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Kyra Mullen

The Honourable Kyra Mullen P.C., M.P. is a model parliamentarian. She was first elected to represent the riding of Whitby in November 2018.

## MPSP19

In early September of 2018, Mullen, along with a number of her peers and fellow model parliamentarians formed the National Bird Front (NBF). This party's objective was to fight for the rights and protections of Canadian birds. Shortly after this party was formed, Mullen took on the role of Chief Party Whip. Although the party was initially looked down upon by more seasoned parliamentarians, the NBF quickly gained recognition and recruited a considerable number of members, primarily other first-year model parliamentarians.

Later into the year, Mullen and other members of NBF leadership entered discussions with the leadership of the CAVE party, regarding a potential merger. Following deliberations, both the NBF and CAVE caucuses joined together to become the DODO Front. The joined leadership of this new party continued to campaign under one unified banner and platform. The DODO Front narrowly lost the 2018 election to the TOGA party, bring defeated by only two votes.

Mullen served as a shadow Minister in the DODO Front in its capacity as the Official Opposition for the entirety of day one of MPSP19. The TOGA government failed to hold the confidence of the house at the end of the first day, resulting in the DODO Front forming a new government the following morning. In a coalition with the PPC, DODO held government for the first half of day two under long-time DODO leader and Prime Minister Alec Connor. In this government, Mullen took on the role of Minister of Technology and Carrier Pigeons. Following the resignation of Connor as Prime Minister, Mullen and the DODO House Leader, Trevor Stewart, along with Deputy Prime Minister Henry Mann, began to secretly break away from DODO to form the Biscuit Party. Following DODO losing the confidence of the house, the Biscuit Party formed government, in a victory that shocked even the founding members. Mullen took on the position of Chief government Whip and Minister of High Society under this government, which was led by Prime Minister Spencer Brickles. The party held government until the conclusion of MPSP19.
The Age of Legends

The Age of Legends is a time period considered outside of the historical scope of modern model parliaments. This refers to historical events which, while they still occured and have affected the present day, are considered to be formally resolved. History is still history, and it may be referenced and talked of, however these matters tend to be resolved.

## Events in The Age of Legends

* Annexation of Portugal
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Riddle Accused of Being Threat to Public

**Mark Wente, Mope and Wail**

*January 25, 2014*

Hadyn Place, the outspoken CATS MP for Calgary West, rose in the House this morning to accuse the leader of the Official Opposition of being a threat to the public. Place noted that STYLE leader shares a last name with infamous wizard Tom Riddle, who has been accused of numerous crimes against humanity. Place asked the Michael Connolly, Minister of Magic – a new position created by this government – to explain how the SWAG government would address the threat. The Minister, whose response was largely empty rhetoric, did however affirm Place’s accusation that Riddle is a public threat, and that his government was committed to putting its full resources towards neutralising the threat.

When asked about the allegations, Riddle denied them, calling the whole thing “preposterous”. He did not explicitly deny any biological ties with Tom Riddle, but said that she could “not see how it is relevant.” She called the government’s plans to commit funds to this project absurd and appalling, and declared the entire Ministry wasteful and silly, insisting that “magic ISN’T REAL.” She continued, “Can I stress that again? Magic. Is. Not. Real”.

The situation changed rapidly within hours, as it was the Minister of Magic himself who brought about the demise of his own majority government, and Ms. Riddle was named by the Governor General as the new Prime Minister of Canada. Whether this story will quickly be swept under the rug, or whether the opposition will continue to interrogate the new PM over it in Question Period remains to be seen.

It is not yet clear whether Ms. Riddle will name a new Minister of Magic in her cabinet.
Canada's Alcoholic Action Plan Act

Bill C-24, Canada's Alcoholic Action Plan Act, more commonly known as the Alcohol Action Plan, was the CASE government's flagship omnibus budget legislation. It comprised virtually all key promises of the CASE electoral platform, although the greatest ambition of the bill to build and implement the Keystone Light Pipeline.

Additionally, the bill contained the following provisions:

* All beverages with 3.9% or less alcohol by volume are to be declared soft drinks
* A Microbrewery for Every Riding
* An end to child unemployment
* Build the monument to the victims of prohibition
* Keystone Light on tap, nationwide
* Ban barbaric alcoholic practices (consuming an alcoholic beverage with one's own dominant hand)
	+ Mandatory minimum sentence of finishing the aforementioned beverage, without pause
* Regional development funding for beer accessibility
* Royal commission to study the effects of long-term alcohol consumption
	+ Results of said study to be broadcast in 30-minute segments on TLC
	+ The study is to be led by Robert Bruce Ford
* Wide-ranging Senate and democratic reform
	+ Senate nominations to be included at random under bottlecaps
	+ Grand prize includes nomination as Governor General
* Canada Post to be replaced by pneumatic tubes
* National tube transport system

The full text of the Alcoholic Action Plan can be found here: https://1drv.ms/w/s!AkSS0JfrzmhGiPFDuxWliQvdThAL6g
MPSP2019

MPSP19 was the model parliament simulation held on January 21-22, 2019.

