APPENDIX CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP STUDY QUESTIONS & ANSWERS For the City of Richmond. Up-to-date as of November 27th, 2019. What is the name of the Governor General? Julie Payette is the Governor General of Canada. Name all the federal political parties represented in the House of Commons and their leaders. Liberal Party – Justin Trudeau Conservative Party – Andrew Scheer Bloc Québécois – Yves-François Blanchet New Democratic Party – Jagmeet Singh Green Party – Jo-Ann Roberts Which federal political party is in power? The Liberal party is in power federally. What is the name of the Prime Minister of Canada and his/her party? Justin Trudeau (Liberal Party) is the Prime Minister of Canada. What party is the Official Opposition at the federal level? The Conservative Party is the Official Opposition at the federal level. Name the federal electoral districts in Richmond, British Columbia. The City of Richmond has two electoral districts: Richmond Centre, and Steveston-Richmond East. Name the Members of Parliament for Richmond, British Columbia and the parties they belong to (Richmond, Delta-Richmond East respectively). The Member of Parliament for Richmond Centre is Alice Wong, who belongs to the Conservative Party. The Member of Parliament for Steveston-Richmond East, Kenny Chiu, belongs to the Liberal Party. Find out who your MP is by entering your postal code at the Elections Canada web site: http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Compilations/HouseOfCommons/MemberB yPost alCode.aspx What is the name of the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia? The Honourable Janet Austin is the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. What political party is in power in British Columbia? The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is in power in British Columbia. What is the name of the Premier of British Columbia? John Horgan is the Premier of British Columbia. What is the name of the leader of the opposition in British Columbia? Andrew Wilkinson (BC Liberals) is the Leader of the Opposition in British Columbia. Name the Members of the Legislative Assembly for Richmond, British Columbia and the parties they belong to (Richmond North Centre, Richmond South Centre, Richmond–Steveston, and Richmond-Queensbourough respectively). Teresa Wat (BC Liberals) is the MLA for Richmond North Centre. Linda Reid (BC Liberals) is the MLA for Richmond South Centre. John Yap (BC Liberals) is the MLA for Richmond-Steveston. Jas Johal (BC Liberals) is the MLA for Richmond-Queensborough. Find out who your MLA is by entering your postal code at the Elections BC web site: http://www.leg.bc.ca/mla/3-1-1.htm Or call Elections BC at 1-800-661-8683. What is the name of the Mayor of Richmond, British Columbia? The name of Richmond's mayor is Malcolm Brodie. Name three city councillors for Richmond, British Columbia. Richmond has eight councillors: Bill McNulty, Linda McPhail, Kelly Greene, Chak Au, Harold Steves, Carol Day, Alexa Loo, and Michael Wolfe. Take a practice test on the Library’s web site at www.yourlibrary.ca/citizenship/ .