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Elections
Elections are a process in which Canadian citizens express their preferences about who will represent and govern them. Those preferences are combined to decide which candidates will become Members of Parliament. Elections are fundamental to the operation of democracy in Canada as they are the central means by which citizens grant authority to those who govern them.
Timelines
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Elections and Prime Ministers
This timeline lists events related to elections and Prime Ministers in Canada.
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Women's Suffrage
Women in Canada obtained the right to vote in a sporadic fashion. Federal authorities granted them the franchise in 1918, more than two years after the women of Manitoba became the first to vote at the provincial level.
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Indigenous Suffrage
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Women's Suffrage in the West
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Women's Suffrage in Atlantic Canada
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Women's Suffrage in the North
Education Guides
Sir John A. Macdonald: Heritage Minute
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Videos
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