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Government and Politics

Canada and the United States share a long and distinguished history of similar democratic values,institutions and rights. While the two systems of government may differ, our common politicalculture, based on pluralism and freedom of speech, continues to serve as a model for manycountries around the world. This page serves as a gateway to only some of the informationavailable online on Canadian and American government and politics.

Those interested in the legal underpinnings of the Canada-U.S. relationship can refer to the Canada Treaty Information site which provides information about all binding agreements and treaties currently in force between Canada and the United States.

CANADIAN GOVERNMENT

• Government at a Glance - A comprehensive directory of Canadian political institutions,departments, and legislative resources.
• Canadian Parliament - The official website of Canada's elected House of Commons andappointed Senate.
• Library of Parliament - Legislation and studies currently before the Canadian Parliament.
• Federal Statutes - Courtesy of the Department of Justice.
• Canadian Government Departments and Agencies

PROVINCIAL AND TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT

• Alberta
• British Columbia
• Manitoba
• New Brunswick
• Newfoundland
• Northwest Territories
• Nova Scotia
• Nunavut
• Ontario
• Prince Edward Island
• Quebec
• Saskatchewan
• Yukon Territory

CANADIAN NEWS

• News Releases of the Canadian Prime Minister
• News Releases of the Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of International Trade
• Canadian Newspapers and Media Sources

INDEPENDENT POLICY RESEARCH

• Atlantic Institute for Market Studies
• C.D. Howe Institute
• Caledon Institute of Social Policy
• Canadian Foreign Policy (periodical)
• Canadian Institute of International Affairs
• Canadian Institute of Strategic Studies
• Canadian Policy Research Networks
• Centre de recherche en droit public
• Institute for Research on Public Policy
• Institut québécois des hautes études internationales (site available in French only)
• Société québécois de science politique (site available in French only)
• The Couchiching Institute on Public Affairs
• The Fraser Institute

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

• FirstGov - Easy, one-stop access to all online U.S. Federal Government resources
• InfoUSA - A resource for those seeking information about American political processes and policies
• The White House
• United States Senate - A state-by-state party breakdown of representation and links to Senators' homepages
• United States House of Representatives - A state-by-state party breakdown of representation and links to Representatives' homepages
• THOMAS - Online legislative information courtesy of the Library of Congress
• U.S. Federal Departments and Agencies - via this Library of Congress Internet Resource page

STATE GOVERNMENT

• State Governors - A state-by-state party breakdown of representation and links to Governors' homepages
• National Governors Association
• The Council of State Governments
• State Governments - Links to state homepages courtesy of the Council of State Governments