Christina Rideout served as prime minister through the entirety of the first day, leading a TOGA minority government after winning November's election by a razor-thin margin. At the end of the day the government's bill was defeated, and given that TOGA had lost the confidence of the House, the Governor General invited DODO Front leader Alec Connor to form government. At the beginning of the second day Connor led a coalition government made up of PPC and DODO Front members, but he resigned in the wake of a series of damaging scandals before the government's legislation came to a vote. He was succeeded by the Chief Government Whip, Daniel Perry, who was himself forced to resign in scandal and was replaced by the coalition's third and final prime minister, Brian Triska.

By the midway point of the second day there was a great deal of movement, as large numbers of official opposition TOGA backbenchers left to join the newly created TEA Party, while prominent DODO Front cabinet ministers Trevor Stewart, Henry Mann, and Kyra Mullen, as well as former TOGA minister Spencer Brickles, secretly organized the creation of another new party, Biscuit, which absorbed large numbers of DODO backbenchers just before the vote on the government's legislation. The coalition government lost the vote by a wide margin, with the PPC and DODO Front breaking up to sit in opposition. At a lunchtime meeting, the Governor General invited Brickles to serve as Prime Minister at the head of a Biscuit government. The Biscuit Party served in government until the end of the second day.

## Parties

* DODO Front of Canada
* TOGA Party of Canada
* Party People of Canada (PPC)
* Unification Party of Canada
* TEA Party of Canada
* Biscuit Party of Canada

## Election Results

 DODO
 PPC
 GOP
 IND

## Major Events

* Bankruptcy of the Mope and Wail
* Launch of La Graisse
* Burning of the Parliament Buildings

## Committees

* Transport
* Environment
* Foreign Affairs (en Français)
* Special Committee on the Parliamentary Fire

## Media Team

* Marky Mark Critch - Editor in Chief of the National Roast
* Berry Milewski - Writer
* Alexis Jones - Writer
* Slick Mercer - Writer
* Paul Arc-en-ciel - Rédacteur en chef de La Graisse
* Chantal St-Hubert - Chroniqueuse
* Anderson Mini-Cooper - Writer
Jonah Gowans

## Rt. Hon. Jonah Gowans, P.C., M.P.

The Right Honourable Jonah Gowans, P.C., M.P. is a former Model Parliamentarian who was active between MPSP13 and MPSP16. During MPSP16, he served as Prime Minister of Canada as leader of INC, which was a coalition of his HICK party and Oliver Parker's CBC.

Gowans had previously attempted to lead the CRIME party during MPSP15, but had to merge into the CCCC after a mass exodus of party members to Taylor Brown's CASE Party.
Four is MORE than a crowd...

**Momma T — Mope and Wail**

*January 25, 2014*

Ottawa—Good morning dear members. Another scandal has broken after a night of drinking copious amounts of alch-y-hol. In the days of prohibition, you can bet your bottom dollar that scandals were harder to spot.

Days after being exposed for her “hard working” habits, Ms. Hanna Fazal has reached my scandal column once again. My dearest, I feel as if the road ahead of you is a short one. (I’m sensing a general theme in your life?)

The newly minted Parti Bleu leader (what were they thinking!?) was seen leaving the prestigious establishment of 1-8-4-8 late last night with none other than fellow member and collegue Kiki Lefebvre. The two, who have been less than tight lipped about their recent shenanigans, were spotted by several sources throughout the community of Sandy Hill.

What happened to the art of discretion? What happened to the art of courting?

Oh my land. At first glance, this story does not seem that scandalous, as many members have been aware of this story for quite a long while. In fact three moons have passed since their relationship has began to blossom. But I assure you, dear duckies, that there is more to this tale.

Also taking in a few beverages was the Hon. Marilyn Tourangeau and fellow media elite, Zee Barnes.

Pictures have surfaced that these individuals did go to a dwelling together. A source close to Ms. Tourangeau claims that the two were seen walking into said house hand in hand.

Now, this my dear friends, is where I am about to knock your socks off.

But not actually, nudity is not very polite.

Later this same evening, Ms. Lefebvre and Ms. Fazal were seen entering Ms. Touranguau’s home, also hand in hand.

Now, I understand that times have been a changin, but the logistics of four individuals, well you know, doin the dirty, just boggles this old bats mind.

I’m sure more will come about this, at least these fine individuals are doing their activities in the comfort and privacy of their own home. We know others are not akin to the same level of decency…I’m looking at you, Mr. Bisaillon.

Stay ethical, me duckies.
Nathan Venema

## Career

The Honorable Nathan Venema, PC MP, began his political career as a founding member of the CLASS party (the IPC never happened folks), which he worked with throughout Model Parliament 2017. In Model Parliament 2018, he sat as a member of the CASK party. He received his Honorable title when he was appointed Minister of Defense during the CLASS - HOOK coalition government. He currently has greater than two days worth of experience in the House of Commons and a note from his most frequented pub allowing him to sit as the member for Hamilton West-Ancaster-Dundas.

