Research Canada’s Major Political Parties

How to Find Out About Canada’s Four Major Political Parties:

Link #1 - http://www.elections.ca/home.asp?textonly=false
OR
Link #2 - http://www.elections.ca/content.asp?section=pol&document=index&dir=pol&lang=e&textonly=false   (this link will take you to a list of all Canadian Political Parties)
OR
Link #3 (Individual links for each of the four political parties)

Write A Petition Directed Toward the City of Edmonton

Link #1

http://www.edmonton.ca 

(This is the City of Edmonton homepage; you will need to use your search function and enter “city clerk” to find information on petitions)
OR
Link #2
http://www.edmonton.ca/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_2_104_0_0_35/http%3B/cmsserver/COEWeb/mayor+and+city+council/interact+with+council/Presenting+Petitions+to+City+Council.htm 
(City of Edmonton website link for information on how to petition.)

Writing A Letter to Your Member of Parliament

Link #1
http://www.parl.gc.ca/LEGISINFO/index.asp?Lang=E  (This link will allow you to examine a particular bill, its history, and its current legislative summary).

Link #2
http://www.parl.gc.ca  (This is the Federal Government Homepage and students can use it to find their MP based on their postal code)
OR
http://www.parl.gc.ca/common/index.asp?Language=E 
(This link will take them directly to the screen where they can enter the postal to find their MP)
OR
http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/house/PostalCode.asp?Source=SM 

Determining Where to Vote for Municipal, Provincial, Federal Elections

Link #1 -  How to Find Out Which Ward you live in?
http://www.edmonton.ca/elections/ward3_vs04.pdf  (This link is specific for students living near M.E. LaZerte School)

http://www.edmonton.ca/elections/city_vs04_index_map.pdf  (This link is an electoral map for all six wards in Edmonton. This is an interactive map and students will be able click on their respective “ward” for a closer look.)

Link #2. How to Contact Your City Councilor/Alderman?
http://www.edmonton.ca/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_2_265_210_0_43/http;/CMSServer/COEWeb/mayor%20and%20city%20council  (This link will take you to the City Council Page; students can then find out which city councilor belongs in each ward)

Link #2a. http://www.edmonton.ca/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_2_265_210_0_43/http%3B/CMSServer/COEWeb/mayor+and+city+council/city+councillors/  (This link will take students to the actual list of city councilors)

http://www.edmonton.ca/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_2_265_210_0_43/http%3B/CMSServer/COEWeb/mayor+and+city+council/interact+with+council/ 

Link #3. How to Contact Your MLA
http://www.assembly.ab.ca/default.htm 

Link #4. How to Locate Your Provincial Edmonton MLA Boundaries
http://www.altaebc.ab.ca/maps.html 

Link #5. How to Contact Your MP?
http://www.parl.gc.ca/common/index.asp?Language=E 
(This link will take them directly to the screen where they can enter the postal to find their MP)

Link #6. How to Locate Your Federal MP Boundaries
http://www.elections.ca  (You will then have to navigate to find your electoral boundary)
OR
http://www.elections.ca/intro.asp?section=vot&document=index&lang=e&textonly=false
(Type in your postal code and you will then find your map)

http://www.elections.ca/scripts/edwa308/Default.asp?L=E&Page=SearchStart&PC=
(If you don’t know your postal code, click go and then you can search by province, then district)