Weakening Canadian Party Discipline

In our Canadian parliamentary system there are many ideologies and practices that contribute to the success of our country's function. One of the most important ideologies and practices in our political system is strict party discipline. Party discipline refers to the concept that political parties are "opposing parties' goals and doctrines, share votes according to government-related issues" or the opposition opinion of the House. In this article, I will discuss how to change strict party discipline practices for party discipline practices in Canadian parliamentary system and for weak party discipline.

There are many explanations about the lack of party discipline in modern times. The party's organizational structure has drastically weakened, the financing of new campaigns, the rise of profit organizations, and the decline of regional competition. There is little debate about each of these factors, but all of these structural foundations apply to both parties. However, despite this, the Democrats still show that they are helpless to maintain discipline of the party and can not achieve broad policy objectives.

Party unity and unity were always an integral part of the Westminster parliament system. Leaders of the Canadian House of Representatives strongly celebrated the party as a single organization voting for this issue, especially at the General Assembly with the help of "whip" (Olson, 2003). Party discipline to some extent is essential for parties to maintain their forces, as political parties need trust for the majority of the legislature of the government, but this does not actually reflect democracy indeed.

Political parties are essential to the health of Canada's democracy as it organizes political competition and helps to build the functions of our political system. However, as an organization there are signs that the political parties in Canada are weakening. The political party's membership base is aging and declining, and a small number of Canadians view themselves as partisan supporters. The voter turnout rate in Canada has declined over the past two decades and questions are raised about the ability of political parties to contact voters. Political parties in Canada are equally important in the management of our political system, but the relationship with voters is becoming increasingly vulnerable