### CLASS party

During Model Parliament 2017, Nathan, along with Alec Connor, Lukas Upton, Andrew Potter, and Anastasiia Cherygova, worked to ensure that every member of CLASS would have input into decisions being made by leadership, ensuring his appointment to the War Room. He was named as the Critic of Defense when CLASS was third party, which carried over into Minister of Defense during the formation of the coalition government.

### CASK party

With Model Parliament 2018 about to take off, Nathan was given the honour of sitting in the Macdonald-Cartier Coalition as Environment Critic.

## Notable Moments

Nathan Venema can be considered as something of an enigma. He advocated for the capture and display of the Kraken during his tenure as Minister of Defense, and voted to go to war with Frengland. He later distanced himself from this, tweeting that former Prime Minister James Collie was a warmonger for advocating war with Frengland.
BOSS

BOSS was an active political party during MPSP15. BOSS was the smallest party of MPSP15, however found its way into power through coalition. It was very unstable, with various changes of leadership, and several members deserting. Despite these set backs, BOSS remained a tipping point to power, leading to the rise and fall of governments.

 Party Platform

BOSS was defined by pragmatism and good policy. Unfortunately, these ideas meant that they had very little policy of their own, and primarily supported other parties policies instead.

## Third Party

As a third party, BOSS stood against the CASE government. They would later approach SQUAD to create a coalition to take government, hoping to gain more numbers than the larger opposition party, CCCC. This coalition led to fear within CCCC that they would be relegated to their party, pushing them to joining and creating a super coalition. This lead to the creation of the CCCC-SQUOSS coalition.
Taylor Brown

## Personal Life

Per his MP15 media biography: a proud Franco-Ontarien, born and raised in Russell Ontario, Taylor "St-Hubert" Brown attended Swigmore University where he earned his degree in Economics and Bartending. Brown spearheaded the national monorail strategy, which reduced rail regulation costs by 50% by converting all train tracks to monorails - it's genius, really.

He frequently defected to (or founded) the Tea Party of Canada. Prior to entering political life, Brown held a brief stint as Quality Assurance at the Labatt Bleue plant, fired for being drunk on the job.

## MPSP13

Brown started as a backbencher in the FAC party, led by Kelden Formossa.

## MPSP14

Brown - a rising star in the SWAG caucus - was appointed to one of the most critically important ministries of the whole government: Transport. Under the SWAG government, Brown released the exceptionally well-received Transport Canada Efficiency Report, which called for the outsourcing of all air traffic control, the expansion of the Rideau Canada to a Panama-class shipping lane, the conversion of all railways to monorails, and for 407-style tolling on all bicycle lanes.

## MPSP15

Brown founded CASE and was elected as Prime Minister to a minority government. His infamous opening speech can be read here.

## MPSP16

Brown introduced Bill C-450, the *Taj Mahal 2: Airport Boogaloo Act* or better known as the *Mirabel Restoration Act*. The bill, ratified by Parliament, intended to rebuild the Mirabel Airport as a heritage site by expropriating nearby land. As well, the bill called for the construction of the Monument to the Victims of Expropriation, which would be built on land expropriated from local landowners. To bring tourists to the site, a 500ft tall inflatable white elephant was to be erected near the site.

In 2016, Brown received the media team's True Canadian Hero Award and the Order of Canada.

## MPSP17

Washed up, Brown returned to embarrass himself one last time in front of the Natural Resources Committee.
MPSP2014

**Model Parliament 2014** (MPSP14 or MP14SP) was the model parliament simulation held from in the Centre Block House of Commons from January 24 to 25, 2014, with opening ceremonies held on January 23.

## Parties

* SWAG
* STYLE
* CATS

## Election Results

On election night on November 28, the SWAG party won 105 seats to form government. STYLE formed the Official Opposition with 53 seats, while CATS became the third party with 30 seats with 7 independents taking the backbenches. This meant that SWAG would form a rare majority government, not seen in living memory. However, additional by-elections left the majority hanging in the balance, with the government at one point edging just below majority before regaining it in time for the opening of the new session.

 STYLE
 CATS
 IND

## Major Events

* Part of The House Era
* The first majority government achieved without a coalition
* Birth of the Connolly Protocol
* Conflict with Frengland

## News Articles

Steve Baikan of the was the primary news reporter during MPSP14, reporting from the "Chronicle Chronicle". Below are a collection of articles that Baikan wrote through the year.

