Preface: The Canadian Electoral System in a capsule
Author | Gregory Tardi |
Pages | 17-27 |
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PreFAce
THE CANADIAN ELECTORAL
SYSTEM IN A CAPSULE
federal general election requires
an explanation, at least in capsule form, of the origins and major com-
ponent elements of the federal electoral system.
DEMOCRACY
Canada is a democratic state.
In the Preamble to the Constitution Act that was enacted in , it is
armed that Canada has a Constitution similar in principle to that of
the United Kingdom. is constitutional heritage includes democracy
(https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/Const/page-.html).
While the Constitution did not define “democracy,” the term should
be understood to mean primarily the following qualities in a political
system: freedom of political choice, self-government by the people, the
conduct of public aairs in accordance with the will of the majority, the
rule of law, the separation of powers, and an independent judiciary.
In the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, that part of the Con-
stitution that was enacted in , it is armed that Canadian society
is free and democratic (https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/Const/page-.
html).
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