19. Vocabulary Review BNA Act Constitution Act 1867 Sections 91, 92 Constitution Act 1982 Charter of Rights and Freedoms Parliament Legislative, Executive, Judicial House of Commons Senate Speaker MP PM Cabinet Governor General Riding Ministry Political Party Caucus De facto / De juri Common Law Unwritten Constitution Civil (public) Service Bureaucrat Elected Appointed Precedent Upper House Lower House Representative Government Responsible Government
Burt Brown used a tractor to cut “Triple E senate or else” in his neighbour’s barley field during time when Preston Manning was fighting for senate reform as leader of the Reform Party – the West was disenchanted with Ottawa ever since Trudeau’s National Energy Policy was rammed through the Commons during the 1970s oil crisis.
It is worthy to note that the importance of some ministries has changed over the years. For example, when most of the country was agrarian, the Min of Agriculture was more important; also, in the old days, there was no Min of the Environment.