* When the Shame is as Small As your Skirt
* Four is MORE than a crowd...
* And another one bites the dust...
* SWAG Government Falls; STYLE's Riddle Named New PM
* Riddle Accused of Being Threat to Public
* The Prime Minister Stands his Ground
* Les Jardins suspendus de Toronto
* Real Problems? Nah I Just Want My Lime
* And they're off!
* Veteran MPs Bring Political Baggage
* Bigger Not Always Better
* Expensive Whisky, a trip to Panama, and a Whole Lot of Entertainment
* Like a duck on a June Bug
* What is a minister...?
* The Ripple that Became a SWAGanami
* Attention Moldus! Le ministere de la magie debarque a Ottawa!
* STYLE's Young Caucus: Refreshing or Reckless?
* Le francais, important ou pas?
* What STYLE has in store.
* Dernieres Nouvelles Franches!
* The Plight of our New PM
* The Return of Shane (Shame) Mackenzie

## Organizers

 Deputy Speaker | Chris Radojewski

To see the full online booklet, go here.
CRIMÉ

CRIMÉ was a political party active during MPSP16. It was a coalition force of ASAP and BASIC, with the support of several independents, under the new leadership of Marcus Mattinson. The name CRIMÉ is a reference to the failed CRIME party of MPSP15.

## Party Platform

The CRIMÉ party was originally meant to be a revival of CRIME, however its platform was really just a continuation of the BASIC and ASAP platforms.

## Government

After defeating the government, BASIC and ASAP joined together as one party, however they were not a formal coalition until the creation of CRIMÉ. This coalition would begin the second day as government, with the resignation of the leader of BASIC, and the rise of Marcus Mattinson to the Prime Ministers office. Their government used the guise of creating history in order to retain votes, allowing it to pass its bill through second reading. It would survive several confidence motions, however the revival of the Connolly Protocol lead to a declaration of war against pumpkin spice, forcing the fall of CRIMÉ.

## Opposition

CRIMÉ then sat as opposition to the TALL and INC coalition, called the Star Wars Party. It would sit as opposition for the remainder of the session, and not present a new opposition motion, due to time restraints.
When the Shame is as Small As your Skirt

Mark Wente, Mope ad Wail

*January 25, 2014*

As the second day of Model Parliament gets into full swing it can be reported that the festivities last night were as hot as the temper flares in the house yesterday. Some Honorable, and less honorable members showed up this morning in outfits similar to those there were proudly sporting yesterday, and did I even see some raccoon eyes this morning.

While those who enjoyed themselves to their full potential continue to trickle into the house those who did get a chance to catch some much needed rest, in their own beds may have mistaken walking into the House of Commons this morning and instead believed they were walking into a Whore House. With the rise of temperatures came with the lowering of the dress standards, the girls this morning, the word women is not an accurate description, while it is traditional to at least have your skirt touching you knees, the rainbow of panties that have been on display this morning is enough to challenge even the most colorful of un-parliamentary.

Men you are not blameless in this affair, will you please learn how to tie a knot for your ties, it is an essential part of a suit, furthermore your tie should in fact match your shirt, or at least some piece of your outfit. Having a shirt and tie combo you fished out of your closet in the dark, while stumbling through the house in the predawn haze of last night’s festivities is not appropriate.

In a statement of pride, dress to impress, or at least dress in something your grandmother would not be ashamed to see you wear, because ours here in the media room has been quoted saying “ Oh even the eyes in the back of my head are ashamed of what they are seeing”
CBC

**CBC** was a political party active before the election during MPSP16. It was part of a merger which gave birth to INC which went on to become government. It was led by Oliver Parker.

## Party Platform

CBC platform was focused on infrastructure and construction themes.

## Merger

The INC merger was a controversial move undertaken by both HICK and **CBC**, which had various criticisms. **CBC** was the smaller of the two parties, leading criticism from HICK. This was also undertaken without much consultation, and was seen as an attempt to undermine the political process, and ensure BASIC not win government.
Wise and Sophisticated Party

The Wise and Sophisticated Party (WaSP or WSP) was a party active during MPSP13. It was led by the Rt. Hon. Daniel-Guillaume Stringer, who would serve as the Prime Minister of Canada at the opening of the 12th Parliament.

## Leadership

### Leader

Daniel-Guillaume (DG) Stringer

 Party Platform

The party's platform focused on policies that would improve the lives of wealthy and privileged Canadians. Their ideology favoured high society, at the expense of lower class people and rural bumpkins like those found in their rivals in the Farmers Alliance of Canada.

## Government

Though initially polling well behind other parties, the WaSP pulled through as the campaign continued and went on to pad a comfortable margin between it and the opposition parties. However, between election day and the opening of the new session, the margin was closed through, and on the first day of the new parliament WaSp was tied with the Social Justice League, though maintaining government.

The WaSP Government fell shortly before 2:00PM on the first day, due to a confidence motion hidden within their own bill, leading them to vote it down due to amendments. It was succeeded by a coalition between the FAC and the True North Party.

## Bills and Legislation

WaSP proposed a budget document entitled "Helping Canadians Help Themselves 2013", proposing a "wise-spending revolution" focused on balancing the federal budget, by privatizing VIA Rail, investing in foie gras and wine, subsidizing condo development, and immediately closing all regional economic development agencies.

The budget also proposed a national three-tiered identification card system, designed to identify individuals who are deemed unsophisticated. The three tiers were Sophisticated, Lesser Sophisticated and Unsophisticated. Unsophisticated Canadians would be interned in Cultural Reintegration Centres to be reintegrated into society. Children would be given the opportunity to fast track themselves to sophistication by participating in the high stakes "Culture Games".

