Canadian Government

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Canadian Government

The Canadian parliamentary system is mainly based on that of the UK and the USA . In 1867 Canada became partially independent of British rule The Parliamentary system of the UK , accompanied by a constitutional monarchy was adopted by Canada . Moreover , Canada adopted the federal system of the US and the Canadian federal government maintains a division of responsibilities between the national government and ten provincial governments and three territorial governments (Thomas

Parliamentary reforms would engender change

in the democratic process and depend on the trickle - down effect . It does not constitute the complete process and any change , due to this trickle-down effect , would influence the function of the Members of Parliament . These changes would invariably influence the life of citizens . Hence , there should be a balance between parliamentary reform and the function of MPs . The reason for this is that parliamentary reform directly affects the interests of ordinary citizens . Despite these facts , parliamentary reform is essential and should be done in a timely manner (Rowbotham

Subsequent to the 1993 general elections in Canada , it was largely debated as to whether the voting system had to be reformed in to provide proportional representation . Supporters of such electoral reform contended that such proportional representation would reflect the accurate percentage of votes received by all the parties in the House The existing electoral practice enables a candidate to assume the elected office , even by getting a single vote more that the closest contender . If there are more than two candidates , then the winners may require a mere lead of thirty to forty percent of the comparison to the others (Loenen , Citizenship and Democracy : A Case for Proportional Representation

Canadians are disillusioned with politics and lack knowledge about the government and its functions . Even the Aboriginal community people displayed disinterest towards the government and politics . At present some scholars and sociologists are studying this phenomenon . However politicians have ignored this issue (Plumptre and Graham

According to EKOS Research President Frank Graves , most Canadians had opined that Canada should be more democratic than at present Parliamentarians can and do ignore the advice of citizens , sometimes Citizens want a feedback from parliamentarians about how their advices have been followed by the latter . Thus feedback plays a key role in democracy and in the success of consultation (Bennett , Grey and Morin

The expectations of the public should be considered in debates relating to parliamentary reform and most citizens feel that they have been excluded from parliamentary procedures . This sense of alienation experienced by citizens should be addressed and remedial action proposed by citizens is to be taken into consideration . The existing parliamentary system imposes exclusion on citizens and their representatives in several areas . This is frustrating for both citizens and parliamentarians and requires a change in the entire system . The frustration felt by parliamentarians and citizens takes place conjointly . Therefore , reforming the parliamentary system does not concern only the parliamentarians . It is imperative for...