When the Parliament Buildings were built between 1857 and 1866, they were intended to house not only Parliament but the entire public service of Canada. The cause of the fire has never been discovered. Theories of enemy conspiracy abound, but the most likely cause was a cigarette in the Reading Room. If the Speaker calls you by name in the House of Commons, it is because you have broken the rules and risk being disciplined. A Federal System Canada is a federation where powers are shared between federal and provincial levels of government.
Parliament is the decision-making body for the federal or central government.
The elected lower house, called the House of Commons Consent of all three is required for any act to become law. The House of Commons, the major law-making body, is made up of 301 members elected from ridings across the country. The leader of the party with the most seats is asked to become the prime minister. The Senate is an appointed body of 104 members. The Governor General, representing the Queen, is responsible for ensuring that Parliament proceeds and that Canada always has a prime minister.