The idea of having a confederation in Canada was highly debatable as it would affect each colony and region differently. Canada West and Canada East shared similar views on going through with a confederation, where as some areas thought differently. Being that the majority of the population in Canada was in Canada West, the confederation would bring many advantages. The government would be substantially stronger and Canada west would have the majority of seats in parliament. West Canada would dominate the trade business and would have increased trading opportunities with Canada East.…
These deals were made behind closed doors which angered many Canadians, sparking many protests. These protests could be largely attributed to Pierre Trudeau who became the figurehead of the opposition to the Meech Lake Accord. The deals that were made between the provinces greatly interfered with their bias. Since the Meech Lake Accord would give more power to the provinces which would be a conflict of interest. The Meech Lake Accord should have been voted on by the People of Canada, not by people who it would benefit.…
The failures of Meech Lake have had vast impacts on conduct of current day politics, as well as describe the interprovincial relationships in Canada. Throughout this paper I will argue that demand for the Distinct Society clause by Quebec had an exclusionary impact on Canada’s aboriginal population due to a lack of consultation which together resulted in the failure of the Meech Lake Accord. The five main modification demanded of the accord for the Constitution by Quebec are the following: a recognition of the province of Quebec as a ‘distinct society”; a commitment to Canada’s bilingualism; increased provincial powers with respect to immigration; expansion of the…
Maple syrup influences Canada. Similarly, Quebec influences Canada as well. To sum up, many politicians will use method to win whatever they want, but sometimes they may forget what do they citizens want. Some politicians want to get right for their people, but actually they win the benefit for themselves.…
Docherty (2002) found that most provinces complain about senate reform but care little about reform because the move to inter-state federalism would give the Premier of Prince Edward Island, a place with very little population, the same power as Ontario with a large population. Docherty also notes there is a lack of political will to tackle the complicated issues of how reforms would play out. These obstacles provided by Docherty inform the reader of why the Canadian senate is…
Later people new that as long as Pierre was Prime Minister, they will not separate Quebec From Canada. Once Trudeau was beat in the 1979 Canadian election, Quebec believed that it was a perfect time to obtain sovereignty. Though the attempts to the separation were on track to succeeding, Trudeau was re-elected in 1980. Finally Trudeau managed to collapse the chances of sovereignty. Still to this day, Trudeau has succeeded in preventing Quebec from leaving Canada, and maintaining our multiculturalism.…
Western Alienation is a term used to describe the isolation and alienation sensed by the western provinces from the Central Canada and the Federal government. Based on the claims by the Western Alienation ideology, the four western provinces- British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba- have been politically underrepresented, and economically less favoured, more significantly compared to the provinces of Ontario and Quebec. There are three major factors which have contributed to the overall dissatisfaction of the western provinces: Political factors, geographic factors and economic factors. The political factors include the low representation of the western provinces in the federal government, and the claim that the federal politics are predominantly decided by the Eastern Canadian politicians. Geographic factors can be traced back to the early days of the settlement of Canada.…
“Voices within Canada: Of hockey, Medicare and Canadian dreams” written by Stephen J. Toope questions what we want to be as Canadians as we approach our 150th birthday. Toope is the director of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto, and is well qualified to question our country’s dreams as we approach an intimidatingly stormy future. To his audience of Canadians of all ages, Toope questions if current Canadian state is the best that can be done. Should hockey and Medicare be the defining features of a country that has sustained democratic rule for so long? He approaches the topic immediately with an emotional appeal to Canadians that motivates the audience to seek answers for what they believe in.…
Are there significant ideological differences between Canada’s Conservatives and Liberals? Compare the two parties in terms of basic principles of their programs. Differences Between Canada’s Conservatives and Liberals…
Social and political marginalization, as well as political turmoil most accurately, construe Canada’s inherent history of…
French – English Relations in Canada RenéLévesque was quite fond of using analogies and metaphors to describe political issues. One such example was when he compared the Canadian French-English relations to an unhappy marriage. Honestly, there was no better way of describing the issues between the two and the stages that they went through. Suppose that English Canada was the husband and French Canada was the wife.…
Upper Canada – Ontario 2. Lower Canada – Quebec B. Upper Canada was allowed to keep their civil and criminal laws. Lower Canada was allowed to keep their own land laws. C. The head of the provinces is the Lieutenant Governor who would pick his own council.…
Provinces have been more daring in electoral change, both in the past (Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia every single utilized system other than…
The United States, after the American Revolution in 1765 and 1783, became a nation that consists of two distinct and very different regions: the North and the South. It wasn’t until 1800 and 1850 that there were quite a few differences between the North and the South. Both regions differ greatly in their economies as it grew stronger during these years causing a drift in between the two regions. The differences became more and more dangerous for the unity of the Union as well as making became harder to change. Not only was there a difference in their economies, there were also a difference in their social and political structure which causes the gap to widen between North and South.…
The outcome of an election is sometimes surprising to many people in Canada, as the votes seem to sway in one direction. Many times this is due to the electoral system in place that does not always portray the majority to its best abilities. Electoral systems are essentially, “the means by which votes are translated into seats in the process of electing politicians into office” (Farrell 2001). Canada has been subscribed to the Single-Member Plurality, otherwise known as First-Past-The-Post. Many have been in an uproar over this, as it does not effectively reflect the majority of voters.…