBOROUGH FRONT OF Windsor Lake North PENINSULA PENETANGUISHENE LAKES Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes Wunnumin 2 Addington YONGE Spirit North Mushkegowuk— MARMORA 1:175,000 MIDLAND Haliburton— TWEED Poplar Lake TAY RAMARA AND LAKE Lake Simcoe-Nord Peterborough— MADOC ThousandLEEDS IslandsAND et Rideau Lakes Hill Kiiwetinoong James Bay Fort Mnjikaning Kawartha HAVELOCK- SOUTH Pikangikum Neskantaga Albany 67 Huron First BELMONT- GRENVILLE Chief's TINY ORILLIA Kawartha METHUEN FRONTENAC 14 Cat Mushkegowuk— Nation 32 Lakes—Brock HASTINGS LEEDS AND Lake St. Clair -- Point 28 GEORGIAN Islands in the STONE THE THOUSAND Lake BLUFFS MILLS RIDINGS IN Trent Waters 36A ISLANDS -- SIMCOE 63C MartenBaie James Lac Fort MEAFORD Curve Lac Sainte-Claire PICKLE Falls 65 Huron Barrie— ORO- LAKE Hope 64 MEDONTE Lake First DOURO- CENTRE RED LAKE COLLINGWOOD Lake Simcoe Nation 35 DUMMER HASTINGS OWEN WASAGA Springwater— KAWARTHA STIRLING- GANANOQUE Osnaburgh SOUND BEACH -- Lac Simcoe Moose RAWDON EAR 63A SELWYN FALLS Factory 68 Oro-Medonte LAKES KINGSTON THE BLUE FRONTENAC Saugeen 29 Bruce—Grey— ASPHODEL- GREATER ISLANDS One Man MOUNTAINS Chippewas of TYENDINAGA Wabauskang 21 Ojibway SPRINGWATER NORWOOD NAPANEE LOYALIST Lake 29 Georgina Island TRENT Wabaseemoong Lac Nation of Owen Sound OTONABEE- Kingston and CLEARVIEW First Nation SOUTH HILLS Seul 28 Saugeen Thunder Bay— English ARRAN- Barrie— BELLEVILLE DESERONTO The Dalles 38C Whitesand BARRIE PETERBOROUGH MONAGHAN SIOUX River 66 COCHRANE SAUGEEN ELDERSLIE CHATSWORTH Innisfil the Islands KENORA LOOKOUT SHORES Simcoe— BROCK WINDSOR DRYDEN York— Northumberland— Shoal MACHIN Superior North 's Lake 40 Grey of Scugog QUINTE Tyendinaga Mohawk Kingston et New GREY Simcoe Wabigoon BORDEN CAVAN Peterborough Territory Lake of the Thunder Bay— GREENSTONE Constance HIGHLANDS Island Lake 27 Post 69 GEORGINA MONAGHAN Sugar Island 37A WEST les Îles Woods 34 Ginoogaming Lake 92 MATTICE- GREY IGNACE HEARST VAL CÔTÉ ESSA South First Nation DURHAM BRIGHTON Windsor-Ouest Windsor— Supérieur-Nord MOONBEAM INNISFIL SMOOTH WEST EAST Northumberland— KINCARDINE GREY GWILLIMBURY UXBRIDGE LAKESHORE RAINYDAWSON Seine Lac des THUNDER HORNEPAYNE ROCK FALLS COCHRANE MULMUR Bay of PRINCE Tecumseh MELANCTHON TOSORONTIO Pickering— RIVER Red MANITOUWADGE BRADFORD River Mille New Post 69A ADJALA- CHAPPLE TERRACE Newmarket Peterborough- FORT ATIKOKAN BAY Rock 53 BROCKTON WEST CRAMAHE Quinte EDWARD FRANCES 23A Lacs 22A1 RED ROCK BAY Pic Mobert NEW GWILLIMBURY Uxbridge SCUGOG DORION —Aurora HAMILTON OLIVER MARATHON TECUMSETH Sud Reserve HANOVER ALNWICK/ PAIPOONGE SHUNIAH SCHREIBER ALGOMA PORT COUNTY Pic HALDIMAND RAINY RIVER CONMEE North Flying BRUCE NEW- Durham River 50 WHITE RIVER SHELBURNE Markham— HOPE Kenora— O'CONNOR Post 73 TIMMINS BLACK RIVER- SOUTHGATE MARKET PRESCOTT GILLIES THUNDER BAY MATHESON Timiskaming— AURORA Stouffville DUBREUILVILLE KIRKLAND OSHAWA CLARINGTON LASALLE NEEBING LAKE COBOURG Rainy Fort Gros SUDBURY MONO WHITCHURCH- TECUMSEH Matachewan 72 HURON- SOUTH Dufferin— STOUFFVILLE William 52 Cap 49 WAWA Chapleau Cree Mattagami Cochrane King— KINLOSS BRUCE RICHMOND Fox MATACHEWAN PICKERING WHITBY 71 GRAND Caledon River Lake JAMES AMARANTH HILL Essex Algoma— VALLEY Vaughan ESSEX Nickel Huron— KING MARKHAM AJAX Sudbury WELLINGTON ORANGEVILLE Manitoulin MINTO NORTH Belt CALEDON Thunder Bay— Bruce HOWICK VAUGHAN YORK Lake Superior EAST Oshawa ASHFIELD- WELLINGTON GARAFRAXA -- Lac Supérieur Nipissing COLBORNE- Atikokan WAWANOSH Whitby Goulais GREATER MORRIS- PEEL Ajax ESSEX BLIND SUDBURY NORTH TURNBERRY ELLIOT CENTRE AMHERSTBURG Bay 15A RIVER HURON ERIN LAKE WELLINGTON Lake MAPLETON TORONTO Sault Ste. Marie GODERICH Wellington— Ontario WHITCHURCH- PERTH -- STOUFFVILLE CENTRAL Halton Hills HURON GUELPH/ HALTON Lac Région du grand Toronto DURHAM Kitchener/Guelph ERAMOSA HILLS MISSISSAUGA HURON Ontario 1:150,000 KING Kitchener/Guelph CENTRE GUELPH/ EAST Aurora—Oak WELLINGTON ERAMOSA WELLESLEY 1:200,000 PERTH Guelph Ridges— WELLINGTON GUELPH MILTON ONTARIO WOOLWICH HALTON WELLESLEY Kitchener— WOOLWICH Milton