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Questions and Answers for Canadian Citizenship Test

Government of Canada, Provincial and Local elected officials for Milton residents.
Last updated: May 16, 2012

Federal Government

  1. What is the name of the Governor General of Canada?
    His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston
  2. Name all the federal political parties represented in the House of Commons and their leaders.
    • Conservative Party of Canada - Stephen Harper
    • Liberal Party of Canada - Interim Leader Bob Rae
    • New Democratic Party of Canada - Thomas Mulcair
  3. Which party is the Official Opposition at the federal level?
    New Democratic Party of Canada
  4. Name the Prime Minister of Canada and their party.
    Prime Minister Stephen Harper is the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.
  5. Name your Member of Parliament and the party they belong to.
    The Member of Parliament (MP) for Halton (includes Milton) is Lisa Raitt. She belongs to the Conservative Party of Canada..
  6. Which federal political party is in power?
    The Conservative Party of Canada is the federal party currently in power.

Provincial Government

  1. What is the name of your provincial representative - Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP)?
    Ted Chudleigh is the Halton (includes Milton) MPP. He belongs to the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.
  2. What is the name of the Premier of your province?
    The Hon. Dalton McGuinty is the Premier of Ontario. He belongs to the Liberal Party of Ontario.
  3. Which political party is in power in your province?
    The Ontario Liberal party is in power in Ontario
  4. What is the name of the leader of the opposition in your province?
    Tim Hudak is the Leader of the Official Opposition. He belongs to the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.
  5. What is the name of your Provincial Lieutenant Governor or Commissioner?
    Honourable David C. Onley is the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario.

Municipal (Local) Government

  1. Who is the Chair of the Regional Municipality of Halton?
    Gary Carr
  2. What is the name of your mayor?
    Milton's Mayor is Gord Krantz.
  3. Who is your city councillor, alderperson, reeve or regional councillor?
    Local and Regional Councillors
    • Tony Lambert (Ward 1, 6, 7 & 8)
    • Colin Best (Ward 2, 3, 4 & 5)
    Local Councillors
    • Ward 1: Sharon Barkley
    • Ward 2: Greg Nelson
    • Ward 3: Cindy Lunau
    • Ward 4: Rick Malboeuf
    • Ward 5: Arnold Huffman
    • Ward 6: Mike Cluett
    • Ward 7: Rick Di Lorenzo
    • Ward 8: Zeeshan Hamid