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Yes...thats correct. Canadas parliamentary system is so outdated and full of rats nests it has become , well, pathetic.
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Do you have the same criticisms about the government of the UK? Or Australia? Or any of the other nations that use a Westminister parliamentary system?
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Australia is a great example to use. They are more 'socially' inclined than Canada even, have just as diverse a country with almost all the same challenges, yet have managed to avoid the paralysis Canada suffers from.
Perhaps mandatory voting and an elected senate play a role. Or perhaps Australians simply peek their out out from the sand occasionally. [/b][/quote]
The problem with politics in Canada isn't apathy, despite what the conservative media in the West would have you believe about the "uninformed Eastern voters". Voter turnout is still relatively high.
The problems began in 1993 when two regional protest parties rose to prominence. For three consecutive elections the Liberals were the only party that stood a reasonable chance of forming a national government. At least Quebec is somewhat of a swing-province with both the Libs and the BQ capable of winning seats, so Ottawa has no choice but to pay them some attention. Albertans, on the other hand, vote instinctively for Reform/Alliance/CPC every election, and then complain why they have no voice in Parliament.
Merging the PC and Alliance parties was a step in the right direction for the right in Canada, but if you guys
really want to shed your image as nothing more than a Western protest party (and that's how the CPC is seen elsewhere in Canada), electing a leader who wasn't part of the old-guard Reform/Alliance caucus would go a long way in convincing Canadians East of Manitoba that the CPC is worth their vote.
Or you can just keep huffing and complaining and fuming at the Fiberals and the morons in Ontario. Whichever you prefer.