John Diefenbaker: Biography John Diefenbaker was Canada’s 13th prime minister. He was born in 1895 in Ontario to a German father and a Scottish mother. He was first married to Edna Mae Brower but after she died from leukemia, he married Olive Freeman Palmer. Diefenbaker moved with his family to Saskatchewan when he was young, and attended high school and university there. He attained his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1915, Master of Arts in 1916, and law degree in 1919.
This method of legal governance was created based upon the common law system that is used in England and in some areas of Scotland. This organizational hierarchy is considered bi-jurisdictional, which is a result of the public and private laws being separated into the jurisdictions of the Parliament and the individual Provinces. Regardless of which unit is governing, each legal system is responsible for upholding the laws written in the Canadian Constitution. The Canadian Parliament has sole control over the transportation and energy infrastructures of the country, no matter which Province they reside
Many years ago, French and British explorers found land that they claimed and fought for, through time they turned this land into Canada. This country began named New France, ruled by the French people, then as British North America, ruled by the British people. The French and the British had frequently fought over power, but this is what ended up shaping the provinces and territories in Canada. Events that impacted Canada were the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713 , then the Treaty of Paris in 1763, the Forming of Upper Canada in 1791, and the Act of the Union in 1849, when a responsible government was formed and Canada became one. The land of Canada began with an unsteady system, and ended with responsible government, having a democracy and giving
In recent discussion of the 2013 federal election in Australia, there have been numerous debates on which party will take victory. Tony Abbott representing the Liberal party went head to head with The Rudd and Gillard government who were
The founding fathers of Canada when they put down the agreement of the Confederation did not envisage many cases such as the power of controlling the water sources. There are many differences over the ruling power between the federal government and the provinces, which makes the role of the queen critical in ruling between them (Salter & Hebert, 2014). The second role of the Queen in Canada is leading the crown institutions whose job does not depend on the parties at power, the RCMP, and the Central Bank of Canada are examples of these institutions that are supervised by the Queen and their leaders are nominated by
The only elected position in the government was the Legislative Assembly. The other government positions were appointed by the governor. The Governor appointed the Lieutenant Governor's, one was in charge of Upper Canada, One was in charge of Lower Canada. They appointed the Legislative Council and the Executive Council. Eventually, responsible government was granted to Canada, first in Nova Scotia in January 1838, then, later in all of
Canada has two legislative bodies in the parliamentary system, one is the Senate of Canada which is constituted by the appointed members. Secondly, is the House of Commons, which is made up of elected officials. The Senate is consisted of 105 members that are recommended by the Prime Minister and the appointed by the Governor General. The members of the Senate can be made up of business people, lawyers, doctors, hockey players, and many more, because of the variety of experience from the individuals of senators gives a better understanding of the people they represent and of the problems that Parliament must try to solve.
They exist in the form of constitutional conventions. The Prime Minister has a lot on influence over the executive branch of government due to the fact that they control ministerial appointments. According to the Canadian convention the Prime Minister has the power to assign, appoint and dismiss members of cabinet, this means that even though the Prime Minister cannot force Members of parliament to take a specific position, they can be “motivated” to “adopt” the Prime Ministers Views if they are afraid they might lose their jobs. The Prime Minister of Canada also has a lot of influence over the legislative branch of government, this includes but is not limited to the ability to decide the timing of the election and the ability to better control which laws will be passed and when. The Prime Minister of Canada is also in charge of appointing Judges and Senators.
Canada has a prime minister as the political head. The second difference is that the United States has a president as the political heads. He (or she) approves laws made by congress and has a number of other privileges. In Canada, the political head is, again, called the
Once candidates are elected from both parties, they face off against each other in the general election. “General elections are the official public elections to determine who will take office”(93). They are decided by a plurality vote, giving third party candidates a fighting chance. After a candidate wins the general election in this particular scenario, the candidate would have won two elections, the primary and the general election. That is the most common way in which a candidate attains office.
Some also wonder why this government works so well for the Canadian people. " Constitutional Monarchy works well in Canada because it has the ability to adapt to changing conditions over the course of its evolution from a colony to a country" (Canada, A Constitutional Monarchy.) A constitutional monarchy shares power with a constitutionally organized government. The monarch of Canada is also the monarch of Britain, Queen Elizabeth II.
Abi H. Civic Reflection Issue 1- Change in Point of View: In Canada, voter turnout has become a major issue; as there is a large amount of the population that does not vote in elections. Back in 2008, a total of 58% of the countries` population voted in the election. This is a startling low number, which since has begun to increase only slightly in recent years. In a democratic society, voting is essential for it to function with its full potential. Doing so enacts one of your basic responsibilities as a citizen, as well as shows that you are staying involved in your community and government.
This consists of the Governor General acting on the advice of the Prime Minister for judges of the Supreme Court of Canada and chief and associate chief justices in the provinces; and on the advice of the Minister of Justice for all other superior court judges. (Justice.gc.ca,
"Candidate with the highest number of the vote wins the right to represent the particular seat in the House of Commons", according to CBC news. There are some limitations regarding this method. First of all, it could possibly happen that candidate with less than half vote wins, which means it only reaches minority people's desired outcome. In addition to the tactical voting, the two-party system could be a serious problem. Since only the first matters, candidates with the low possibility to win may exist the election.
Parliamentarism, or a parliamentary government, is defined “as a system of government in which the executive, the government, is chosen by and is responsible to…the legislature.” (Gerring, Thacker and Moreno, 2005, p. 15) With this form of governmental control, many advantages and disadvantages arise, especially when this system is compared to the likes of ‘Presidential systems’ or even that of ‘Semi-presidential systems’. However, my aim within this essay is to, both, highlight to advantages of parliamentarism, and to also give my opinion as to why this system is better when compared and contrasted with the aforementioned systems. According to Hague and Harrop (2007, p. 336), there are three different branches relating to the parliamentary system. Firstly, the legislature and the executive are “originally linked”.
