Friday 9 April 2010

Newfoundland Facts - Politics

Going on a little trip to see Newfoundland from April 7th to 11th. It will be my final province, after this I have visited all 10 in Canada. JennB and I are going to be staying with Jerrica and her family. Looking forward to seeing the sites on the west side of The Rock!!

Newfoundland and Labrador have 7 House Seats in Canadian Parliament and 6 Senate Seats. They were the last province to join Canada, not becoming part of the nation until March of 1949. During its history Newfoundland and Labrador have had many forms of government, including a time as the Dominion of Newfoundland (1907–1949), equivalent in status to Canada, New Zealand and Australia. The current provincial Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador is Danny Williams. He is quite a character, has very high approval ratings, and always seems to be involved in some controversy or another - look him up.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Is he the one who went to the US to get surgery?