Canada is a full functioning representative democracy in a Parlimentary framework.

The only fully functioning direct democracy in Western nations is Switzerland.

According to a report conducted by the Economist Intelligent Unit, and Freedom House International, Canada is a full democracy.

While your point about the Senate not being an elected position, in reality, it exerts no power over Canada’s policies.

Your point about the Prime Minister and Premiers not being elected confuses a Parliamentary Democracy with a Constitutional one such as the U.S. You should note that the U.S. President is also not elected directly but chosen by a body of electors.

Here’s some other points to consider regarding Canada’s Parliamentary Democracy.

Parliamentary democracy is often considered a representative democracy, meaning that its politicians are elected to represent their constituents rather than the people voting on legislation. It differs from direct democracy, where citizens vote directly on legislation initiated by themselves or through referendums.

Presidential democracies usually have first past the post elections for representatives. While parliamentary systems do not need to use this system, they can use proportional representation instead.

Cabinet members within governments operate differently depending on whether it’s a presidential or parliamentary system. In a parliamentary system, the cabinet is selected by the prime minister. It can be changed at any time, while presidents often have to follow the rules about hiring and firing senators in presidential systems.

Pros of Parliamentary Democracy

They can be very stable because only one party is in power, so they do not need to worry about the government falling due to elections dramatically shifting the balance of power.

Parliament can check executive power, allowing for more control over how long governments last and ensuring regular changes.MPs hold different positions within their parties, so cabinet ministers reflect views from across the political spectrum, considering what everybody wants them to draft up before it’s presented.

Due to having two houses of parliament, bills have to go through both before being passed, this makes it harder for faulty legislation to make its way onto the law books meaning that it gets better quality legislation passed.

Parliamentary systems are good at managing and maintaining the economy, and they make it easier for international treaties to be ratified.Flexibility is built into parliamentary democracies because there is not only one political system. When there is a coalition between Conservatives and Liberals in the UK, one can also change laws relatively quickly when in power.

This makes it easier to adapt to changes within society, such as new technology or social behavior.The government gets more support from citizens because they can vote them out if they do not like what they’re doing.It’s easy for people with different views and ideas on how their country should work to get involved in politics because there is less focus on one person.

Most people can find a party that reflects their views, and they do not need to worry about the whole country voting for somebody who disagrees with them.

Parliamentary democracies seemed to be operating quite well in countries such as the UK, Australia and New Zealand.