Canadian Government Reflection
Canadian Government Reflection
As a Canadian citizen, I believe that living in one of the most diverse countries in the world can make it hard for everyone to be effectively represented. However, even though people from all over the world have different political views, Canada does a great job in working to represent each and every person. There are a lot of people living in Canada, and their views can range towards either side of the political spectrum. While Canada has taken all these peoples’ views and filtered it into five main political parties, it showed its amazing initiative to find a system that works for everyone. The five main political parties, the Green, Quebecois, Conservative, liberal, and NDP, are all based around the same roots, which is to find a system that makes everything run smoothly. However, they all have a different idea of how the government should be run in order to do so. This political …show more content…
One of the reasons that contribute to this amazing stat is Canada’s fair electoral process. First Past the Post refers to the majority rules vote, which is that the party that gets the most votes wins the election. This is a very common way for elections to be run, as it is the fairest way. By having this as their electoral process, Canada shows that it is fair.
Once the government is elected, they begin governing the country. This process includes appointing the Senate and working with the House of Commons to figure out what else our great country needs. This includes making laws for the benefit of everyone in Canada. In order to do so, the bill (proposed law), must be passed through the House of Commons twice, where it is reviewed, and if needed, revised. Afterwards, it must pass through the senate, after which it becomes a law. This makes sure the law is fair and it is a viable law to be
As a Canadian citizen, I believe that living in one of the most diverse countries in the world can make it hard for everyone to be effectively represented. However, even though people from all over the world have different political views, Canada does a great job in working to represent each and every person. There are a lot of people living in Canada, and their views can range towards either side of the political spectrum. While Canada has taken all these peoples’ views and filtered it into five main political parties, it showed its amazing initiative to find a system that works for everyone. The five main political parties, the Green, Quebecois, Conservative, liberal, and NDP, are all based around the same roots, which is to find a system that makes everything run smoothly. However, they all have a different idea of how the government should be run in order to do so. This political …show more content…
One of the reasons that contribute to this amazing stat is Canada’s fair electoral process. First Past the Post refers to the majority rules vote, which is that the party that gets the most votes wins the election. This is a very common way for elections to be run, as it is the fairest way. By having this as their electoral process, Canada shows that it is fair.
Once the government is elected, they begin governing the country. This process includes appointing the Senate and working with the House of Commons to figure out what else our great country needs. This includes making laws for the benefit of everyone in Canada. In order to do so, the bill (proposed law), must be passed through the House of Commons twice, where it is reviewed, and if needed, revised. Afterwards, it must pass through the senate, after which it becomes a law. This makes sure the law is fair and it is a viable law to be