11 pages and 8 sources used. This paper provides an overview of the elements that have impacted the election of governmental officials in Canada. This paper considers the structure of the government and the potential factors influencing the election process. This paper looks at one element in particular, the use of the mass media to influence the election of candidates in support of specific special interest groups.
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of Canadian leaders are similar to those which occur in the United States. The Canadian Alliance is central to these politics, particularly in regard to selecting new leaders.
Several other factors are equally as critical, however. These factors include many which were put in place much earlier in the countrys history. One distinctive characteristic of the
political process in Canada is its fractionated populace, fractionation which is based not only on ethnic and racial differences but also on other socioeconomic factors. Important too, however, is
the power of the media and the interworkings of the Canadian political system itself.
French Canadians Verses English Canadians The history of Canada has resulted in two distinct populaces: the French Canadians and those which reflect
more of the English culture. From the beginning of Canadas colonial history the French have diligently tried to instill Catholic and French values upon the country. Their missionary
efforts with the indigenous inhabitants of the country stand in testament to this fact. The put in place missionaries which sought to convey the French language and the Catholic
religion on the Native Americans. French Canadians have placed high value on their distinct culture and language all throughout the history of Canada, in fact.
There is another cultural component in Canada as well. This is formed by the English descendants. Scots, Irish, Jews and Italian immigrants assimilated
into the English fraction of the country. The English community is less defined, as is their national mythology. In contrast, the French Canadian identity and national mythology remains