## Members

Notable members included DG Stringer, Nasha Brownridge, Douglas Vidal-Hernandez, Simon Gollish, CT Larochelle, and Jocelyn Tweedie.
Samuel Sha

The Right Honourable Zhiming Samuel Sha is a second-time Model Parliamentarian for Dartmouth-Cole Harbour, and the Prime Minister of MPSP2021 under the TRPUZ government. He first participated in federal politics during the 19th Model Parliament, and became the Prime Minister of Canada in the 20th Model Parliament.

## MPSP 2020

In September 2019, Samuel Sha and several other MPs, including the Rt. Hon. Keith de Silvia-Legault, founded the Plastic Party of Canada in the well-known uOttawa's Friel Residence. The Party comes from the famous comedy film *Mean Girls*, and Samuel served as the deputy house leader, but one month later he resigned from his position citing personal reasons on October 6th, 2019. During the election night, Samuel secured his seat as the Member of Parliament for Dartmouth-Cole Harbour, and the Plastic Party became the third party in Parliament.

During the session, Samuel served in the foreign affairs committee solving the threats of Tik-Tok. In the afternoon he served as the Minister of Language in the Rat government, but resigned five minutes after swearing in because the agreement between the Plastic Party and the Rat Party was broken. At the end of the first day, Plastic Party's motion was adopted with a large margin. By the end of the first sitting day, Samuel joined Grant McIlhargey, Aaron Stafford, and Tyrone Fang, to form a new party - 'Ferda Party, and served as the House Leader. Although 'Ferda Party became the fourth party in the second sitting day, Samuel was recognized for his tireless effort for getting more speaking spots and multi-partisan cooperations.
Erik Heykoop

Erik Heykoop was a CPU Member of Parliament who was originally in the LIT party during MPSP17.

Idk who this is o-o

He is a teacher

He taught kids, and he loves kids he ran after them and played wit them.

Erik Heykoop is a teacher who teaches at St.Matthew High School in Orleans, Ontario.

He has orange hair and a beard :>
North Sahara

**North Sahara** (French: *Sahara du Nord*) is a country located in the Maghreb region of Africa. The country is renowned for its flora, particularly the red-headed lily, which is on its flag, and the mother's eye, its national flower.

## History

North Sahara finds its roots in the Ancient Carthaginian Empire, having built its capital on the ruins of Carthage. After the fall of Carthage during war with Rome, the people were scattered and mostly fled to communities in the Middle West and East Sahara.

Following the fall of Rome, the Carthaginians returned to their homeland and began to rebuild themselves as North Sahara. They have constantly been in conflict with Gertalia, the successors to the Roman Empire, who they continue to blame for the fall of their once-great Carthaginian Empire.

## Geography

Located along the southern shoreline of the Mediterranean Sea, North Sahara occupies the majority of the Maghreb region of Africa. It is also located along the northern border of the Saharan desert.

## Government

The country is particularly unique politically, having four separate legislative chambers that each legislate simultaneously and without any oversight of the others. Four representatives are elected from each district, those being the four that have the most votes, and then they choose which legislative chamber to sit in. The tallest candidate is allowed to choose first, followed by the second tallest, and so on.

If two bills are passed on the same subject, the most recent one to come into force is considered to be the active law. However, the President will often decide which bills to sign first so that the law they prefer can be the most recent to be put into force.

## Economy

The North Saharan economy is strongly based in mineral extraction, primarily in gold, silver, tin, and other metals.

Textiles are also important to the region, and North Sahara is the top exporter of dyed textiles of cotton, silk, wool and linen.

## Demographics

North Sahara has long been rumoured to be home to a large wizarding community, though very little evidence has come forward to support this claim.

## Contact with Canada

North Sahara first established relations with MP Sebastian Muermann in MPSP18, as he worked to map the world of MPSP.

Former Prime Minister Oliver Parker is rumoured to have made several personal trips to the country while serving as a Member of Parliament.
The Kraken

*"We're all victims of our own hubris at times"*

The Kraken is a supernatural monster that has terrorized Canada's Maritime Provinces since MPSP15.

## Origins

During MPSP15, the Standing Committee on National Defence dealt with the issue of defending the Atlantic Coast from Celine Dion and a band of roguish followers. Ultimately, the Committee determined that the best response was to drive the raiders away through force, and the SQUAD government of the day approved the decision to release a weaponized Kraken in the region.

## MPSP 17

In the years since its release, the Kraken quickly turned from a protector of the Maritimes to its greatest foe. Official studies conducted by the Rackham Institute in the autumn of 2016 suggested that nearly 50% of the Nova Scotian population was eaten during the year, and the economic toll was also incredibly negative.

Atlantic MPs Craig Mutter and Ben Carriere had seen their constituencies devastated by the Kraken, and they founded the HOOK Party of Canada, one of whose platform pillars was the defeat and capture of the beast.

