You Can't Do That In Canada!

Review how a bill becomes a law.

~Select a law from the book by Bev Spencer.

~Read your law or by-law and discuss it in groups of two or three.

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EACH STUDENT WILL USE a MS WORD 2010 document to ...

1. State the name of your law in the title of your document.

2. Clearly explain if your law should stay the same or should it be changed in some way or should it be deleted?

3. Give two or more supportive reasons for your choices. 
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Due next Tuesday, April 28, 2015.

How A Bill Becomes a Law in BC

Create a visual representation of how a bill becomes a law in BC.

 

Use the paper provided to add details you learn from this video...

How A Bill Becomes A Law in BC

Criteria discussed in class.

Levels of Canadian Government... Who Does What?

Levels of Government:

1.      Federal Government (responsibilities for all of Canada)

2.      Provincial Government (responsibilities of Provinces / Territories)

3.      Municipal Government (responsibilities of towns and cities – like Cranbrook)    

4.      Shared Government (Federal  +   Provincial   +   Municipal)

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 Who Does What?

Services / Government Sorting Activity:

Sort out which level of government is responsible for which service (from the list of services in the video).

Others to add to your lists…

Federal Government… Agriculture & Agri-food, Canadian Heritage, Finance, Fisheries & Oceans

Human Resources & Skills Development, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development,

Industry, Justice, Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness, Transport, Veteran Affairs,

and … many more….

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Provincial Government... Property & Civil Rights, Administration of Justice, Welfare, and …many more…

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Municipal Government… Sewage, Land Use Planning, Animal Control, and … many more…

Federal Gov’t Responsibilities	Provincial Gov’t Responsibilities
Municipal Gov’t Responsibilities	Shared Responsibilities (Federal + Provincial + Municipal)