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{{Canadian politics}}
The '''Canadian Government''', formally '''Her Majesty's Government in Canada''',<ref>[http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/progs/cpsc-ccsp/fr-rf/couronne_crown_canada/06-600crown_of_maples_e.pdf MacLeod, Kevin S.; ''A Crown of Maples''; Queen's Printer for Canada; Ottawa: 2008]</ref> is the [[federal government]] of [[Canada]].  Powers and structure of the federal government are set out (contracted; show full)

The prime minister holds office until he resigns or is removed by the governor general; therefore, the party that was in government before the election may attempt to continue to govern if it so desires, even if it holds fewer seats than another party. [[Coalition government]]s are rare at the federal level: since Sir [[John A. Macdonald]]'s [[Liberal-Conservative]] governments in the mid 1800s, Canada has had only one other coalition government, the 
[[Union Government]] of Sir [[Robert Borden]] during [[World War I]].

[[Political party|Political parties]] are not mentioned in the constitution. By the convention of [[responsible government]], the prime minister and most of his cabinet are [[Member of Parliament|members of Parliament]] so they can answer to Parliament for their actions. But any Canadian adult is constitutionally eligible for the position, and prime ministers have held office after being elected leader but before taking a seat in the Commons ([[John Turner](contracted; show full)* [http://publiservice.gc.ca/directories/pgtd/pgtd_e.html Provincial Government Telephone Directories]

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