Richmond Hill Perth— OAKVILLE PICKERING WATERLOO Greater Toronto Area Conestoga Région du grand Toronto RICHMOND Markham— Milton WEST Wellington PUSLINCH King— HILL Markham— BLUEWATER PERTH Oakville YORK GUELPH KITCHENER BURLINGTON Stouffville Pickering— Kitchener— MILTON STRATFORD CAMBRIDGE Vaughan Unionville Ajax PERTH WILMOT Flamborough— Uxbridge EAST Conestoga Glanbrook AJAX Guelph CambridgeNORTH St. Catharines Pickering— SOUTH ST. DUMFRIES MARKHAM HURON NIAGARA- Uxbridge PERTH MARYS ON-THE- WATERLOO BLANDFORD- SOUTH LAKE Richmond Pickering— BLENHEIM HAMILTON ST. EAST ZORRA- GRIMSBY LINCOLN CATHARINES LUCAN TAVISTOCK Hamilton Hill Uxbridge Kettle BIDDULPH BRANTFORD Niagara Niagara Falls Point 44 LAMBTON NORTH ZORRA Dufferin— Scarborough SHORES MIDDLESEX Brantford— WEST Markham— West Scarborough- MIDDLESEX WOODSTOCK LINCOLN PELHAM Caledon Waterloo PUSLINCH Six NIAGARA BRANT Brant FALLS Thornhill Nations 40 Niagara- North INGERSOLL New Scarborough— WATERLOO London Oxford MIDDLESEX Credit THAMES Ouest VAUGHAN Nord CENTRE Scarborough— CENTRE SOUTH- NORWICH 40A PLYMPTON- ADELAIDE- WAINFLEET FORT Agincourt WEST PORT CALEDON WYOMING WARWICK METCALFE HALDIMAND ERIE Wellington— POINT EDWARD OXFORD COLBORNE Rouge Haldimand— COUNTY Thornhill Halton SARNIA LONDON Park Kitchener-Centre Lambton— STRATHROY- OXFORD Don Valley KITCHENER CARADOC Norfolk Hills PETROLIA Vaughan— Sarnia Kent— North 45 Sarnia— CENTRAL Woodbridge Oneida 41 MALAHIDE TILLSONBURG NORFOLK Don Valley- Scarborough CAMBRIDGE ENNISKILLEN Middlesex ELGIN Kitchener South—Hespeler Lambton BROOKE- Willowdale ALVINSTON Munsee-Delaware COUNTY Nord —Guildwood OIL Nation 1 Flamborough— LAMBTON AYLMER Kitchener-Sud—Hespeler SPRINGS Elgin— Don Valley ST. BAYHAM Don Valley-Est ST. York Glanbrook CLAIR MIDDLESEX Middlesex— Niagara-Centre Centre SOUTHWOLD THOMAS Don Valley-Ouest WILMOT Humber Centre DAWN- NEWBURY Brampton-Est Scarborough- Cambridge EUPHEMIA ELGIN River—Black York- Centre HAMILTON DUTTON/ DUNWICH NORTH Creek Centre DUMFRIES Brampton ELGIN North Scarborough Walpole Moravian 47 Eglinton— Brampton- BRAMPTON Southwest Hamilton Island 46 Nord Lawrence Beaches— 1:150,000 Oxford CHATHAM- Scarborough- Lake St. Clair -- KENT York Sud-Ouest LEFT: Lac Sainte-Claire — A riding, constituency, or electoral district is a OAKVILLE Centre Windsor 1:175,000 Weston Toronto Chatham-Kent— Ottawa Brampton- —St. Toronto— WINDSOR York- Davenport Danforth Leamington Sud— Paul's LAKESHORE West Weston University— LASALLE TECUMSEH PEEL Etobicoke Rosedale Oakville ESSEX Brampton- Parkdale— Toronto Milton Centre High Park -Centre HALTON Lake Ouest A MAP OF ONTARIO'S AMHERSTBURG Brampton Mississauga— Ottawa— geographic area usually defined by population. KINGSVILLE Erie Glengarry— South Malton Spadina— Essex LEAMINGTON Vanier -- Fort York ESSEX Lac Prescott— Brampton- Oakville North—Burlington Oakville-Nord—Burlington Érié Russell Sud BURLINGTON Mississauga Orléans East— Etobicoke— Cooksville Lakeshore HALTON MISSISSAUGA HILLS 124 PROVINCIAL Mississauga-Est— During an election, eligible voters will elect a Ottawa-Centre Ottawa Wellington Cooksville Flamborough— PELEE —Halton Mississauga— Burlington South Mississauga Glanbrook Hills Streetsville Centre Ottawa- Mississauga- Lake —Nepean Sud Centre Ontario London ZORRA Ottawa-Ouest—Nepean -- 1:150,000 candidate in their riding who will represent all ELECTORAL DISTRICTS. Lac RUSSELL MIDDLESEX Ontario Mississauga— Mississauga— Lake Lambton— Ontario OTTAWA Erin Mills Lakeshore Hamilton Kent— Kanata— -- Carleton HALTON Lac Centre Middlesex London Ontario THAMES MILTON Hamilton- North CENTRE Hamilton East— Centre FOR MORE INFO AND MIDDLESEX Centre the people who live in that area . There are 124 CENTRE London— Stoney Creek London- Nepean Milton Hamilton West— Hamilton-Est— Fanshawe - Elgin— Stoney Creek OAKVILLE Ancaster—Dundas Nord Carleton Hamilton-Ouest— Hamilton London Middlesex— Ancaster—Dundas Mountain West London Oakville Burlington ridings in Ontario . MAPS, VISIT THE London- Oakville North— LONDON Ouest Oakville-Nord—Burlington Flamborough—Glanbrook

