Canada
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- constitutional monarchy that is also a parliamentary democracy and a federation
- CONSTITUTION
- April 17, 1982; Charter of Rights and traditional norms
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on English common law, except for Quebec, which is based on the French system
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral, Senate and House of Commons
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court, judges appointed by the Prime Minister through the Governor General
RELIGIONS
42.6% Catholics, 23.3% Protestants, other minorities
From the country
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2000CanadaDEATH PENALTY
Canadian Foreign Minister Lloyd Axworthy welcomed Vietnam's...
Canadian Foreign Minister Lloyd Axworthy welcomed Vietnam's decision to release Nguyen's mother Tran Thi Cam, 74, executed in April
- JUNE 8, 2000CanadaDEATH PENALTY
Fang Yong, 35, a former bank accountant extradited...
Fang Yong, 35, a former bank accountant extradited by Canada to China, was given the death penalty by the Ningbo People's Intermediate Court for embezzling public funds
- JUNE 5, 2000CanadaDEATH PENALTY
Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien claimed at an...
Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien claimed at an international conference in Ottawa that [former] US President Bill Clinton was "jealous" of Canada
- APRIL 29, 2000CanadaDEATH PENALTY
Canada recalled its ambassador from Vietnam and cancelled...
Canada recalled its ambassador from Vietnam and cancelled its participation in 25th anniversary festivities for the end of the Vietnam War
- APRIL 28, 2000CanadaDEATH PENALTY
Minister Lloyd Axworthy said Ottawa would continue...
Minister Lloyd Axworthy said Ottawa would continue to put pressure on Hanoi unless it explained its actions promptly
- APRIL 26, 2000CanadaDEATH PENALTY
Canada cosponsored and voted in favour of the resolution...
Canada cosponsored and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 26, 2000CanadaDEATH PENALTY
Canada condemned Vietnam for executing Nguyen Thi Hiep,...
Canada condemned Vietnam for executing Nguyen Thi Hiep, a Vietnamese-born Canadian citizen convicted of drug trafficking, on April 24
- JANUARY 1, 2000CanadaDEATH PENALTY
Canada abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes...
Canada abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1976 and for military offenses on December 10, 1998
- DECEMBER 24, 1999CanadaDEATH PENALTY
On December 24, the House of Commons asked the Government...
On December 24, the House of Commons asked the Government to strongly protest the decision by the Turkish Supreme Court to uphold the death sentence against Abdullah Ocalan, leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), and demanded that Turkey commute th
- DECEMBER 1, 1999CanadaDEATH PENALTY
In December, the Hon
In December, the Hon
- NOVEMBER 23, 1999CanadaDEATH PENALTY
On November 23, at the House of Commons there was the...
On November 23, at the House of Commons there was the first reading of Bill C-335, presented by Reform MP John Reynolds, seeking the death penalty only for those involved in "aggravated" first-degree murder meaning murders committed with a great deal of f
- NOVEMBER 9, 1999CanadaDEATH PENALTY
On November 9, Canada's representative Ross Hynes,...
On November 9, Canada's representative Ross Hynes, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly (human rights) under item 116a (death penalty), criticized the extensive use of the death penalty as well as the harsh sentences imposed on politica