Centralist Power In Canada

Canada is a democratic country. Canadians elect the parliament and the Prime Minister. But because Canada is a market economy, jobs, prices and the economic situation depends on big businesses. The fact that American companies own such a huge part of Canadian industry that it puts them in control of business in Canada. In other words a straight economical dependence, where Canadian people are no longer in control of things in their own country. A good example is a situation when American corporation buys a Canadian company. They take Canadian workers only for low paid positions. Most of the managers, accountants, sales executives who really control big business operations in Canada are Americans. Most of the times the specialists who work in American owned companies in Canada are also brought from America on contracts. In this case Canada is too depended to act the way it wants without support from the U.S.

Political interferences have played a great role in economic crisis in the current world, especially in most decisions that gives the direction of the economy. Policies are made according people beliefs and the current situation and matter to address at hand. Ideologies and perceptions are made from past experiences and predictions with an aim to address the upcoming challenges. The Second World War resulted to the great depression and economy collapsed in many countries in the world. Wartime expenditure resulted to mobilization of countries funds and human resources, this resulted intervention in the economy that induced inflation.

The relationship between the Canadian government and Quebec has been in constant turmoil for years. This paper will discuss and critique Quebec’s five demands made in 1986 by the Liberal government and their current implications. Reasonable demands are ones in which a limited amount of asymmetrical federalism grants provincial sovereignty. Currently all provinces have certain guaranteed rights, however Quebec’s rights provide more autonomy. Quebec, though home to the largest population of French speaking Canadians, have asked too much of the Government of Canada. This is evident Quebec’s increased control over immigration, Supreme Court Justices appointment, and their veto on future constitutional negotiations. Conversely, the demand of recognizing Quebec as a distinct society is however reasonable and has been accommodated into Canadian society, and the ability to restrict federal spending power keeps the federal power in check. In this essay, I will discuss each demand, and argue whether or not it is reasonable.

England/Britain and France were involved in many epic struggles for imperial dominance in the colonial North America between c. 1600 and 1763. They had many ways that they had to shape early Canada to who it is today. Without these features the shaping of Canada would be completely different. It has shaped in ways which can be in from the fur trade and how it build up the relationships with the indigenous people and as well as Treaty of Utrecht and Paris.

As a fellow delegate of the province of Ontario, I believe that the predicament of having only the government and its associates of having their voices heard upon, leads to an unrepresentative perspective view towards various events that occurred within the process of confederation. The numerous misheard voices of various ethnic and religious background, and even gender wise in confederation predominantly affects our government as a whole. A significant amount of bias is present, without the multitudinous perspectives of those’ points of view, creating significantly narrow perspectives for various situations. This matter is eminently crucial towards the province of Ontario, and most importantly, towards the dominion of Canada. They have their rights to have their say in the agreements and/or elections of various events, as they too, are formal citizens of this profound nation, whom is expanding and developing their population over periods of time

In October 1929, the stock market crashed in the United States. It may have just crashed in the States, but it affected most of the world, including Canada. The crash caused the 1930's to be a period of great depression for citizens and brought the economy into a state of panic. To boost the economy, Canada decided to cut back on military, Canada even reduced it to as low ws 5,000 full - time military personnel. They cut back on military, which then let them to focus more on family and jobs. Well clearly, this was not enough, because The bank of Canada was also established. It established a minimum floor price of wheat. Agriculuture now, had become the most regolated and subsidized in many developing countries to control the problem of the low prices, and income. The International wheat Agreement outlined quotas to control the prices. The Bank of Canada did this because they feared of another depression, so, this was then used to help prevent another one from happening. The Great Depression was such a defining moment for Canada, because Canada dealt with the issues, without looking for financial aid from abroad. Canadians also learned that, in order to keep the economy stable, the country has to take care of its own political, and economic standings. The events that have had the greatest impact on defining Canada are The

Fred Cutler and Matthew Mendelsohn’s article “Unnatural Loyalists or Naive Collaborationists? The governments and Citizens of Canadian Federalism”, delved into a compelling analysis of Canadian citizens and federalism. In a country of much diversity, as discussed in lecture, it is difficult for citizens to hold the ‘right’ government accountable because of the blame shifting each level of government does. To give an illustration, this article briefly touches upon the propaganda the provincial and federal government use to shift blame on one another for policies such as healthcare and education. However Cutler and Mendelsohn go one step further and analyze if Canadian citizens are able to judge policies without allowing their provincial status