BURLINGTON STRATHROY- NORTH ELECTIONS ONTARIO CARADOC DUNDAS © Queen's Printer for Ontario, Jan 17, 2019. Prepared by the PREO Division of Elections Ontario for the purpose of presenting election Ontario's Provincial Electoral Districts -- Circonscriptions électorales provinciales en Ontario information only. This is not a plan of survey. Not to be reproduced without express written consent of the Chief Electoral Officer of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Electoral Boundaries Act, 2015 -- Loi de 2015 sur les limites des circonscriptions électorales Government Licence – Canada. WEBSITE. © Imprimeur de la Reine pour l’Ontario, At the federal level of government, the candidate 25 juin 2018. Préparé par l’unité responsable du RPEO d’Élections Ontario aux seules fins de la présentation des renseignements électoraux. Il ne s’agit pas d’un plan d’arpentage. Electoral District Major Road Divided Highways Lower Tier Mun. Upper Tier Mun. First Nations Provincial Park Lakes and Rivers Reproduction interdite sans le consentement exprès par écrit du directeur général des Circonscription électorale Route principale Routes à chaussées séparées Mun. à palier inférieur Mun. à palier supérieur Premières Nations Parc provincial Lacs et rivières élections de l’Ontario. Contient de l’information visée par la Licence du gouvernement ouvert with the most votes in each riding, becomes the Lower Tier Municipalities includes Cities, Towns, Townships and Villages -- Les municipalités à palier inférieur incluent les petites et les grandes villes, les cantons et les villages -- -- Upper Tier Municipalities includes Regions, Counties and Districts -- Les municipalités à palier supérieur incluent les régions, les comtés et les districts – Canada. Member of Parliament (MP) . The leader of the party with the most MPs will become the Prime Minister WHO ARE MY of Canada . REPRESENTATIVES? At the provincial level of government, the candidate 1 . What is the name of your provincial riding? 5 . Who is the MP for your riding? with the most votes becomes the Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) . The leader of the party with the most MPPs will become the Premier of Ontario . 2 . Who is the MPP for your riding? 6 . Who is the City Councilor for your area? At the municipal level of government, eligible voters elect a candidate as their City Councillor and they also select their mayor . This system of election is different than the federal and provincial levels . 3 . What political party does your MPP belong to? To find your riding, call Elections Ontario at 4 . Is your MPP a member of the government or the 1-888-668-8683 opposition? or visit their website: www.elections.on.ca. You must know your mailing address or postal code to find this information.

