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Political Web Sites
By Alex Jensen
July 20, 2002
Have you ever wondered how the vote in Canada works? The Internet is a great resource for finding information on the political process in Canada.
You can find in-depth information on Canadian elections at www.elections.ca. As is law, this site is available in both French and English. This web site features a brief summary about elections in Canada, and how the vote in Canada works. It gives new voters valuable information about the political parties of Canada including their leaders, when the parties were formed, a brief view of their platforms, and how they are funded and what guidelines they must follow. This site also gives the new voter an insight to Canada and its 301 electoral ridings, as well as MP's listings and which ridings they represent, as well as the distribution of seats in the house to the political parties.
This site is a great tool, because it offers insight to Canada and its fairly organized political process; as well, it can answer most of the common questions about elections that new voters might have. The site is very well laid out, and the information is all displayed in such a way that becoming lost is difficulty. This page can also be interesting to Canadians who are familiar with the political process, as it presents all the ideas simply, but also in enough detail that it is not like a "voters for dummies" web page. Rather, it is an informative web site worthy of two thumbs up.
Another website that is helpful in explaining the political process in Canada is www.parl.gc.ca
This website showcases the beauty of the federal parliament buildings themselves, including an informative picture gallery, ranging from pictures of the House of Commoners, or Commons as most know it, to the House of the Senate. It speaks in detail about the construction of Canada's "jewel on the hill."
Aside from the physical beauty of our parliamentary chambers, and the buildings themselves, this site illustrates the Canadian political process in a fair amount of detail. Again, this site is well laid out into different sections ranging from how a bill is passed in the legislation, to a picture gallery of the stunning beauty of these buildings. The site also has a virtual library for research purposes.
Both of these websites are a great tool for finding information about the vote in Canada, and can inform many people about our good form of government.
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