Reform Party of Canada

CANADA PROMPT PAYMENT ACT UPDATE: SENATE HEARINGS LEAD TO PROPOSED AMENDMENTS In an effort to lead reform in the construction industry, the Canadian Senate introduced prompt payment legislation under Bill S-224, the Canada Prompt Payment Act (the “Bill”) which, if passed, would apply to construction contracts and related subcontracts made with the Federal Government. After passing its second reading last November, the Bill was referred to the Standing Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce…

book, ‘China’s Future’, David Shambaugh argues that there will be only limited progress and reforms in economy if China is not followed by significant political liberalization and releasing of the connection between the society and party-state. He believes that the future of China will be dependent on the communist party who makes choices of domestic political system and without it, the results of the reforms will be only marginal. To illustrate Shambaugh’s words, he shows the analogy of China…

stopping them from trading to any other European country except England as a tactic form of economic warfare (During the time tensions started to rise and there were other who wanted to push for war, aka Warhawks like Henry Clay). Another reason is Canada since the U.S.A was still in the action of the Jeffersonian model and wanted expansion of their power and was continuing to move westward across…

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 their…

encouraged Canadian Parliament to pass tougher gun control legislation. In the early 1800s, Canada lacked a rational/permanent, gun policy. The gun restrictions that did exist were temporary executed during elections and rebellions. The federal government is mainly responsible for guns and gun control in Canada. Legislation covering guns and gun control in Canada consists mainly of Part II of the Criminal Code of Canada and related regulations, and the Firearms Act. The Canadian Firearms Program…

The Senate is the upper house in Canada’s bicameral parliamentary democracy. It is argued that the Senate in Canadian Parliament should be abolished due to many reasons. In my opinion, however, I believe we should keep the Senate, but reform it. Ever since Canada is formed as a country, the Senate has existed in the parliament; it has already become a part of Canadian history and holds a lot of significance. The Senate has contributed to the society a lot, even though unnoticeably. It regularly…

Quebec has been viewed as an unique state compared to the rest of Canada for quite some time and by many individuals. Quebec 's separatist movement can be seen throughout Canadian history, from Justin Trudeau; the leader of the liberal party, saying ' 'Quebecers are better than the rest of Canada, because, you know, we’re Quebecers or whatever. ' ' during an interview, to the Quiet Revolution, Quebec views its self as its own country. It originally started with the Royal Proclamation of 1763,…

discovers voter fraud, photo ID laws, absentee voter controversy, and many political activists working to reform America’s voting laws. The documentary puts a comical twist on something serious and fundamental to our democracy. The documentary almost humoredly attacks the electoral college and our strange inconsistent voting system. Electoral Dysfunction came out in 2012 and it begs for reform from both Democrats and Republicans to fix our inconsistent, sometimes unfair and definitely…

“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…

Federal Parliamentarians face a challenge when voting on same-sex marriage reform. The Australian Liberal Party, has no individual conscience vote on same-sex marriage, albeit unknown reasons. This means that all Liberal MP’s must vote against the topic due to party policy. According to the Liberal Party’s recent in-house pollster, it has been found that 80 percent of swing voters support same-sex marriage. This places…