Final Thoughts

• Author: Steven Chaplin
• Pages: 127-128

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Final Thoughts

As stated by Winston Churchill in November ,

Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried

in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is

perfect or all-wise. Indeed it has been said that democracy is the

worst form of Government except for all those other forms that

have been tried from time to time.

One might add that the Westminster system of government

that Canada shares with the United Kingdom is antiquated, awk-

ward, and in need of update and improvement. But it is still one of

the best forms of democracy. Its longevity, evolution, and f‌lexibility

are evidence of this.

It is suggested that the Westminster system compares favour-

ably to various republican forms of government. In such models,

where the branches of government are separate and distinct, the

result is often one that produces divided government, with one

party controlling the executive and another controlling the legis-

lature. Further, f‌ixed terms for each government do not allow for

either continuous accountability or the ability to reset by way of

elections to resolve an impasse.