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troubleGreetings Friends & Strangers! If you are beyond the borders of my rather large country, you may have only heard the faintest rumblings of an election being called in Canada! You may have heard it was called because the government "toppled" (which sounds so dire!), or you may have heard it was called because "Acting Deputy Mayor of Toronto Jack Layton" did something or other. Yes, we in Canada actually have news stories about what news media in other countries write about us, and yes, we have been laughing at you, but mostly in a way that says "Gosh, we really are boring and uninteresting to the rest of the world, aren't we?"
So, in light of the vast amounts of misinformation out there about this most important of elections, the 41st in our history, I thought I would give you a handy-dandy guide to sorting out what the heck is going on here so you can decide whether or not you care.
This is Part 1: What is a Parliamentary Democracy and how does it work? Chances are, if you live in another commonwealth country, this will be terribly boring except for the niggling details, so you may want to skip it, but I promise to try and make it fun as well as informative!
( Tell me about democracy in Canada! )
( I don't care about all that, tell me about the parties and that sexy sexy Orange! )
Q: Skip the commentary, Anna, just tell me where to get more information myself!
A: I am really liking the Defeatist.
That is all for Part 1! Part 2 will have a video from Rick Mercer and an explanation about the dreaded C words! You'll like the video from Rick Mercer, he's actually funny, not like me.
So, in light of the vast amounts of misinformation out there about this most important of elections, the 41st in our history, I thought I would give you a handy-dandy guide to sorting out what the heck is going on here so you can decide whether or not you care.
This is Part 1: What is a Parliamentary Democracy and how does it work? Chances are, if you live in another commonwealth country, this will be terribly boring except for the niggling details, so you may want to skip it, but I promise to try and make it fun as well as informative!
( Tell me about democracy in Canada! )
( I don't care about all that, tell me about the parties and that sexy sexy Orange! )
Q: Skip the commentary, Anna, just tell me where to get more information myself!
A: I am really liking the Defeatist.
That is all for Part 1! Part 2 will have a video from Rick Mercer and an explanation about the dreaded C words! You'll like the video from Rick Mercer, he's actually funny, not like me.
