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Re: Can someone explain the GTA to me?
| quote: | Originally posted by trancechaos
and why is toronto ontario's capital while ottawa is in ontario and is the nation's capital? |
YAY Grade 9 Geography.
Every province and territory have respective capitals.
Ontario - Toronto
Quebec - Quebec City
Alberta - Edmonton
British Columbia - Victoria ... and so on and so forth ...
Ottawa is the FEDERAL capital of Canada. Located there is the Federal Government (i.e. Parliament) and at this level is conducted all matters of business that affect the country as a whole. At the provincial level (i.e. Toronto - Queen's Park) only matters that involve the provincial level are dealt with (education, health care, etc.)
The location of Ottawa is coincidental. It could be in Nunavut.
This is much like how in the States, Washington D.C. is the federal capital.
Washington D.C. (District of Columbia) which encompasses parts of Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia - all of which also have their own respective capitals.
Maryland - Annapolis
Virginia - Richmond
West Virginia - Charleston
Hope this helps 
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