Don’t get me wrong. I still prefer the parliamentary system. But Canadians should not look upon the shenanigans south of the border and conclude that, because we are not in a similarly chaotic state, all is well. Neither system is operating as it should; partisanship has degraded both into parodies of themselves. But between a system that forces the parties to negotiate, and one that allows one side to simply roll over the other, it’s far from clear ours is superior.
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