The exchange addresses Trudeau’s new policy plan, which is attempting to give a tax break to the middle-class by taking away from the upper-class or high income citizens, which in essence seems to be resulting in resentment. On your tax plans, you talk about bringing people together but in some ways it seems it is divisive policy…... The reporter

“Canada is widely considered one of the best places in the world to live.” (The Globe & Mail, 2017) With its stable economy,cultural and religious diversity, wide variety of public services, and strong structure of government, the quality of life in Canada is undoubtedly amongst the best. Throughout the years, the Canadian government has developed into a system that provides liberty, diversity and equality for it’s people but this progression would have never taken place without the leadership of certain Canadian figures from history.

Not only can The United States negative dominance be felt through pop-culture, televisions and the media, but it can be felt along the lines of The U.S’ alarming political effects on Canada and the dependence that Canada has on the United States. This issue, more recent then others derives from the recently elected president of the United States; Donald J. Trump. Canada is in close proximity to the United States and during the current times of unrest and political feuds occurring, Canada is left in a dangerous position. In terms of Americas concerning political dominance over Canada, The United States, under the Trump government fails to realize that their actions, effect more than just themselves. Trumps lack of ability to recognize climate

Today, Ontario and Quebec have maintained their 24 member senatorial status. The four Western provinces have 6 members each. Nova Scotia and New Brunswick both have 10 seats. Prince Edward Island was given 4 out of the original 24 Maritime senators. Together, Newfoundland and Labrador have a total of 6 members. Finally, Nunavut, the Yukon and the Northwest Territories stand in the equation with 1 senator apiece. Along with the Senate`s original intentions, the principle of equality between the provinces is evidently lost. The Senate primarily fails because it was formerly created to balance out the representation by population which lies in the House of Commons however currently only seems to reinforce it. In fact, Canada’s central provinces, Ontario and Quebec, account for 60 percent of the seats in the House of Commons and almost half of the seats in the Senate at 46 percent.5 The inadequacy of regional representation is emphasized as the Canada West Foundation clearly states: “Canada is the only democratic federal system in the world in which the regions with the largest populations dominate both houses of the national legislature.“6 With an unelected Senate that no longer fulfills its role of equal regional representation and a House of Commons grounded on the representation of provinces proportional to their population, the legitimacy of Parliament has become a

I have noticed that the majority of this week's readings tend to overlook St. Laurent's, and his government's, contributions to these two issues for while the longstanding Liberal government essentially continued MacKenzie King's policies. However they had to do it in a rapidly Canada and a rapidly changing world. During St. Laurent's time in office the British Commonwealth declined in spectacular fashion while the United States' rise, as an economic, political, and military superpower was equally spectacular. Canada itself was also changing. The Second World War had created economic prosperity for the vast majority of Canada's provinces and the premiers were keen to use their newfound economic independence from Ottawa to create their own provincial identities and depending on the Premier these identities could be vastly different and I would say that Maurice Duplessis' Quebec

During the twentieth century, Canada as a nation witnessed and endured several historical events that have had a deep and profound influence on Canadian politics. The most influential and constant force in twentieth century Canadian politics has been the increasing power and command of Quebec nationalism and the influence it has had on Canadian politics today. Quebec nationalism has shaped the structure and dynamics of Canadian federalism from a centralized to a decentralized form of federal government (Beland and Lecours 2010, 423). The decentralization of several sectors within the Canadian government has been a direct effect of Quebec nationalism. Decentralization has led to more autonomy among the provincial governments, especially in

Democracy is present in this situation because all 8 elements of democracy are in it. Rule of law is in this situation because every Citizen has the right to protest against the regime in a democratic country such as Canada. Human dignity is additionally involved in this situation because all Citizens are protecting each other and don’t want to be harmed by hazardous gases. Political Equality and Political Freedom are additionally a component of this democracy because they let Citizens of Canada have the right to verbalize liberatingly and give their opinion on the situation. Common Goods is an immensely colossal part since the people are protesting for a better and safer environment. Getting involved in protests is an astronomically immense

Voters are not the only people who benefit from the practice of party discipline. The practice is also fundamentally important for the stability of the Canadian government. Being a pluralist country means there are groups (political parties) of differing ideologies that represent