Canadian Government : The Canadian Economy

The Government of Canada does a lot of things. Everything from providing us with transportation to making sure everyone has a say in parliament. This group is made up of citizens that we elect to run this country and provide the citizen with a pretty good quality of life. This is the opinion is held by most Canadians. Unfortunately, some still think that we do not live as good a life here as we could somewhere else. Yes, the Government provides and maintains a high quality of life for its citizens. Social Programs provide assistance financially and physically to people that are in need of it. As Canadians, we have an abundance of freedoms and rights to protect us and our government is run as a democracy, where everyone gets a say.

Canada is currently sitting at a population of over 30 million people and is ranked 11th in the world in terms of exports (Canada: Economic Freedom, 2017). The economy in the country seems to be thriving very well with many skilled workers and plenty of jobs for most individuals in the civilian labor force. For the most part, Canada has always done pretty well in terms of having a successful economy. Starting in the early 50s Canada was thriving primarily off of the waterways unlike today the country thrives off selling petroleum, cars, and other things other countries need and want. Although this shift from a farm based economy too much more industrialization did not happen until after the Great War, it wasn't until the 1920s until Canada

One of the most pressing issues faced by Canada today is unemployment. In fact, reports confirm that the jobless rate continues to increase every year. As of February this year, the unemployment rate was at 7.0%. The presence of unemployment rate is evident in various provinces. In Quebec, the number of people working declined by 26,000 in February. Alternately, the number of employed in British Columbia fell by 10,000; while Saskatchewan nearly 6,000 individuals are unable to find jobs. The Conference Board of Canada projected that the country’s labour woes could reach to more than one million workers by 2020. In addition to this, experts predict that the unemployment rate in this country will surpass that of the United States. Along with the dismal figures and projections, the problem of unemployment consequently creates numerous negative consequences on the nation’s economy, its government, and of course its people. Some of the known effects of unemployment include reduced spending power, an increase in financial cost, recession, and even crimes and violence. Individually, long-term unemployment may result to depression, loss of self-respect, and strained relationships with family and friends – ultimately causing damage to the person’s overall well-being. The adverse effects of unemployment only show that this issue imposes a significant cost both on a national and individual level. As such, it is of primary importance to create an immediate plan of action to alleviate

In Canada’s government responded in control of labor in quest of collective bargaining and huge wages which counted the rising popularity in legitimate demands of organized labor in order to access guaranteed collective bargaining. Collective bargaining brought conflicts in Canada as unions incited for strikes just after war. Governments committed itself in adopting monetary and fiscal policies to maintain consumer demand. This prolonged growth duration

The Government of Canada has designed several laws, programs, and services to promote safety and prevent workplace accidents; they include the Occupational Health & Safety Act, The Labour Program, the Canada Labour Code, and the Centre for Occupational Health and Safety.

This clearly shows that Mackenzie King and Bennett had no idea of what to do and therefore gave the responsibility to the provinces, just so that they do not take the blame. The result of their ignorance was fiscal collapse for the four western provinces and hundreds of municipalities and haphazard, degrading standards of care for the jobless. Monthly relief rates for a family of five varies from $60 in Calgary to $19 in Halifax. Although there were no official starvation, reports by medical authorities of scurvy and other diet deficiency diseases were common throughout the decade” . This shows that Bennett’s and Mackenzie King’s ignorance did not just keep the unemployed jobless, but they made it even worse. The result of their ignorance lead to the collapse of 4 provinces in the west, and degradation of standard of care for the jobless. Their ignorance brought diseases to those to whom they ignored. Instead of Bennett and Mackenzie King fixing an extremely important issue, they just made it worse. The unemployed could not count on the federal government, but also, the unemployed had no other option. The US managed to control the Depression more efficiently than Canada, and therefore people preferred to live in the US than in Canada. The government failed at resolving the unemployment

The need for government reform in Upper and Lower Canada was created because of the incompetent way the government managed the country, a lack of representation in the government, a lack of understanding of the colonist's in Upper and Lower Canada, and discrimination towards the French in Lower Canada. Numerous colonists arrived to Upper and Lower Canada to begin a new life with a proper government however, the government in Canada did not satisfy their needs.

