Canada maintains a low level of civilian oversight of the military due to rigid party discipline, according to a new book that compares it with fourteen other democracies.
Canada needs to kick a few dinosaurs to the curb and put some leadership in place who aren’t beholden to the American military industrial complex. We also need to demand better from our representatives.
As citizens, the only say we have in government is a single checkmark written on a piece of paper every 4 years. We have no input in our federal governance beyond that and there is no repercussions if a politician decides to just not do what they promised.
Canada needs to kick a few dinosaurs to the curb and put some leadership in place who aren’t beholden to the American military industrial complex. We also need to demand better from our representatives.
Canada needs major electoral reforms.
As citizens, the only say we have in government is a single checkmark written on a piece of paper every 4 years. We have no input in our federal governance beyond that and there is no repercussions if a politician decides to just not do what they promised.