The Governor General also performs other duties, such as entertaining foreign visitors, giving honours to distinguished Canadians, opening hospitals, museums, and art galleries, and lending support to worthy causes and events.
The House of Commons
So, in addition to ensuring party discipline, the party whip must educate party members about the ramifications of party policies, so that they are widely understood by the members. Whips are the party negotiators who decide among themselves what items on the agenda are subject to political compromise and how much debate will be expended on them.
The Role of the Opposition
The Senate
The Upper legislative House of Parliament is our Senate, which is located at the east end of the Centre Block. The Senate Chamber, sometimes called the red Chamber, features red carpeting and upholstery capped by a ceiling of gold leaf where two bronze chandeliers, weighing over two tonnes each, are suspended. The walls of the Senate Chamber are lined with murals depicting scenes from World War 1. In the white oak panels below the murals are carvings showing Canada's assorted plant and animal life.
