Question Period
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Question Period, known officially as Oral Questions, occurs each sitting day in the House of Commons of Canada—similarly in provincial legislatures—in which members of the Parliament ask questions of
Then-Leader of the Opposition Andrew Scheer poses a question to then-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, 2019
Prime Minister of Canada
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The prime minister of Canada is the head of government of Canada. Under the Westminster system, the prime minister governs with the confidence of a majority of the elected House of Commons; as such, t
Question Period
…House of Commons of Canada—similarly in provincial legislatures—in which members of the Parliament ask questions of government ministers (including the prime minister). According to the House of Commons Compendium, "The primary purpose of Question Period is to seek information from the Government and to call it to…
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John A. Macdonald, the first prime minister of Canada (1867–1873, 1878–1891)
Canada's prime ministers during its first century
William Lyon Mackenzie King, the 10th prime minister of Canada (1921–1926; 1926–1930; 1935–1948)