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Parliamentary
representationParliament Hill's Centre Block houses both the Commons and Senate. The Parliament of Canada (in French: le Parlement du Canada is Canada's legislative branch, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario. According to Section 17 of the Constitution Act, 1
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Senate seatsThe Senate of Canada is the upper house of the Parliament of Canada. The senate has 105 members who are appointed by the Governor General on advice from the Prime Minister and serve until the age of 75. 24 from Ontario; 24 from Quebec; 24 are from the Mar

PremierEdward Schreyer, Manitoba's 18th premier ( 1977- 1981) The Premier of Manitoba is the first minister for the Canadian province of Manitoba. He or she is the province's head of government and de facto chief executive. The current Premier of Manitoba is Gar

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Government of Manitoba

Manitoba is one of Canada's provinces and was the fifth province to join Canada (in 1870). Its population is 1,162,800 (Manitobans).

1 Geography

Manitoba is located in the longitudinal centre of Canada, one of the Prairie Provinces. It borders on Saskatchewan to the west, Ontario to the east, Nunavut to the north, and the American states of North Dakota and Minnesota to the south.

The province has a coast with Hudson Bay, and contains the very large Lakes Winnipeg, Manitoba (its namesake), and Winnipegosis. Important watercourses include the Red River, Assiniboine River, Nelson River, and Churchill River.

The Manitoban climate is severe, though the southern latitudes support extensive agriculture. The northern reaches of the province range through coniferous forests, muskeg, and up to tundra in the far north.

2 History

Manitoba was settled by members of the Ojibwa and Assiniboine tribes. The first European to reach present-day Manitoba was Thomas Button , who visited the Nelson River in 1612. Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, Sieur de la Vérendrye visited the Red River Valley in the 1730s as part of opening the area for French exploration and exploitation. An important French-Canadian population (Franco-Manitobains) still lives in Manitoba, especially in the Saint-Boniface district of Winnipeg.

The territory was won by Britain in 1763 as part of the French and Indian War and became part of Rupert's Land, the immense monopoly territory of the Hudson's Bay Company.

The founding of the first agricultural community in 1811 by Lord Selkirk, near modern Winnipeg, resulted in conflict between the white colonists and the Métis who lived near there. A battle in 1816 saw 20 colonists killed by the Métis, including the governor.

When Rupert's Land was ceded to Canada in 1869 (it would become the Northwest Territories), a lack of attention to Métis concerns would lead their leader Louis Riel to establish a provisional government. Negotiations between this government and the Canadian government resulted in the creation of the province of Manitoba and its entry into Confederation in 1870.

Originally the province was only 1/18 of its current size and square in shape - it was known as the "postage stamp province." It grew progressively, absorbing land from the Northwest Territories until it attained its current size by reaching 60°N in 1912.

1 Map

2 See also

Provinces and territories of Canada
Provinces: British Columbia \| Alberta \| Saskatchewan \| Manitoba \| Ontario \| Quebec \| New Brunswick \| Nova Scotia \| Prince Edward Island \| Newfoundland and Labrador
Territories: Yukon \| Northwest Territories \| Nunavut

	Manitoba Communities
Manitoba Cities: Brandon \| Dauphin \| Flin Flon \| Portage la Prairie \| Selkirk \| Steinbach \| Thompson \| Winkler \| Winnipeg
Manitoba Regions: Winnipeg Capital Region \| Central Plains \| Eastman \| Interlake \| Northern \| Parkland \| Pembina Valley \| Westman

Manitoba also was formerly the artist name of electronic musician Dan Snaith, who now goes by the stage name Caribou.

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