Um-dee-lee-doo, doodly-dee-lee-dee, doodly-doodly-doodly-doo. Ah! Garbage!
Look at this garbage! I'm so angry, I'm going to write a letter to the federal government. Oh, I wouldn't do that.
Garbage is not a federal responsibility. Well, in that case, I'm going to write a letter to the provincial government. Actually, garbage is not a provincial responsibility either.
It's a... Municipal Responsibility. Canada has three main levels of government, and they are each responsible for different areas. All these different levels of government! It's so confusing!
I just want to know, who does what? Who does what? I really want to know. Who does what?
That's what I'm going to show you. I'm not just talking to you, but in fact to all of you. Going to explain about the federal government in Ottawa. Important, they're in charge of our national security. This includes defense and the military.
Canada's often dealing with other nations, so they are in charge of international relations. You say you want to become a Canadian? Then go talk to citizenship and immigration. Thank you. They're also in charge of the money in the banking.
And next time you write a letter, it's them you should be thanking. For they also take care of the postal service. You want to learn more?
I've only scratched the surface. My curious friend, keep on listening up. Gonna tell you more about who does what.
Now the provinces, they are a different situation. Got their own responsibilities as a part of this nation. Because this country is so big and tall. It's too much for the federal government to take care of it all. So they split some things up and give it to Ontario.
Schools and education are provincial, don't you know? Dig a little deeper and... And you will see that health care is also a provincial responsibility. And there's social assistance and natural resources. You know, energy, wildlife, and of course all the fishes.
Well, we're at it. Say you want to drive a car, you'll need a license from the province or you won't get far. You want to know more?
Well, you're in luck. Because I'm going to keep talking about who does what. Who does what?
I really want to know. Who does what? That's what I'm going to show you. Who does what? Who does what?
Alright, moving along, getting to the nitty gritty. Municipal covers the towns and the cities, so municipal deals with things that are local, like your library or even snow removal. There's also public transit to get you place to place. Listen up, kid, I'm gonna pick up the pace. You wanna build a new house so you can live it to the max?
You'll need a building permit, you'll pay property tax, you'll need water. What about the garbage you produce? These things all live under municipal's roof.
You got me going, so I won't give up. Still got more to say about who does what. Now, some more responsibility. I think I know. Who does what?
That is what I showed ya. Who does what? Who does what?
Thank