Canada and Its Government
Canada and Its Government
There have been times in Canada’s history where no political government has emerged from an election with a clear majority. Of the many critics in the parliamentary system, some say that the minority government is too ineffective to govern the second largest country in the world, Canada. It could be easily “toppled by a simple vote of non-confidence.” On the contrary, a minority government could work together co-operatively with opposition governments, especially the Official Opposition Party. Because a minority government could be voted down easily by the opposition parties, it needs to develop good relationship with other parties and it will also force them to stay alert and keep on top of what they are doing and to establish the trust with its citizens. These are the some of the many factors in which a minority government is not considered to be unwise and unstable but would be considered to be a government that could make decent and wise decisions and to establish law, order and peace in the country. After considering both sides of this issue, it is apparent that a minority government in Canada had essential elements in the decision-making process for Canada.
To become a successful and stable minority government, it will need to incorporate the opposition parties’ ideas and viewpoints and compromise with other regions in order to have a legislation passed successfully. The government cannot make any hasty decisions because such decisions may be unbeneficial to the country. These include environmental issues, social issues and health issues. The minority government has to listen to the viewpoints from the different provinces and territories, which include the West, Atlantic, and the North instead of listening to ideas from only a couple of regions of Canada such as Ontario and Quebec which have the largest population. Ideas and viewpoints are taken in and are chosen carefully so that it will benefit the whole country. This is proven to be a great benefit to Canada.
In the Canadian minority government, it is said by some critics that the minority government could be toppled easily, especially when the budget has been prepared. The government would need the power to implement laws and a budget. To do so, they would need a good relationship with the opposition parties and agree on the budget so that everyone would agree to. To gain this power, they are forced to listen to each other and consider possibilities or alternative ways to do certain things such as meeting the citizens’ needs. Teamwork is needed in such situations between the different parties and their different