Elections in Canada

In recent elections, the separatist parties in Quebec have seen crushing defeats, raising questions about their relevance in modern day Canada. Support for Quebec separatism has diminished in the past several decades, with the rise of the NDP in the 2011 federal election and the more recent provincial Liberal victory in April of 2014. In the 2011 federal election, specifically, the Bloc Quebecois was reduced to only four seats in the House of Commons, while the NDP took the majority of Quebec’s seats

The decision to pass the Military Service Act of 1914 by Sir Robert Borden’s Conservative Government was undemocratic and split Canada between the English and the French speaking, and the rural and city Canadians. In December 1914, Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden told Canadians that “there has not been, there will not be, compulsion or conscription.” By agreeing to conscription at the Imperial War Conference in England, he not only went back on his word, but also decided without considering that

Should we change our voting system from First Past the Post? Currently, Canada uses First Past The Post as the federal voting system. This system, while having many benefits also has many flaws. While this system has worked for us in the past Ontario is currently experimenting with a new system called Mixed Member Proportional. Canada should switch to Mixed Member Proportional because it better represents what the voters want, it is a mix of the three main systems and it will create better voter

Voting constitutes the backbone of Democracy Voter Turnouts in Canada: Restoring a Civic Duty Grant Macewan University December 6th 2011 Political Science 101 Term Paper In a democratic system it is vital that citizens engage in their civic duty of voting; only then can a proper governing body be chosen to represent the will of the majority. Abraham Lincoln got to the core of democracy when he stated, “the government of the people, by the people and for the people.” In the last 50 years

The current plurality voting system in Canada is regularly attacked for unfairly representing the popular vote and giving some parties a disproportionate amount of legislative power while leaving others with none. Opponents contend that other electoral systems would be far superior and provide a better democracy. Proportional representation (PR) is usually cited as the best alternative; the debate of proportional representation versus plurality often hinges on the balance between fairness and efficiency

Lower voter turnout, particularly among young Canadians, has been a consistent feature of the country’s federal elections. Reports, emanating from different sources, have noted the steady decline in voter numbers over the years. The federal election of 2015 was an exception, though. Dorfmann (2015) noted 70% of registered voters exercised their franchise in the last elections which led to a massive victory for Justin Trudeau. Observers opine that this was the most significant turnout in recent times

The 2015 Canadian Federal Election, which saw Justin Trudeau become the new Prime Minister, brought in the highest ever number of voters in Canadian history. Despite the high confidence of the Conservative party to win this election, many factors contributed to their defeat. Chief among these factors, which is the focus of this paper, pertains to the type of electoral system employed in Canada: the “first-past-the-post” (FPTP) or “single-member plurality.” This paper presents an analysis of the outcome

I. Introduction Toronto is often celebrated and praised by Canada’s social institutions, government officials and its citizens as having the status of a city welcoming of newcomers, and for its multiethnic and diverse identity, but in many cases this drastically overestimates the extent to which racialized minorities are included politically The purpose of this MRP is to explore the underrepresentation of South Asians in Peel Region in politics. Specifically, this paper seeks to uncover the barriers

certain set of inalienable rights. One of those rights that seem to be at the forefront of the 2015 Canadian election is privacy. As Dr. Kent Roach and Dr. Craig Forcese state, “privacy is, in our society, the right to be left alone by the state.” The Conservative upbringing of Bill C-51 challenges the ideology around our right to be private, as well as our government’s role in the protection of Canada from threats of terrorism. The Harper government essentially, will increase their role in national security

meant they were not allowed to join a union. (Reilly,2015,1,2,6 para) The historical significance of this event is that workers gathered together to stand up for their rights and what is right. This was one of the largest strikes that occurred in Canada. People realized the significance of workers and how they contribute to the community. The American Boom: Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister on July 10th, 1920 In 1920, Arthur Meighen became a leader of the Conservative Party and Prime