Political Parties from THE STATE (LOIS HARDER)

 Based on THE STATE (LOIS HARDER)

Trudeau’s COVID election gambit falls short: In August 2021, Prime minister Trudeau went to Governor General Simon and asked to remove parliament two years early and asked for a new election. Simon agreed. Many think this was an irresponsible decision during the health crisis. Liberal won the election. The conservative party leader resigned as the leader of their party. NDP won 25 seats. In March 2022, Liberal and NDP agreed to keep Liberal in power till 2025 and decided on Dental benefits for low-income people and universal pharma help. Very few Canadians think they support any political party.

Political Parties in Canada: Their Role and Types: Discuss the role and types of political parties in Canada: Parties are not necessary for democracy. The party recruits their leader, runs an election campaign, influences the government agenda, holds the government account, and educates Canadians about political issues. Parties are the bridge between the government and the people. From the Cadre to a market-Oriented Party: In the first half-century, Canada was led by the Cadre party, an elite group. No other organization influenced this elite-class party. When the voting system was introduced, the mass party was created, which needed the low-income class’s support for their vote. The current Liberal party is being called a catch-all type party. Some argued that the liberal and progressive parties are brokerage parties. The green party is based on natural resources. To keep the climate better. Left-wing parties like the democratic party support social equity. Though liberals also support that. The conservative party took some policies that indicate that they support neo-liberal policy. Like less tax on corporate, less control over the economy, cut funds for the gay parade, etc. Now a day, Canadian parties are becoming a market-oriented parties. They put in their agenda what voters demand. Political Marketing, Digital Media, and Courting the Youth Vote: In 2008, US president Obama used social media successfully for his political campaign. 2015 Trudeau appeared on social media and got the younger generation’s vote. Major and Minor Parties: Major parties fight for office; they know they have major numbers of voters, like the Liberal and Conservative parties. Minor parties realize they don’t have that substantial voter numbers, but they can join and create a minor government.

The Canadian Party System: China is a one-party country, Communist. Canada follows democratic rules, so here we have different parties. The party system differentiates the system with the number of parties. Like one party, two parties or many parties. Multy-party systems are where they have three or more than three parties. Party Competition from Confederation-1993: From 1921 to 1993, Canada had two and a half parties, two major parties and some minor parties, who used to form a coalition with the winning party. Party Competition since 1993: From 1993 to 2000 Liberal party won three times. Campaign 2019: Because of some issues, like SNL, carbon tax, etc., Liberals are losing their popularity. NDP is now gaining more popularity. In the 2019 election, the Liberals won no single seat in Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Manitoba.

Party Policies and Electoral Performance: The Conservative Party: This party governed Canada, but they mostly stayed in the opposition. In the early twentieth century, they established policies for neo-Liberal government. The Liberal Party: In Canadian history, most of the time, they were in power. They introduced pension plans, low-income benefits, social welfare, charter rights and freedom. The New Democratic Party: encourages the colour people by saying, “Not to give up on Canada.” The Bloc Quebecois: They aim to achieve independent Quebec. They pass the bill to stop wearing the religious symbol for public sector workers.

Party Organizations Leaders, Candidates, and Members. Worlds Apart: Federal and Provincial Party Politics: When the election time came, the Canadians started calculating the parties’ pros and cons. The Liberals and Democrats are the only parties who govern at the Federal and provincial levels. The Extra-Parliamentary Wing: Party members had to pay a fee and couldn’t be with another party simultaneously. Fees are low. An electrical district association is responsible for recruiting party members and nominating candidates for the seat in the local party area. Party Convention is responsible for the party policies. Legalizing marijuana became party policy when its member voted for it. Selecting Party Leaders: Party members vote for the party leader. In the 1970s and 1980s, women and Indigenous people started to join and have their voices. Canada Election Act doesn’t cap campaign costs. However, parties need to give all information, like how much they spent, where the money came from etc. How Do Parties Replace Their Leaders: Till the 1960s, members couldn’t remove the party leader. Then Liberal and Conservative parties introduced this in their party.