Liberal Party of Canada

Canada’s Conservatives and Liberals? Compare the two parties in terms of basic principles of their programs. Differences Between Canada’s Conservatives and Liberals The explanation for what it means to be liberal or conservative comes down to the ideological differences between them. Each party holds a standard to their basic principles and these lists are the primary ideological differences between Canada’s Conservative and Liberal parties. The focal differences amongst each party fall upon…

Political parties are not strictly or permanently based on the political ideologies they are sometime names after. It is true that some begin with the idea of representing a specific ideology, but over time the influence of outside forces and the need to stay relevant in the eyes of the voting population and large organizations, among other things can and often does cause changes and these changes lead to an overall shift in the political parties policy and the founding ideology. The liberal…

people all across Canada exercised their right to vote and elected a liberal majority government with Justin Trudeau as the Prime Minister of Canada. There were five main parties that campaigned for office; The Conservative Party of Canada, which was led by Steven Harper, earned 99 seats, The Liberal Party of Canada, which was led by Justin Trudeau, earned 184 seats, The New Democratic Party of Canada, which was led by Thomas Mulcaire, earned 44 seats, The Bloc Québécois Party, which was led by…

An Open Letter to the Federal Party Leaders of Canada: Stephen Harper, Justin Trudeau, and Tom Mulcair Canada’s relationship with other countries of the world has changed drastically over the past few years on a variety of fronts. However, this election, I am looking at the plans for addressing issues at the municipal issues, as I believe that in order to rebuild strong relationships with the rest of the world, Canada must first look within itself and rectify the problems that are evident here.…

Steven Harper was born in Toronto on April 30, 1959. Already at high school he got an interest in politics. He joined the Young Liberals Club, and this was the beginning of his politically active life. After high school, he enrolled at the University of Toronto, but dropped out after two months. He moved to Edmonton, where he started to working in the petroleum industry. Harper started at the University of Calgary, where he finished his bachelor’s degree in economics in 1985. His political…

geographically and relationally, Canada. Canada has always been one of Americas allies and friends, just recently the Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau and the president of the United States Barack Obama spent time strategizing and building a stronger relationship between the two North American countries. While the countries share many things in common, Canada’s history and political structure differs from the United states significantly. The history of early Canada is much like that of…

improve my life. As I explored political ideologies and parties, I have found my values align with parties that share my core belief of hard work bringing…

Federalism, works in Canada largely to give Québec greater political and legal space to exist as a nation within Canada, primarily as a result of historical trends of separatism or strong nationalist sentiment. Political responses - both in policy as well as in campaign messaging - to this ever-present nationalism have historically varied, and in the upcoming…

The Trudeau Government anticipates change in the foreign policy. As well as, change for Canada in the international realm. On October 19, 2015 there was a highly contested election in Canada. This election had a significant liberal victory and a high voter turnout. The parliament composition was taken by the new Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau. Justin Trudeau plans on reinventing Canada’s government and following in his father’s footsteps. Trudeau says “The future’s going to be better, and this…

“First-Past-the-Post”) complained that having an absolute majority with only 39.5% of the vote is wildly undemocratic. This 39.5% gave the Liberal Party 54% of the seats in the House of Commons, which in essence is an unchecked dictatorship. Unlike the American system where the executive and legislative branches are greatly separated (and can be home to two opposing parties), the Canadian system allows for the Prime Minister to lead both. This unchecked power by the Prime Minister can be seen by…