Tue Aug 3, 2021 – 9:25 pm EDTTue Aug 3, 2021 – 9:28 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) – With an election possibly coming up in Canada, many Americans and non-Canadians are confused as to how exactly the political system in the country works. This episode of The John-Henry Westen Show provides answers to this question and more.
To help explain the specifics of Canadian politics, I spoke with the leader of the Christian Heritage Party, Rod Taylor. He’s been leading the pro-life, pro-family, and pro-God party, which has been around for about 35 years, since 2014.
Our conversation began with Taylor pointing out the basics of the Canadian government, which is a constitutional monarchy with a representative parliament consisting of the Senate and the House of Commons. He said that the people only elect MPs of the House of Commons, and that these elections, which also may decide the prime minister of the country, are held irregularly, unlike elections in the United States.
Taylor mentioned how “when an election is called, citizens get to vote for the member of their district, the member who will represent them in the House of Commons.” Furthermore, “they do not get
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