Because some people don't believe:
The official residence of the Prime Minister of Canada is 24 Sussex Drive. However, no money has been spend on the upkeep and maintenance of the house for like, 20 years, because any PM who tried would be screamed at by the Opposition for wasting tax payer money. As such, the house has deteriorated into a moldy, rat-infested mess. Also, Stephen Harper's wife did animal rescue, so it apparently also smelled of cat pee. So when Justin Trudeau (who grew up in the house) became PM, he was like, 'oh hell no' and moved his family into Rideau Cottage, which yes, is behind the Governor General's residence. The "cottage" is 22 rooms, so it's not like they're living in a shack. 24 Sussex, meanwhile, continues to gently moulder while everyone argues about what to do with it. (The RCMP, who guard the PM, want to abandon it, as it is too difficult to guard and too easy to access, as proven by that time a guy broke in and was only twarted from his mission by the PM's wife locking the bedroom door.)
In Canada, we don't vote for the Prime Minister, we vote for our Member of Parliament, and the leader of whichever party has the most MP's becomes the PM. So it really is a local election.
When the Speaker of the House is selected, they are "dragged" to their chair. This has its origins in English history.
It's just a whimsical little thing we do
Section 329 of the Canada Elections Act
Upper Canada and Lower Canada goes back to the origins of the country, it's Ontario and Quebec, we're not getting into all that.
Vancouver Island is named after Captain George Vancouver, as is the city, but the city is on the mainland. PEI is tiny, Cape Breton is part of Nova Scotia but is totally different, Montreal be Montrealing, and the island of Newfoundland is just half a province, the other half being Labrador.
Ontario is the centre of government and manufacturing, and that does make it important, but no one likes them for it.
There is actually a Communist Party candidate in my riding. The party is so insignificant they don't even show up on the election tracker.
The half a time zone is Newfoundland, which sits in its own bespoke time zone, half an hour ahead of Atlantic time.
Lester B. Pearson was the PM when the flag was picked, and he was a Liberal, so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Official Languages Act, baby
Toronto keeps eating the cities surrounding it
Interprovinical trade barriers has been a big thing the last few months, for obvious reasons
The Supreme Court of Canada only wears the Santa robes for special occasions. Some poor summer student does have to wear the owl costume, though. Also, the makeup of the court is determined by region, with a set number of justices for each region.
No one cares about the Senate. They don't really do much.
The outgoing Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador really does receive a moose hunting license for life.
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