Is Canada a social democracy

Answer 1

Canada is an independent constitutional monarchy, a confederation with parliamentary democracy. So yes it is a democracy.

Canada is a democracy which practices the Parliamentary system of gouvernment and have elected members of parliament (MP). Canada has political parties and the head of gouvernment is the Prime Minister. The current Prime Minister is the Right Honourable Stephen Harper.
Yes it is.

Answer 2

Yes, Canada is a representative democracy.

If we (the people) want to voice our opinion we have to contact the local MP (Member of Parliament) that got elected in our area and he MIGHT discuss it in parliament.

Answer 3

yes, although the answer is more complex than that, and at times it is not so democratic.

Canada calls itself a democracy, in fact different levels of government employ different systems.

On the federal level it uses a parliamentary system, that is a low level form of democracy. The political system has evolved from being a colony of England, and still maintains formal ties to the Queen of England, who is also the Queen of Canada.

For example the Prime Minister is not directly elected by the people. During elections the country is divided into different ridings, a total of 308 in the last election.

Most ridings have several candidates to chose from. Most all candidates 'run' for the different federal parties. The candidate who get the most votes of the contestants in each riding wins 'the seat' in the House of Commons. The winner does not have to have a majority of the vote, merely the most votes. (this is a weakness of this voting system).

The party that wins the most seats in the ridings normally is elected to form the government. The 'political leader' of that party becomes the Prime Minister of the country. Normally, the leader assumes most all the power, especially in a 'majority' government whereby one party gets the majority of the seats. (in a minority government, various parties can work together to form the government)

It us interesting to note that when a party elects a party leader, they have run-off elections, whereby party representatives from across the nation vote for the party leader. Here the party leader must win with a majority of the votes cast by party members. This is not the case in Federal Elections.

If the government gets a majority of the federal seats, they form a 'majority government', and the party leader selects a cabinet to run the country. In fact the party leader, the Prime Minister is given special abilities to control the voting of its cabinet members in operating the House of Commons. Each member is not truly free to vote as they wish on many items, depending on the nature of the vote, as determined by the Prime Minister.

The ruling party has a term that lasts normally four years. A minority government can be defeated if a majority of the voting seats vote against 'the budget'. This has happened on some occasions. In majority governments the 'Prime Minister' exercises party control, through 'party whips' to control the vote.

Canada calls itself a democratic country, however, looking at the details reveals something a little different.

Answer 4

Yes, Canada is a democracy.

We are a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary democracy, with Queen Elizabeth II represented by Her Excellency Michaelle Jean (the Governor General), and Prime Minister Stephen Harper as the head of government.

Answer 5

I thought canada had some smart people up there but any country that is so bias can't be a very intelligeny

Answer 6

No. It is something that came with the Europeans and was a little slow to catch on at first.

Answer 7

Yes, Canada is a social democracy.

Answer 8

NOPE

Answer 9

yes