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D'oh Canada! Survey reveals Canadians barely understand political system
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| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Edited | Monsieur Dec 14, 2008 01:34pm |
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| Category | General |
| Media | Website - CBC |
| News Date | Sunday, December 14, 2008 07:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | TORONTO - D'oh Canada! We hardly know you.
The prime minister is not our head of state. We are not a representative republic. We do not elect our prime minister directly.
A new survey for the Dominion Institute taken in the aftermath of this month's political crisis in which the word "prorogue" was dusted off political science textbooks suggests a woeful ignorance when it comes to our system of government.
Marc Chalifoux, president of the Dominion Institute, said he decided to commission the survey in light of the furor caused when a coalition of opposition parties threatened to topple Prime Minister Stephen Harper's minority Conservative government.
With such unfamiliar words such as "treason" and "coup d'etat" entering the Canadian political lexicon, Chalifoux said he wanted to gauge the understanding people had of what had transpired. |
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