POLS 2300 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10 & 11: Canada Elections Act, E-Democracy, Narrowcasting
22 Jan 2018
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Canada is a liberal democracy characterized by equality rights and freedoms preserved through free and fair elections and the rule of law. As a result ca(cid:374)ada"s go(cid:448)er(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t should reflect societ(cid:455)"s interests. It is a little more complicated than that however as there are features of representative, partisan, federal, parliamentary and electoral elements that make canada a very unique democracy. Electoral system: single-member plurality (smp) an electoral system whereby the winner of a district needs just one vote more than the number amassed by the runner up . Apportionment: distribution of seats in the house of commons is a very complex political process, to decide the size and shape of federal ridings you use two key elements, electoral formulas, electoral boundary. Political campaigns are extremely expensive usually costing around million per election. In canada, campaign finance laws promote equality among the parties to ensure everyone is on a similar footing. Campaign finance regulations laws that govern political fundraising and/or spending.
