Political Science Research Guide: Government Information

Government Documents are official publications put out by Federal, Provincial and International Governments. They can include Reports, official transcripts of Debates within Parliament (etc), Statistical Data, Laws & Regulations, Treatises, and other information.

As Debates, Laws & Regulations, and Legal Information put out by governments play an important role in Political Science, each of these types of records has been assigned a section in this library guide where you can find more information about each type of document as well as links to them.  Other relevant Government Sites and Documents are listed in the box below.

For an extensive listing of Government Publications, please consult the library's Government Documents Libguide. It provides a rich listing of Government Resources of relevance to Public Discourse and Government in Canada.

Another excellent Government Documents Resource is the Library Catalog.  It can be searched and will indicate if a Government Document is in Hardcover or Electronic Format.  All Electronic Government Publications contain hypertext links so you can easily locate these online government publications by doing One Search on the Library Catalog.

Manitoba Government Sites

• Government of Manitoba Website
  Provides links to MLAs, Government Services, Information for Citizens, etc

Canadian Government Sites

• Welcome to Canada's Parliament
  Official site for Canada's Legislative Branch.  How Canada's Parliament works, bills, Hansard, and more. 
   
• Government of Canada Official Web Site
  Links to information about Parliament, Government Services, Publications and Reports, Foreign Affairs, etc.
   
• Prime Minister of Canada
  Official Web site  of the Head of Government in Canada
   
• Supreme Court of Canada
  Aside from information about the Court, this site has links to Supreme Court Rulings.
   
• Executive Government in Canada
  This site explains the Symbolic (Queen / Governor General), Political (Prime Minister) and Permanent (Civil Service) levels of the Executive Branch of Government in Canada.

NOTE: More information about Canadian Government Web Sites can be found by visiting our Government Documents Libguide

United States Government Sites

• The White House
  Official Web Site for the Executive Office of the United States
   
• USA.gov: A-Z Index of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies
   
• United States House of Representatives
  Web site for one of two Legislative Branches of Government in the United States. Elections to it are held every two years.
   
• United States Senate
  Web site for the second Legislative Branch of Government in the United States.  Senators are elected for Six years and every two years one third of the Senate Seats are up for re-election.
   
• United States Supreme Court
  Web site for the third branch of Government in the United States.  Justices are nominated by the President, voted on by the Senate and if approved Justices have a seat for life - or until retirement.
   
• Thomas (Library of Congress Location tool)
  Thomas is an excellent tool for locating U.S. government information including Bills, Committee Reports, Congressional Record and links to U.S. Code.
   

United Nations Web Sites

• Welcome to the United Nations

European Union

• EUROPA: Official Web site of the European Union

International Government Web Sites

• Yahoo Directory of National Governments
  For a listing of official government web sites for countries around the world, use this Yahoo Directory of National Governments