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named in 1799 after the 4th son of King George III who
was based in Halifax as Commander in Chief or British
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UT INCEPIT FIDELIS
SIC PERMANET- As she began loyal,
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Ontario:
Government
There are 103
seats in Ontario's parliament (one for each riding), with riding
boundaries following the same boundaries as those in the federal
(Canadian) parliament. After a general election, the Lieutenant
Governor asks the leader of the party with the most elected
members to become Premier and form a government. At least once
every five years, Ontario holds a general election. During an
election campaign, all parties normally run candidates in each
of the province's 103 constituencies. The candidate getting the
most votes becomes the Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) and
represents the riding's residents in the Provincial Legislature.
Federally Ontario has 102 seats in the Canadian Parliament.
The British
North America Act 1867 section 69 stipulated "There shall be a
Legislature for Ontario consisting of the Lieutenant Governor
and of One House, styled the Legislative Assembly of Ontario."
The assembly has 107 seats representing ridings elected in a
first-past-the-post system across the province. The legislative
buildings at Queen's Park in Toronto are the seat of government.
Following the Westminster system, the leader of the party
holding the most seats in the assembly is known as the "Premier
and President of the Council" (Executive Council Act R.S.O.
1990). The Premier chooses the cabinet or Executive Council
whose members are deemed "ministers of the Crown." Although the
Legislative Assembly Act (R.S.O. 1990) refers to members of the
assembly, the legislators are now commonly called MPPs (Members
of the Provincial Parliament) in English and députés de
l'Assemblée législative in French, but they have also been
called MLAs (Members of the Legislative Assembly), and both are
acceptable. The title of Prime Minister of Ontario, while
permissible in English and correct in French (le Premier
ministre), is generally avoided in favour of "Premier" to avoid
confusion with the Prime Minister of Canada.
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