When we visited Parliament, it was not in session. I was really hoping that it would be but the Opposition Party's MP, Jack Layton , had just passed away. One bonus of Parliament not being in session was that we were able to see parts of the building that would not normally be open. It was an amazing tour and I still can't believe that the building is only a little bit over 100 years old and was ravaged by fire years ago. Until the tour, I thought that it was a much older building. The architecture is wonderful and it was very interesting to learn about the Canadian government system. Since we were getting so much information, it was a lot to process. And, I have always been interested in politics and have been wanted to learn about how it works here in Canada, so I picked up a book on how Parliament works. One thing that I do remember hearing over and over, is that the Canadian systems is modeled after Great Britain's system...and rightfully so since Canada is a principality of the UK and Queen Elizabeth is our Head-of-State.
I took a lot of pictures but won't share them all. Here are some of my favorites and when I finish the book on how Parliament works, I will let you all know!
