Nomination Paper In Canada

Legislative authority on the nomination papers that have to be signed by the party leader
In Canada, people can easily become MP or MLA of a riding as long as they are 18 years and older and a Canadian citizen. Despite of this two requirement is met, the one who wish to run for MP or MLA have to file the nomination paper in order to become a candidate that have to be signed by the party leader if a candidate want to have a political affiliation. Furthermore, under Canada Election Act section 66 (1) (a) (v) state that “A nomination paper shall be in the prescribed form and include a statement under oath by the prospective candidate of the name of the political party that has endorsed the prospective candidate or, if none, the prospective candidate’s choice to either have the word “independent” or no designation of political affiliation under his or her name in election documents” (march 4,2016); and the “Nomination Paper of a candidate who has the endorsement of a political party and who wishes the name of that party to be printed on the ballot paper must be accompanied by a written instrument
If individual voice out their opinion individually there will be no order in the House of Commons and difficult to accomplish their party engender and will not have clear “distinction between the government and the opposition in Parliament” . The role of party discipline allows the legislature to “operate effectively, ensures stability of government and eliminates suspense from parliamentary votes” according to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. In “Canadian Parliamentary Review – Article,” John Reid, an ardent supporter of party discipline, argue that “under our system of responsible government, the public at an election has great power to make decisions which give them ability to vote effectively results from party