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Encyclopedia > The Farm (Canada)

The Farm is the official residence of the Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons. It is located at Kingsmere in Gatineau Park in Gatineau, Quebec, near the capital Ottawa. In Canada the Speaker of the House of Commons is the presiding officer of the lower house and is elected by fellow MPs. ... Gatineau Park is a park in western Quebec near the city of Gatineau, Quebec. ... Motto: ? Area: 342. ... {{Hide = {{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: {{Unhide = {{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Advance Ottawa/Ottawa en avant City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada location. ...


The residence is so named because of its history as an old farmstead dating back to the 19th century. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King privately purchased the farmstead as part of his country estate at Kingsmere Lake. Bales of hay on a farm near Ames, Iowa A farm is the basic unit in agriculture. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... A prime minister may be either: the chief or leading member of the cabinet of the top-level government in a country having a parliamentary system of government; or the official, in countries with a semi-presidential system of government, appointed to manage the civil service and execute the directives... The Right Honourable William Lyon Mackenzie King, PC , LL.B , Ph. ...


When Prime Minister King died, he left the residence and grounds to the Canadian Government so that future Canadian officials could make use of the area. "The Farm" is now owned and operated by the National Capital Commission. System of government Canada is a constitutional monarchy as a Commonwealth Realm (see Monarchy in Canada) with a federal system of parliamentary government, and strong democratic traditions. ... The National Capital Commission (NCC) is a federal commission that administers the federally owned lands and buildings in Canadas National Capital Region, including Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec. ...


The current Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada is the Honourable Peter Milliken, a Liberal Member of Parliament. In Canada the Speaker of the House of Commons is the presiding officer of the lower house and is elected by fellow MPs. ... The Honourable Peter Andrew Stewart Milliken, MP (born November 12, 1946) is the openly gay Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons, a position he has held since 2001. ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada) is Canadas current governing political party. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ...


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