04 ESL WORKBOOK MEMBERS OF PROVINCIAL PARLIAMENT Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) are elected by the people of Ontario to represent them at the provincial parliament . After a provincial election, the political party with the most MPPs forms the government . Some government MPPs become Cabinet Ministers . A Cabinet Minister is responsible for the administration of one of the responsibilities of the provincial government, for example education or health .

MPPs work in the Legislative Chamber, in the Legislative Building at Queen’s Park in Toronto, and in their ridings near the people they represent .

ABOVE: MPPs AND PARLIAMENTARY OFFICIALS FROM THE 42ND PARLIAMENT, 2019 IN THE LEGISLATIVE BUILDING... MPPs have many responsibilities sit in the Legislative Chamber where they: IN THEIR RIDING... MPPs work in their riding and in their communities, * A petition is a • Discuss, debate, vote and pass laws where they: request from people in Ontario asking the • Speak about events in their riding • Meet with the people they represent and help Legislative Assembly solve their problems • Ask questions to the government or Cabinet to do something or to Ministers about issues and concerns in Ontario • Go to events in their communities, such as change a decision that has and their communities fundraisers or community picnics already been made. It includes the signatures of the people • Read petitions* from people in their riding • Present awards who are making the request. • Take part in committee meetings that study • Meet with interest groups in their communities bills carefully before they become laws

05 ESL WORKBOOK POLITICAL POLITICAL PARTY LEADERS IN ONTARIO PARTIES AS OF JANUARY 2020

A political party is an organized group of people who have similar views about issues affecting the people of a country, province or city. There are many political parties in Canada and Ontario. Most candidates in an election belong to a political party. If they don't, they are called independents. After an election, the political party with the most elected Members forms the government, and the party with the second highest number becomes the official opposition.

There are 4 political parties represented in Ontario's Parliament at this time. They are the Progressive Conservatives, the , the Liberals, and the Green Party. There are also a few Independent Members. Doug Ford Andrea Horwath Steven Del Duca Mike Schreiner Progressive New Democratic Liberal Party Green Party The party with the most MPPs forms the Conservative Party Party government.

Which party is the government in Ontario? How many Members belong to How many Independant Members are currently the Liberal Party? seated at the Ontario Legislature?

The party with the second highest number of MPPs is called the official opposition. How many Members belong to Which party is the official opposition? the Green Party?

06 ESL WORKBOOK LEGISLATIVE SPEAKER CHAMBER PAGES SEATING GOVERNMENT OPPOS PLAN CLERK AND TABLE

MPPs and various House Officers sit in the Legislative Chamber when CLERKS IT ION the House is in session . The Speaker sits on a large chair on the Speaker’s dais at the front of the Chamber, facing all the Members . The government always sits on the right side of the Speaker, while the official opposition sits on the left side, closest to the Speaker, with their Leader seated across from the Premier . Other opposition MPPs are also seated on the left side of the Speaker . When there is a large majority, some government MPPs may also be seated on the opposition side .

