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Parliament of Canada
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Parliament of Canada
The
Parliament of Canada
is the
federal
legislative branch
of
Canada
, seated at
Parliament Hill
in the national capital,
Ottawa
,
Ontario
. The body consists of the
Canadian monarch
, represented by a
viceroy
, the
governor general
; an
upper house
: the
Senate
; and a
lower house
: the
House of Commons
. Each element has its own officers and organization. The governor general summons and appoints each of the 105 senators on the
advice
of the
Prime Minister of Canada
, while the 338 members of the House of Commons—called
members of parliament
(MPs)—are directly elected by eligible Canadian voters, with each MP representing a single
electoral district
, commonly referred to as a
riding
.
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