Posted on 01/31/2006 5:05:45 PM PST by fanfan
There are currently 308 ridings in Canada. The number and boundaries are adjusted following each dicennial census. Each riding elects one member of parliament. There are also provincial ridings whose boundaries are most likely not the same as the federal ones. This is because the number of members of a provincial Legislature are usually different than the numbar of members that the Province sends to Ottaws. During the Harris government in Ontario, the number of provincial ridings were reduced to correspond to the number of federal ridings in the province and the riding boundaries were made the same. During the same mandate, The number of city council wards in Toronto were reduced to be twice the number of Toronto ridings.
This would not be practical for provinces with a small population because it would result in a Provincial legislature with too few members. The same with smaller cities and towns.
Clive
I am glad to hear you are not one of THOSE Christians who find common ground with international Islam. I can find common ground with Judaism, since it is the foundation of the Christian faith. Islam was simply a cult that took off like wildfire, as it was seen as a means to unite an entire culture.
I have to admit that I adore military science. But I agree that no amount of science is going to save us from our own lack of vision and resolve.
I know it is confusing for Americans who are not familiar with Parliamentary systems. In my very humble opinion, your Republic is a superior system in the aim to reduce the power of government and secure the freedom of individuals - however, the Parliamentary form is far superior than the models that most European nations are built on. One exception may be the Swiss Confederacy. The Cantons have tremendous amount of power and independence. The one problem I have with the Swiss is the requirement to serve in the military. That seems to be a violation of individual rights.
I read that Quebec has the largest Muslim population in all of North America. I believe it. Under the Liberals - ANYBODY could get in and the United States had every right to complain. I would go so far as to say that this guy may well be the head of a terrorist cell right in Toronto. There are likely many of them. One day he may walk into the halls of government with C-4 strapped to this waist under his three piece suit. One day, maybe Liberal Torontonians may wake up but it may be too late!! Absolutely incredible that this could take place in our country. However it has been quickly declining for 13 straight years.
Don't blame the Liberal for this one.
Liberal don't control Quebec immigrtion since they got their own ministtry of immigration (yes, the ONLY province).
Most of them came from north africa and haitia.
You have a lot of these guys roaming around, least that's how it looked when my family and I went on a vacation to the more beautiful Canadian side of Niagara Falls.
Waterfall = lovily
Wandering sheets and beards w/ turbins = very scary.
Thanks, me too.
I don't have a burka, and have no plans to get one.
Check out the conversation I'm having with paper tyger
Unfortunately your social health care, etc. ...... is the perfect honey to attract these Arab nationals....they live on hand outs in the middle east so why not in the west where they have more freedom to decent without the paying the high price of loosing their heads, hands, feet etc. if they tick off the wrong person like in their former homeland.
Start with your immigration policies and then with your social programs...turn the honey into vinegar and the bees fly away to find more favorable conditions elsewhere.
Most European nations do have a parliamentary form of government. Though republics w/ a parl. sys., the two notable exceptions would be France and Russia. They're semi-presidential; i.e. parliamentary-presidential but their respective presidents have considerable executive powers. Russian president even has the power to dissolve the Parliament at his own discretion.
Presidents in other Euro countries have a largely ceremonial post (i.e. representing the state internationally, receiving visiting dignitaries, cutting the ribbon, etc.).
I know that Super, but it was Quebec Liberals.
I know that Super, but it was Quebec Liberals.
Euro countries have so many electoral systems (variations of proportional and majoritarian) that it would take me days to go through them all.
My personal preference is the proportional system - for obvious reasons. Those against it usually cite the near impossibility of a single-party government, which, according to them, leads to instability.
As far as single-member plurality systems (the UK, for example) I just can't see any fairness in the fact that one single party can have a majority of seats with only circa 30% of the voters behind it. Basically, 70% of the electorate represents a minority in Parliament. Go figure. Up here in Canada, they're toying with the idea of prop. representation. I am not holding my breath, though. The biggest losers would be the Liberals and the Conservatives. The NDP and the Greens would gain a lot.
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