Upon becoming government, the HOOK Party put forward Bill C-7, which aimed at defeating the Kraken.  With the aid of the house, what could not have been accomplished by HOOK and the Maritimers was at last accomplished by Canada as a whole. The Bill passed, and The Kraken while not killed, was at least successfully driven away for now. Across the Maritimes, the few surviving people rejoiced, and, at least for a time, all was right in the East once again.

The handling of the Kraken was seen as controversial, with some activists arguing it was an endangered species and ought to be preserved.
Deputy Speaker

The **Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons** (French: *Vice-président de la Chambre des communes*) is there to assist the Speaker of the House in their duties, rotating in to act as speaker, as well as help the Clerk with routine proceedings and the tabling of documents. The Deputy Speaker is appointed by the Governor General.

## Past Deputy Speakers

 Michelle Lewis
 Tegwyn Skye Curtis
 Chris Radojewski | MPSP14
Old Guinea

**Old Guinea**, officially the **Democratic Republic of Old Guinea** (French: *République démocratique de Vielle-Guinée*), is a country in the Western Sahara region of Africa to the south of North Sahara and to the West of East Sahara. It also borders the Atlantic Ocean.

Their national animal is the African Swallow, which they are very proud of. They are so defensive that they have severed all diplomatic ties with Polkraine, whose national animal is the European Swallow.

## History

Old Guinea came to exist after the fall of New Guinea, which has previously existed as a successor state to the Guinean Empire, which existed within Africa during the Archaic Period across what is now Old Guinea, North Sahara and the Ugandan Union.

The country's origin story is rooted in the legend of Polkraine. Polkrainian legend states that the country was founded by a group of nomads who followed a swallow from Siberia to what is now Krakiev. Guinean legend insists that the swallow did not in fact land in Polkraine, but that the nomads grew tired of travel and decided not to follow it any further. A smaller group of the nomads, who insisted on following the swallow to the end, followed it all the way to what is now Port Accragos, where flew into the sun and disappeared. This legend has led to great conflict between Polkrainians and Guineans over several centuries.

The Fifteen Swallow Wars, which have been reoccurring throughout history with one as recently as MPSP03, have been fought between Polkraine and Guinea to determine which swallow, the European Swallow of Polkraine or the African Swallow of Guinea, is superior. The wars have ended in a stalemate every time.

## Government

Old Guinea is led by Chairman Abass Chambers, whose father was responsible for the establishment of Old Guinea, who has wide-sweeping powers to appoint bureaucrats to administer his government and implement any program or law that he should wish.

## Economy

The Government of Old Guinea holds a monopoly on most key industries, though some have been ceded to the Church of the African Swallow, the state religion. The church controls all natural resources

## Culture

The Church of the African Swallow is the state religion of Old Guinea, and holds significant sway over economic and government matters.

## Contact with Canada

Old Guinea was initially missed on MP Muermann's initial survey of the global map due to its lack of an airport or any modern transportation systems.

It was discovered by National Roast Reporter Berry Milewski as he was putting together his travel logs to inform Canadians about the other nations of the world.
Prime Lady

The **Prime Lady** or **Prime Sire** is the significant other of the Prime Minister of Canada. This is an unofficial position, as it holds no official office; however, it contributes to governance through philanthropic works, such as tolerating endless talk about Model parliament for months. It is inspired by the First Lady held in the American presidential system and as a byproduct of the suffering caused to non-political significant others who must endure long discussions on policy and political strategies in a simulated parliament.

## The Pirate/Seal Fiasco

On the second day of *MPSP2023*, Hannah Wiedrick, the leader of the Navy Seals Party of Canada, became the Leader of the Official Opposition after the GST Coalition government fell at the end of Day 1. This also meant that Matthew Edginton, Wiedrick's partner and the leader of the Pirate Party, became Prime Minister. This caused major controversy as, for the first time in Canadian history, both the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Official Opposition were in a relationship.

## List of Known Prime Ladies/Sires

* Danielle Naccarato
* Abby Mandris
* The Hon. Lala Ahmad
* Emily Grant
* The Hon. Hannah Wiedrick
Carribean Bloc

The **Carribean Bloc** (French: *Bloc caraïbes*) is a country located in Central America that also encompasses most of the countries in the Caribbean region.

## History

The Bloc was formed as an amalgamation of various smaller countries that came together to defend themselves against a potential invasion of larger countries from the North and the South. Threats from New Frengland and The Andys drove the several small countries together. The Carribean Bloc at this point included what is now called the Curks and Taicos.

### The Treaty of St. Moscowsburg

The Bloc was forced to grant the independence of the Curks and Taicos in the *Treaty of St. Moscowsburg*, which was an agreement of the international community following an international crisis and near war between Frengland and the Carribean Bloc. Frengland, which had ruled the colony for generations, claimed it on historical precedence. The Carribean Bloc claimed that, since a majority of the population was is ethnically Carribean.

Its independence was won by its then Governor, Cidel Fastro, who insisted that a war could be avoided only if they were given their independence. The international community, desperate to avoid a global conflict, forced the two small nations into agreeing to terms.

