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Old 08-05-2015, 02:02 PM   #230
Kjesse
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Originally Posted by PsYcNeT View Post
Why do people care who the party leader is/does anyway? It's not like they are but a mere fraction of what the governing party does.

The American cult of personality has crept into Canadian politics I suppose.
The Prime Minister of Canada has substantially more power (relatively speaking) than the President of the USA. The PM controls the executive and legislative branches, the President only controls the executive branch. That's why its so hard to get significant legislation passed in the USA.
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