Talk:Structure of the Canadian federal government

message: The Government of Canada has officially re-merged Foreign Affairs Canada and International Trade Canada into the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade/Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (see here). This page will need to be changed to reflect that development.
Escheffel 21:15, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  FAC-ITC Amalgamation 

message: HRSDC and SDC were merged in March 2006 to form Human Resources and Social Development (HRSD). The merge is explained vaguely here --Waterspyder 16:54, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: HRSDC/SDC Merged

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message: I don't understand why there's a ministry for "Status of Women Canada", but for some reason there is no "Status of Men Canada". If nowadays everyone is so worried about equality, why not have men on the list too. Its not equality having a women status ministry and not one for men. JoJaEpp (talk) 18:06, 31 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Status of Men Canada 

message: The Privy Council is missing from this page, this seems like an oversight since Cabinet members must be sworn in to this entity to do their work. 
Also both the PCO and Treasury Board are technically and in some way originated from this entity. Pumpernickel & Spinach Dip (talk) 14:49, 11 June 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, and then the Cabinet office should be there as well. trackratte (talk) 18:02, 11 June 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Queen’s Privy Council for Canada 

message: :The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion. 
The result of the move request was: No consensus to move   (t · c) buidhe 22:07, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Structure of the Canadian federal government →  – I'm making this a discussion since a similar move seemed to be controversial for another page. I think the predominant usage in Canada is that the exact expression "federal government" refers to the executive branch (and thus excluding the legislative branch, and the judicial branch even more so).
* The Canadian Encyclopedia: "The federal government is the national government of Canada, centred in Ottawa. The term can refer narrowly to the Canadian Cabinet, or more broadly to the Cabinet and the public service."
* The Canadian Style: "Short forms are normally written in lower case when used in a non-specific sense, when preceded by a possessive, demonstrative or other type of adjective, and when used adjectivally or in an adjectival form" —— speaking of the short form of the "Government of Canada", which certainly refers to the executive branch.
* Britannica: "The prime minister is the head of the federal government and usually the leader of the largest party in the House of Commons that is able to maintain the confidence (or support) of Parliament."
* "Get to know Canada": "The Prime Minister heads the federal government based in Ottawa."
And the expression "Canadian state" is well attested: " Under the Constitution, Canada has three branches of state. The executive branch (the Prime Minister or Premier and Cabinet) decides policy. The legislative branch (Parliament or legislatures) makes laws. The judiciary (the courts) interprets and applies laws. Each branch has a different role." (SCC Case in Brief)
Kudu ~I/O~ 19:38, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

text: not supported. Title page is non capitalized, i.e. not the Government of Canada, but of the organization of federal governance in Canada."structure of the Canadian state" is not something in common usage. trackratte (talk) 22:41, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

text: Oppose. I don't think there is a problem, and if there is your solution is worse. First, the current title is easily interpreted as referring to the permanent parts of the federal government and not simply the folks currently in charge of it (the ministry). Yes, the latter is called the government, but I think the word "structure" is sufficient tip-off for what we mean here. Second, the proposed title sounds like it's about the structure of the federation (i.e., the provinces plus the federal government). Srnec (talk) 00:37, 3 February 2021 (UTC)

text: I support the title change. It’s a more precise description of the information and links provided. Pumpernickel & Spinach Dip (talk) 01:55, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Requested move 2 February 2021