Canadian federal election

calculated, the two parties have been awarded a percentage of the number of seats, each received the percentage of the votes. Second, a hybrid system called "mixed membership" model is combined with a single member selection. A few years ago, the election of Ontario Province proposed that the province adopted the system, but it did not pass a referendum. By the electoral body, the system will allow voters to vote for a candidate in their riding and their preferred party for the second vote. The…

the general will of the people. Obama has even considered instituting this type of policy in the very free and democratic United States of America stating, “…mandatory voting would empower these groups and counteract the influence of big money in elections…”[Josephine Tovey]. With a compulsory voting law in place…

which an individual may choose to exercise, or not. In the last 15 years, voter turnout rates have gradually declined, hitting an all time low at 58.8 percent of the eligible voters in October 2008 as compared to, 64.7 percent in the January 2006 elections. Being the highest voter turnout rate in the last 15 years. Leaving almost 1 in 3 people without an opinion. Which is abysmal as a democratic nation. Raising the question, should Canada shift to compulsory voting? Similar to such countries…

The current Federal election is taking place on October 19th; the six political parties involved will be vying for seats in the House of Commons deciding which parties will form the government for five years to come. This is important to discuss as a federal election can and will affect anyone and everyone. The six political parties, in order of popularity are: Liberal, Conservative, NDP, Bloc Quebecois, Green, and finally Libertarian. The main battle is between the three major parties with…

that voter turnout among Aboriginal Canadians is lower than among non-Aboriginal Canadians. Upon researching surveys conducted with Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal electors following the last four Canadian federal elections there are reasons for the gap in turnout. Aboriginals who live on First Nations reserves tend to vote less than those who reside off reserves. There are many factors that affect voting turn out for both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians such as rural vs. urban, our…

Source analysis The first source is a picture of a protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline which is a pipeline that is supposed to transport light , sweet crude oil from North Dakota to South Dakota. The picture is of people holding up signs that read “people over pipeline”, “NO DAPL”, “Protect the Sacred”, and “water us a human right”. The people in the protest are making it clear that they do not support the pipeline, it's mostly indigenous people protesting but others who care about the…

deduction from it. The Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) was established as well, and that replaced…

The most recent argument against campaign finance reform stems from Supreme Court case Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission which “addresses the question whether federal campaign-finance law limits the right of the activist group Citizens United to distribute … a documentary entitled Hillary: The Movie” (Smith). United States Deputy Solicitor Malcom Stewart argued before the court…

contributions from the public by the Federal Election Commission is ineffective and cannot be supported because of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and to present another way to improve campaigning. The significance of these authors was to approach the issue of campaigning reform and give a different view to how to control political parties and interest groups. The authors begin the essay with arguing that Congress attempting to destroy the Federal Election Commission will only make…

Toll-gating is a procedure in which a person or company receiving a government contract is expected to forward a percentage of the profits to the party The Beauharnois Scandal of 1931 is an example of Toll-gating in Canadian politics. This scandal involved building and financing a huge hydro-electric project on the St. Lawrence river and a secret $700,000 payment to the Liberal Party. Bribery is an offering or accepting of illegal payments of money, goods or services in exchange for favours…