Liberal Party of Canada

election would give him the advantage over other party leaders and would help him stay in office, but he was wrong. Despite the clever nature of this decision, where the timing conveniently worked with the newly passed Fair Elections Act and the Mike Duffy trial, the Conservatives faced devastating loss against the Liberals which can be greatly attributed to the Canada being a parliamentary…

essential parts of the voting system, have many flaws. Electoral districts are essential because each district has an election and the party that wins the most districts then wins the election. The first of such flaws is gerrymandering. The dictionary definition of gerrymandering is, “To divide [a geographic area] into voting districts in a way that gives one party an unfair advantage in elections” (“Gerrymandering”). The term gerrymandering was first coined in the 1800s when the governor of…

correspondent for the U.S. Armed forces in 1944-1945. Levesque also worked for French language section of the International Service of the Canadian Broadcast between 1946 and 1951. After serving as a correspondent in Korea 1951 and 1952, created Radio-Canada news service system and co-produced the program Crossroads. Levesque had two sons and a daughter from his first marriage and he died from heart attack in 1 Nov. 1987 and was buried in the Cemetery of Saint-Michel parish in Sillery, Quebec…

time in business, he is, proficient in financial literacy, a valuable skill for a trade minister. While Champagne accomplished great feats as a businessman and attorney in his long tenure working in the private sector, he always intended to return to Canada and work for the public good. Late 2015 he attained that goal as he was voted in as a Member of Parliament by the constituents of Saint…

Chretien was eighteen child of nineteen children of the Chretien family. The Christians supported the liberal party very strongly. Jean had interest in politics in his early life which was influenced by his parents. He went to university at St.Joseph's Seminary and earned a BA in 1995. At Laval University he got his law degree from where he was also president of a club called young liberals. He soon got married to Aline Chaine in 1997 and had 3 children and adopted one…

There are three levels of government; Federal, Provincial, and Municipal government. At the Federal level, Elizabeth II is the Queen of Canada, and Canada's formal head of state. The House of Commons makes Canada's laws. The prime minister is the head of government in Canada. The Senate reviews laws that are proposed by the House of Commons. At the Provincial level, the Lieutenant Governor represents the Queen. At the Municipal level, Residents of the municipality elect the mayor and council…

adapting to the change of climate, adjusting to the different culture and learning how to speak English is a way of survival? Throughout the history of Canada, immigration has become a part of our countries fabric, which began centuries ago. Canada is a country where we welcome anyone from any descent or displaced country to come and live in peace. Canada is both a multicultural and multiethnic country where individuals from diverse parts of the world have chosen to live. Immigrants and…

electoral system is a better option for Canadians over the current one, first-past-the-post (FPTP). Background For almost 150 years, Canada has used the FPTP system to elect their governmental representatives. FPTP is a simple and common method widely used across the world in countries, such as the United States, United Kingdom and Canada. “The leader of the party that secures the largest number of seats in the House of Commons… becomes the prime minister and forms the government.” In FPTP, a…

The Liberal Party is aware of the ongoing crises relating to the damage, and diminishment of water bodies such as lakes, and oceans, therefore, they are fully committed to renewing these bodies of water to its most safest, enjoyable, and accessible means. As stated on the Liberal Party’s website, they aim to increase the amount of Canada’s marine and coastal areas that are protected – to five…

Prime Minister Stephen Harper called for an early election with the strong belief that his party, the Conservatives, would win. However, he did not take into account the fact that there were numerous structural and institutional constraints, which consequently resulted in a loss for his party in the recent 2015 federal elections . Canada is a parliamentary system, which is a democratic government that is dictated by the legislature (the parliament) alongside the executive power, making the…