Canadian Politics Today

 Based on Canada’s Political Development and Challenges (JANINE BRODIE AND ALEXA DEGAGNE): 

In the year 2022, Canada faced many big troubles. Like the COVID-19 attack, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and political disturbance in many countries. In 2022, Canada took many strict restrictions and methods to get control of Covid-19, such as mandatory vaccines and masks, maintaining distance, and fewer people in indoor facilities. That gave an excellent result. However, we also found how the pandemic mainly affected the elderly, blacks, Indigenous and women. There was a significant impact on Canadian life during the War in Ukraine. Oil supply changed the world’s economic scenario. Prices increased in every sector. Core Political Concepts: Politics are everywhere. Power is the key feature of politics. State and government: Legally, the head of Canada is the King, but Canada is an independent state. It can make decisions independently, including all military, federal, provincial, etc., decisions. Authority and legitimacy: Authority means the right to practice power. Legitimacy is the people’s acceptance of those people who have the authority. The legitimacy will be compromised if there is no voting power. People can challenge the state’s legitimacy if they feel the power is forcing them. The government can make policies and influence society through advertisements and media. Democracy: According to ancient Greek, democracy means rule by the people. Representative Democracy: People do not make decisions; they choose their representatives to make decisions. There are also Liberal, Plebiscitary, Deliberative, and Social Democracies. Diversity: It means accepting different cultures in the state. In Canada, like Quebec. Good Government: Because of competitive power, a government tries to act in a way the public may like. They are looking for popularity. Not to fix any social issues. Analyzing Politics: To explore politics, we can check who is getting benefited, when, and how. We can also look at Ideas, Identities, Institutions, External Influences