For those of you who care, or are Canadian, then you'll know that the Conservative Party of Canada was overthrown by a vote of no confidence a few short weeks ago. Since then there have been several controversal issues cropping up. The most recent one is the screening process that people have to undergo to attend a Conservative rally. This is highly unCanadian in my opinon because rallies have always been open to the public. Another issue, which relates closely to me is that several student have been removed from these rallies. As a student I am infuriated to see this because it clearly shows that the Conservatives intend to do nothing for us. This is not to say the Liberals or NDP will do anything either, but it is a shame that so many students do not vote, but when things of this nature occur, or we are not given any consideration when it comes to a platform, is it any wonder why Canadian students don't vote?
Canada has the highest post-secondary percentage population of any OECD country, and THAT is gonna show up on the ballot.
I know, but we don't vote because we don't see any benefit for us. Is that right? Not really, but when you feel ignored you ignore them back. Students don't complain what the government does or doesn't do, students mainly complain that the government doesn't give them reason to vote.
I'm seriously considering if Canada is even a democracy. I mean is passing the power around two huge corporate founded parties really a democracy? Is this really fair?
No, but Canada has progressed. Look at the Green Party. They received 6% of the vote last time. And yes, that's a decent chunk of change for a relitively new party. Them and the NDP have been gaining ground in recent years.
In America, as far as I know, they only have two main parties, not four.
Yes, we only have two, unless you count that the Tea Party is its own individual party instead of a faction of the Republicans.
i would really like to see a smaller party (non-tea party) win an election, really in any country. The U.S. hasn't had a president that wasn't Republican or Democrat since our 13th president, who was a Whig. A smaller party in charge may be better because they are not really hated much by either of the major parties, thus making negotiations work better.
