Example Of Democracy In Canada

An example of a democracy is our neighbor country, Canada. Canada has a federal parliamentary democracy which is defined by Britannica.com as, “democratic form of government in which the party(s) with the greatest representation in the parliament (legislature) forms the government, its leader becoming prime minister or chancellor”. Canada was once a colony of Great Britain, but became an independent country in 1867. Canada’s government, Parliament, is a model of Britain’s Parliament with two legislative categories: the Senate and the House of Commons. The Senate has 105 members who may hold the office until the age 75. The House of Commons has 301 members who are elected for a maximum of five years. The executive branch is made of the