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Wikipedia: The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislative branch of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in the national capital, Ottawa. Formally, the body consists of the Canadian monarch – represented by her governor general – the Senate, and the House of Commons, each element having its own officers and organisation. The governor general summons and appoints each of the 105 members of the upper house on the advice of the Prime Minister of Canada, while the 308 members of the lower house are directly elected by eligible voters in the Canadian populace, with each Member of Parliament representing a single electoral district.
![[The first session of the House of Commons in its temporary location at the Victoria Memorial Museum, 18 March 1918]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Opening_session_of_the_House_of_Commons_at_the_Victoria_Memorial_Museum_after_the_Parliament_Buildings_fire_of_1916_s.jpg "The first session of the House of Commons in its temporary location at the Victoria Memorial Museum, 18 March 1918")
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![[Prime Minister John Diefenbaker facing the House of Commons in Question Period, 14 October 1957]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Diefcommons_s.jpg "Prime Minister John Diefenbaker facing the House of Commons in Question Period, 14 October 1957")
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![[The burning of the parliament in Montreal]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Incendie_Parlement_Montreal_s.jpg "The burning of the parliament in Montreal")
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![[King George VI, with Queen Elizabeth, grants Royal Assent to bills in the Senate chamber, 1939]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/RoyalVisitSenate_s.jpg "King George VI, with Queen Elizabeth, grants Royal Assent to bills in the Senate chamber, 1939")
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