Gender equality not only a very important political issue to speak about, but also we talk about it almost every day in our normal daily conversations. Democracy also happens to be an interesting political topic that many people would love to be a part of. Somehow both topics combined makes a very interesting argument and they complete one another, because we can not have democracy without equality and part of being equal is having gender equality. International democratization is a huge step towards development, but also it makes us more aware about what are the roles of each gender in a democracy. Gender equality may not exist today fully, but many countries such as Canada do fight for it through institutions like the United Nations and asking we should set laws to support and promote gender equality. Canada being not a democratic country, but some aspects of democracy has a lot to say about democracy and gender roles on an international level. Canada supports all aspects that lead to a better-developed world for Canadians and non-Canadians as well. Canada’s government have set some democratic policies to support gender equality. Canada …show more content…
According to the constitution of Canada, national elections must be held once every five years to choose who will be representing Canadians in the House of Commons in Ottawa. For a Canadian to become a candidate, first they must be nominated or chosen by a fellow party members. If the person does not belong to a certain party they can ride as an independent candidate. On the day of the elections the candidate who get the most votes becomes a Member of Parliament, MP. They must represent their party in the House of Commons in Ottawa. The party with the most Members of Parliament across the country usually form and represent the Canadian government. The leader of that part will become the Prime