HANSARD REPORTERS

SERGEANT -AT-ARMS

07 ESL WORKBOOK ROLES IN PARLIAMENT

To make sure each meeting of parliament is run fairly, there are a number of neutral roles that need to be filled. The people in these positions do not vote or participate in debates. They are non-partisan.

THE SPEAKER The Speaker is an MPP and is elected on the first day of parliament by all MPPs. The Speaker does not take part in the debates and oversees each meeting in the Chamber. He gives MPPs permission to speak, enforces the rules of parliament and makes sure that the business of the Chamber happens in an orderly manner. The Speaker will only vote in the case of a tie. THE CLERK The Clerk is the Principal Officer of the House and is the person who advises the Speaker and MPPs on the rules of parliament. The Clerk counts the votes in the House, ABOVE LEFT: monitors time during the debates. TODD DECKER, CLERK After a provincial election, the Clerk OF THE LEGISLATIVE swears-in the new MPPs. ASSEMBLY OF ONTARIO RIGHT: HONOURABLE TED ARNOTT, ABOVE: SPEAKER OF THE THE CLERK AND LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY TABLE CLERKS IN THE OF ONTARIO LEGISLATIVE CHAMBER

08 ESL WORKBOOK BELOW LEFT TO RIGHT: SERGEANT-AT-ARMS JACKIE GORDON; AN INTERPRETER IN THE LEGISLATIVE CHAMBER’S INTERPRETATION BOOTH; A HANSARD REPORTER AT THE HANSARD DESK; AND THE SERGEANT-AT-ARMS LEGISLATIVE PAGES The Sergeant-at-Arms is in charge of the security of the Chamber and the Legislative Building . The Sergeant-at-Arms is also the guardian of the Mace . The Mace symbolizes the authority of the Speaker to oversee the Legislature, and must always be present during all legislative meetings . THE HANSARD REPORTERS In the Legislative Chamber, when the MPPs are meeting, the Hansard Reporters use a computer to note who is speaking and the first few words the MPP says. Hansard is the official record of the debates . THE LEGISLATIVE PAGES The Pages are in Grades 7 and 8 . They are selected from across Ontario and must have high marks in school, and be involved in their communities . In the Legislative Chamber, they deliver messages and learn how the provincial parliament works .

09 EDUCATION KIT CENTRE: HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II

CANADA AND RIGHT: THE HONOURABLE ELIZABETH DOWDESWELL, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR THE MONARCHY OF ONTARIO

Canada is a constitutional monarchy, and is an independent country . In this system of government, the monarchy’s power is limited by the laws written in Canada’s Constitution . The monarchy does not have the direct power to govern - the power to govern is passed to parliament . THE QUEEN Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is Queen of Canada and Canada's Head of State . In this system, the monarchy has a constitutional and a ceremonial role . The Queen is represented in Canada by the Governor General, and by the Lieutenant Governors in each province . THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF ONTARIO As The Queen’s representative in Ontario, the Lieutenant Governor carries out many of The Queen’s responsibilities . For example, they open and dissolve sessions of parliament, and they give Royal Assent to bills – this is the last step before a bill becomes a law . The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell is Ontario’s current Lieutenant Governor .

The Lieutenant Governor visits communities across Ontario, hosts members of the Royal Family and dignitaries, and gives awards to celebrate outstanding Ontarians .

10 EDUCATION KIT ACTIVITY WHO AM I? PARLIAMENTARY QUIZ

1 . I am in charge of security in the Chamber . 3 . We are the youngest people who work in 5 . In Canada, there are three administrative I carry the golden Mace, the symbol of the Ontario’s Parliament . We are grades 7 and 8 levels of government: federal, provincial, and Speaker’s power and authority . students who deliver messages in the Chamber . municipal . I am the leader for the provincial To qualify, we must have high marks and be level of government in Ontario . Who am I? active in our communities . Who am I? ______- _ _ - _ _ _ _ Who are we? ______

2 . I record the beginning of every statement and all the interjections that any MPP says during the meeting in the Chamber . I am responsible 4 . We are elected in 124 ridings across Ontario, for the official record of parliament, which to represent the people in our area, at the anyone can read on the Internet or in public provincial parliament . libraries . Who are we? Who am I? ______

