Structure of the Canadian Government Canada is a former British colony. There are many similarities and differences in the political conditions between the two countries. Ⅰ. Both countries have the same official head of state,i.e. ,(1)______ (1) ______ In Canada, the official head is represented by a (2)______, who, when heads of state visit Canada, (2) ______ will first greet them before they are welcomed by (3)______ (3) ______ Ⅱ. The biggest difference between Canada and the UK is that Canada is a (4) ______ (4) ______ 1) Canada has ten provinces and (5) ______ (5) ______ territories, each with their own government. These local governments all have a great deal of power. 2) Canada was the first political community to combine federalism with a(n) (6) ______ model of (6) ______ government, which is labeled with "strength, order and (7)______". (7) ______ Ⅲ. The Canadian parliament consists of the House of Commons and the Senate. 1) The MPs in the House of Commons ale elected to represent different electoral districts ,which are based on (8)______ rather than geographic size. (8) ______ 2) The senators am not elected. They are (9) (9) ______ ______ by the Governor General to represent the regions more equally. The Senate is (10)______ to the (10)______ House of Lords in the UK