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The Speaker

The House of Commons needs someone to preside over its discussions, sort of like a referee. Speaker Gib Parent, 1996 This person is called the Speaker and it's the Speaker's job to decide on proper procedure, maintain order in the House, and manage the House of Commons staff. The Speaker is supposed to be impartial and is elected in a secret ballot by all the other members of the House.

Speaker Gib Parent explains the workings of government in "How Laws are Made."

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Further Reference

A Country by Consent is a national history of Canada which studies the major political events that have shaped the country, presented in a cohesive, chronological narrative. Many of these main events are introduced by an audiovisual overview, enlivened by narration, sound effects and music.

This was the first digital, multimedia history of Canada. It started out as a laserdisc in 1993 and the CD-ROM version has been used in schools across the country. It has been approved as a curriculum-supporting resource by provincial and territorial ministries of education. This online, public domain site is the fifth edition of the project.