11 ESL WORKBOOK 6 . I am the Premier of Ontario . My name starts 8 . I represent The Queen in Ontario . In my role, 10 . I know the rules of parliament and give advice with the title ‘Honourable ’. I open each session of parliament, give Royal to the Speaker and the MPPs . I count the votes Assent to bills, the final step before it becomes during debates . Who am I? law, and I open and end sessions of parliament . Who am I? ______Who am I? ______

7 . I am the Head of State of Canada . I am represented by the Governor General at the federal level of government, and by the 9 . I am elected by MPPs on the first day of Lieutenant Governors in each of the provinces . parliament . I make sure MPPs follow the rules in the Chamber and give them permission to Who am I? speak when it is their turn . I am not allowed to take part in debates and I only vote when there _ _ _ _ _ is a tie .

______Who am I? ______

12 ESL WORKBOOK HOW ARE LAWS MADE?

A LAW STARTS AS AN IDEA An idea for a new law or to change an existing law becomes a bill . A bill is an idea written in legal language . Each bill is presented to the Legislative Assembly by a, Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) . The bill must complete some steps before it can become a law . WHAT ARE THE STEPS? There are three steps for each bill called readings . Each bill must pass through all the steps or readings to become an Ontario law .

13 ESL WORKBOOK STEP 1: STEP 2: COMMITTEE FIRST READING SECOND READING First reading is when a Member introduces a bill Second reading gives MPPs the chance to talk A committee is a small group of MPPs from all to all the MPPs in the Legislative Chamber . The about and debate the main idea of the bill . the parties, who look at the details of the bill Member gives a short explanation of their bill or Sometimes MPPs decide to send the bill to a very carefully . They can also invite other people idea, and if most of the MPPs want to learn more, committee to examine it more carefully . to speak about the bill, and the committee can the bill goes to the next step called Second reading . make changes to the bill, called amendments . The committee stage can last a few days or a few months. When the committee is finished, the bill goes to the next step called third reading .

14 ESL WORKBOOK STEP 3: STEP 4: THIRD READING ROYAL ASSENT Third Reading allows the MPPs to debate the bill Royal Assent is given when the Lieutenant for the last time . After the debate, the Speaker Governor signs the bill on behalf of casks the MPPs to vote . If most of the MPPs vote The Queen . When this is done, the bill for the bill to become a law, it is passed on to the becomes a law . Lieutenant Governor for Royal Assent .

A law is also called an Act.

15 ESL WORKBOOK ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP

GET INFORMED Visit - When parliament is in session, everyone is welcome to watch the AND BE debates from the public galleries in INVOLVED the Chamber . For more information All Canadians have the right to be about sessional dates and times, informed and to get involved . You can check the Legislative Assembly find out who is running to be elected in website www ola. org. . your riding, or learn about the political parties and what they believe . You can Watch - Sessions of the provincial help a candidate during an election or parliament are broadcast via cable volunteer in your community . There TV across Ontario . You can also watch are many ways to get involved . live streaming of the parliamentary debates on the Legislative Assembly’s website under Legislative business » House video .

Read - You can obtain copies of Hansard, the word-for-word printed record of the daily proceedings in the Chamber on the Assembly’s website under Legislative business » House documents .

16 ESL WORKBOOK FIND YOUR MPP If you’re not sure who your MPP is, visit the Elections Ontario website at www elections. on. ca. . You can identify your riding or electoral district with START A your home address or postal code . Once you know your riding, then you PETITION A petition is a request that the can find your MPP. Parliament of Ontario do something about a public concern . Any resident of Ontario can ask an MPP to present a CONNECT WITH PRESENT AT A petition for them . The government has YOUR MPP LEGISLATIVE to give an answer to the petition . The Your MPP is your representative and action you ask for must be within the will listen to your concerns and ideas . COMMITTEE responsibility of the province, and must A committee is made up of a small There are many ways you can contact be clear and respectful . group of Members of Provincial your MPP . You can write a letter, send Parliament (MPPs) from all political an email, or meet your MPP at his or parties . Members of the public can her office. For information about share their thoughts and ideas about elected MPPs, visit the Legislative a bill during committee meetings . Most Assembly of Ontario website at committee meetings take place in www ola. org. . Ontario’s Legislative Building, but some committees travel throughout Ontario so that more people can attend the meetings . Anyone can have their voice heard at a committee meeting – either in person or through their MPP .

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