### War over Tuba

The Andean-Carribean War was fought between The Andys and the Carribean Bloc, both of which sought exclusive domain over the island nation. In the end, The Andys won and claimed dominion over the island, allowing the small Carribean population to live in peace on the Northern shores while quickly building up defences against future attacks over the beautiful shores.

## Geography

The country is full of tropical rain forests and beaches, and consists of a grouping of islands in the Gulf of Mexico as well as the neck of Central America.

## Government

The country is broken up into two branches of government. First, the Executive, which is run by the Elected President, who is the Head of State. Second is the legislative branch, which serves to pass legislation for the President to approve or reject. The legislative branch's judicial committee also serves as the main judiciary in the country, though they can delegate that authority to independent arbitrators to oversee cases.

## Economy

The economy in the country is driven primarily by commodity exports. The country is the world's largest producer of seaweed, as well as cocoa and coffee. The country is also considered a crucial trade hub, particularly due to the Panama Canal being the main strait leading from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

## Culture

The cultures of the country vary by region. The islands are largely a tourism economy, and are very welcoming and receptive to tourists and foreigners, while the mainland is largely agricultural and sees little tourism.

Bob Marley is considered an important cultural icon in the country.

## Contact with Canada

The Carribean Bloc first established relations with MP Sebastian Muermann in MPSP18, as he worked to map the world of MPSP.
CRIME

**CRIME** was a political party active before the election during MPSP15. It was consumed without influence into CASE through a takeover, and led to CASE winning government. It was led by Jonah Gowans.

## Party Platform

CRIME took inspiration from old gangster movies, particularly the Godfather, and was meant to be a crime family looking to be elected. Their policy largely hinged upon the lagalisation of crime, and the protection of mob and criminal enterprises.

## Dissolution

Despite being a relatively large caucus, CRIME collapse into CASE after the leadership debate. There are various theories which describe its dissolution. The most prominent, is that a few leadership members were convinced by CASE leader Taylor Brown to leave the party, in part due to his strong performance at the leaders debate, and bring as many people as possible. This move split the caucus, with a small division following the leader, Jonah Gowans to join the CCCC, while the majority joined the CASE party.
Good Old Party

"Only a Prime Minister is qualified to be Prime Minister"

The **Good Old Party** (GOP) is a political party that was present from *MPSP18* to *MPSP19*. It was founded by former Prime Ministers Sean Callaghan and Oliver Parker on the premise that former Prime Ministers are uniquely qualified to be Prime Minister, and that those who have not formerly been Prime Minister do not have the necessary credentials to be Prime Minister.

## MPSP18

During the MPSP18, the GOP won eight seats. Callaghan and Parker won their seats, and they were joined by former Prime Ministers Ben Carriere, Davis Whittington-Heeney, Hannah Wieler, Jake Collie, Dalton Wakely, and former Governor General Lhori Webster.

After the fall of their respective governments, Michael Giesbrecht and Taylor Sullivan joined the caucus, bringing their total seat count to ten seats, just short of party status.

## MPSP19

GOP announced that it would return for MPSP19, this time under the leadership of Giesbrecht and Sullivan.
Gertalia

**Gertalia,** officially the **Holy Kingdom of Gertalia** (French: *Saint-Royaume de Gertalia*), is a country in Europe, occupying a significant portion of Western and Central Europe. The country occupies most of the region that used to be occupied by the Roman empire.

## History

The Holy Kingdom of Gertalia is the modern country most directly associated with the Ancient Roman Empire and former Holy Roman Empire.

Queen Angela took control following the death of her predecessor, King Albatross of House Finch. King Albatross left no heir, and so the war for succession began, however all opponents would eventually surrender to Angela, who has insisted that ruling was her divine right:

> "The Lady of the Lake, her arm clad in the purest shimmering silmite held aloft Excalibur from the bosom of the water, signifying by divine providence that I, Angela, was to carry Excalibur. THAT is why I am your queen!" *-Queen Angela von Nicola at the end of the war of succession*
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## Geography

Gertalia is home to numerous mountain ranges that are considered amongst the top ski slopes in the world. The Northern regions of the country enjoy a temperate climate with similar seasons to Canada, while the Southern region is usually a warmer climate without a winter like Canada's.

## Government

The country is the only Feudal Monarchy left in the world, ruled by Her Royal Highness Queen Angela von Nicola.

There are several smaller constituencies within the country, each governed by a lesser noble, often a Duke or Duchess or Baron or Baroness. Gertalia is one of the most ethnically diverse countries in the world, with no one ethnicity coming close to majority status.

## Economy

The economy in Gertalia is largely agrarian, particularly in wheat, barley, and grape farming. Farmers are considered crucial to the constant war efforts between the ruling class, and are usually easy to conscript for war.

Gertalia also enjoys a prosperous alcohol industry. The southern region, with its abundance of grapes, produces several fine wines that are exported around the world. The northern regions mostly produce barley, which is used in the award winning beers that are brewed and exported across the country.