One of the big problems Canada has had recently is the recession. To reduce the effects of this catastrophe, we plan to give benefits to those most affected: the middle class. We will invest in jobs for those who lost theirs during the recession and provide benefits to

The power struggle has always been a fight within Canada, due to the vast size of the country. Over the years the government has done a good job of satisfying/subsiding certain regions concerns, and/or issues. Obviously the government cannot please everyone, thus resulting in the constant debate of Centralist VS. Decentralist. Centralists believe that a majority of the power, strength, and control should remain in Ontario, and Quebec; where as, Decentralists believe that the power should strengthen all the provinces, and ripple down to the other periphery regions. The National Policy implemented in 1879 by the Conservative Federal Government was brought in to help the Canadian economy; however, there were a couple of downsides for many Canadians.

First of all, the introduction of Goods and Services Tax by Mulroney built the foundation for eliminating federal deficit, which occurs when the government spends more money than it makes (Parker 22). Deficit increased the selling off of the capital assets in Canada to finance the purchases of slowly diminishing goods and services, which undermined future production and raised unemployment rates and inflation (Swatsky 309). Not only did the introduction of GST overcame deficit by a significant amount, it also proved to be an important source of generating revenues, improving the competitive position of Canada’s economy in the world and acting as an efficient way for managing the country (Good and Bad sides of GST). This could be justified though the fact that when Mulroney introduced the GST, the revenues grew by one-third, and GDP by 1.2%. Although it was not enough to stop deficit at first, it did slow it down and eventually hauled it (Coyne). But at the same time, his attempt to stop deficit limited his ability to deliver the promises he made in terms of services and infrastructures.(Info base Learning). Secondly, the signing off the Free Trade Agreement with United States and North American Free Trade Agreement with the addition of Mexico came as a great economic contribution to Canadian history as it marked the creation of the largest free trade region in the world. With the elimination of tariff and non-tariff barriers, NAFTA opened gates for Canada towards economic prosperity and growth. With no imposed taxes, NAFTA provided Canada access to the wider range of Mexican and U.S markets, expanding Canada’s productivity and allowed Canada to attract more U.S investors, firms and companies to Canada, to invest in the wide variety of natural resources, and. This also led to a huge burst in job opportunities in the trade and service sectors (Ties with

The main types of corruption as defined by the UN are that of petty and grand

1. A Municipal government is considered one of the three types of governments practiced in Canada. They form a local council to provide services, facilities, and infrastructure for residents within their city/town. Their main features include nature, taxing power, elected council members and the geographic boundaries.

Canada may be headed into a recession. The economy contracted 0.6% in the first quarter of 2015. The forecast for the year is 2.0%. The central bank cut interest rates from 1.0% to 0.5%. That may only aggravate a housing bubble. The government could spend more, but the debt-to-GDP ratio is an already-high 92%. In this paper I am going to be focusing on general labour and how it coincides with Canada’s economy. So far general labour has been helping the Canadian economy grow and become stronger but for 2015, this has not been the case. The three things focused on in this report are general labour affects on the gross domestic product (GDP), inflation and unemployment. These three things are the base of the Canadian economy. Without these

No system can maintain efficiency and sustainability without a leader. Similar to how a bird leads a flock, or the heart powers the body, a governing system is mandatory to stabilize a country, not only with rules and regulations, but through economic intervention. The government is reliable in areas of weakness in the country’s social issues, geographical issues and financial issues, and is liable to bring prosperity to Canadians through support. Government intervention is an essential component to Canada’s economy to ignite sustainable economic growth.

Although separated by only a few percentage points, Canada’s policy is a sharp contrast to the moderate and balanced approach used in the U.S. “Since 1989 the Federal Reserve has been satisfied with achieving an inflation rate of around 3 percent. In setting the interest rate, it has continued to pay explicit attention to real economic growth and employment, with the result that the U.S. unemployment rate is currently in the 5 to 6 percent range.” Based on this statistic alone,