Fun Facts

Dani and Paul have learned the following Fun Facts while building and researching this site:

• Every Member of Parliament is able to send a "householder" to every constituent in their riding four times a year. - Bill Casey homepage
• When sending a written letter to an MP you don't need a stamp (postage is free), but Canada Post requests (but does not require) you to write 'MP' after the MP's name (eg. Hedy Fry, MP)
• A province can not have more senators than MPs
• More of an observation: postal codes generally seem to go alphabetically from east to west in Canada
• Gerard Kennedy is listed as the Liberal Critic for Intergovernmental Affairs on the Parliament & Liberal sites BUT is not an MP!
  Check-out his Wikipedia entry!
• Michael Fortier is listed as Minister of Public Works and Government Services but is not an MP!
  Check-out his Wikipedia entry!
• The Office of the Information Commissioner - "… investigates complaints from people who believe they have been denied rights under the Access to Information Act" (Who knew such a place existed?!)