## Culture

Gertalia is considered one of the most "foodie" countries in the world. Its national dish is a Spaghetti Schnitzel, however it is also the country where Pizza was invented.

The country is regularly amongst the most competitive in soccer.

## Contact with Canada

Gertalia was initially missed on MP Muermann's initial survey of the global map due to its lack of an airport or any modern transportation systems.

It was discovered by Berry Milewski as he was putting together his travel logs to inform Canadians about the other nations of the world.

Former Parliamentarian Steven Hepburn is rumoured to have visited the country prior to MPSP15, specifically travelling to the Leaning Tower of Pizza, where he would discover his favourite food and bring it back to Canada, founding the Pizza Party in the process.
CCCC-SQUOSS

**CCCC-SQUOSS** was a coalition party active during the second day of MPSP15. It was the emalgamation of all but one opposition party into one super coalition.

## Party Platform

The party's platform was a pure combination of the two larger parties previous platforms, taking the nationalism of the CCCC and the style and modern culture from SQUAD. This combination was criticized for its lack of cohesiveness, with fairly divided cabinet.

## Government

Taking government second day, CCCC-SQUOSS was primarily defined by their size. Taking a majority of the seats, the coalition passed their bill with ease, and dominated discussion and power. Some deserted the coalition due to its direction and the loss of some of their prior identity, but not enough to end their reign, bringing a close to MPSP15.

### Passing of the Prime Ministerial Position

One major criticism of the super coalition was the number of times the Prime Ministers resigned, leading to several earning the Rt. Hon. title. This led to confusion, and also less organization, as there was some confusion as to who was becoming Prime Minister.
Freedom Star

The Freedom Star, also frequently referred to as The Liberty Star, was an interstellar super-weapon created by the Canadian Government during MPSP14. The Freedom Star was later endorsed and revitalized by the Star Wars Party during the dying hours of MPSP16.

The liberty star has been decommissioned and recommissioned several times, due to its controversial power. Many have criticized its use against the nation of Sweden, which led to an international scandal and conflict, forcing it to be decommissioned for the first time. It has been seen as a major deterrent, and some believe that its decommissioning led to a rise in conflicts with other nations.

Critics believe it should be completely destroyed, and saw its construction and use as not only a humanitarian disaster, but also a financial crisis, leading to a series of large deficits.
Andrea Khanjin

## Rt. Hon. Andrea Khanjin, P.C., M.P.

**Andrea Khanjin** PC MP is a former model parliamentarian who served as Prime Minister during MPSP2008 as leader of the Confederation Party.

## In real life

After graduating from the University of Ottawa, Andrea Khanjin went on to serve as the real MPP for Barrie—Innisfil, and was later appointed as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of the Intergovernmental Affairs in 2022.
Constitutional Conventions

The Charter of Rights and Freedoms, signed by Prime Minister Pierre Stewart during MPSP1982.

### Originated

MPSP1982

Constitutional conventions are the unwritten rules of the Canadian system of government, filling the holes in the written Constitution. These conventions are ingrained within the Parliamentary system.

## The History of the Canadian Constitution

The Canadian constitution was written and introduced by Prime Minister Sir Ronald A. Macdonald in 1867 as the British North America Act. The constitution acts as the guiding document for Canada's federal parliamentary system of government.

## Forming Government

Constitutional convention dictates that the party that wins the most seats in an election be given the first opportunity to form a government, regardless of whether or not that party holds a majority of seats in the House. The party that wins the election must, immediately upon the return of the House of Commons, deliver a throne speech and present a budget to prove that they hold the confidence of the House.

If the budget is defeated, then the government falls and the Governor General must ask another party to attempt to gain the confidence of the House. Usually this opportunity goes to the Official Opposition, however situations do sometimes arise in which a coalition of third parties are able to outnumber the Official Opposition, therefore resulting in the Opposition being supplanted.

## Appointing a Prime Minister

The written constitution does not provide for the creation of the head of government, also known as the Prime Minister. As such, the position of Prime Minister was created by convention, as the head of the party that forms the government. This means that the Prime Minister does not necessarily need to be a Member of Parliament or Senator, though such a situation is yet to arise.

## Passing Legislation and Royal Assent

It is convention in Canada that the Governor General cannot disallow legislation that was lawfully passed by both Houses of Parliament. If legislation is passed by both the House of Commons and the Senate, the Governor General must grant Royal Assent to the bill.

## Cabinet Solidarity

Cabinet Solidarity is a principle of responsible government and constitutional convention that requires Cabinet Ministers to maintain a public front of unanimity on Cabinet decisions. This means that even if a Cabinet Minister disagrees with a decision made by cabinet, they must publicly support that decision or resign.

## Caretaker Governments

In between the conclusion of a Model Parliament and the swearing in of a new government, the Canadian government goes into "caretaker mode", which means that the government is simply operating as it normally would without any new legislation or regulations. This government usually consists of the Cabinet of the outgoing government, headed by the outgoing Prime Minister.