CristianP
Member
Canada’s Election System has a Problem and it is up to the US as the People to Fix it.
Canada’s federal elections are administered by Elections Canada, which is an independent agency that was created by the parliament and reports to the parliament circumventing the party that is in power at the moment. They are required to remain impartial at all times, but in reality it seems that the longer they have operated without challenge the less impartial and the more apt to bending the rules they become.
With this comes the degradation of trust in the agency which is detrimental because this system is built on public trust in our democratic institutions. But there have been many controversies recently that lead myself and the public to lose trust in these institutions.
Even independent bodies like elections Canada face issues like: digital misinformation, foreign interference and many other issues. With our rapid advances in technology it makes it harder for the average citizen to keep up which does not instill confidence in our political systems.
The biggest problem stems from artificial intelligence, online we have AI stuffed into our faces and with how real it is all getting it can be hard especially for the elderly population to tell what is real and what isn’t. This can lead to votes being swayed by fake information that looks alarmingly real.
A different example was from a recent meeting between Mark Carney and the Chinese government. In which Mark Carney was taken out of context saying “The New World Order”, this quote was then plastered everywhere in order to make Carney look like he was trying to turn Canada into the next China. In reality he was talking about creating new deals with China because of the USA’s ongoing uncooperativeness.
It just seems that everything said now is being taken out of context in order to polarize society, as it is becoming increasingly difficult in order to make compromises that include everyone.
If we want a democracy that truly serves its people, we must demand stronger safeguards, increased transparency, and greater independence for the institutions that run our elections. Public trust cannot be assumed it must be earned and protected. Without these reforms, confidence in our political system will continue to erode, and the integrity of our democracy will remain at risk.
Canada’s federal elections are administered by Elections Canada, which is an independent agency that was created by the parliament and reports to the parliament circumventing the party that is in power at the moment. They are required to remain impartial at all times, but in reality it seems that the longer they have operated without challenge the less impartial and the more apt to bending the rules they become.
With this comes the degradation of trust in the agency which is detrimental because this system is built on public trust in our democratic institutions. But there have been many controversies recently that lead myself and the public to lose trust in these institutions.
Even independent bodies like elections Canada face issues like: digital misinformation, foreign interference and many other issues. With our rapid advances in technology it makes it harder for the average citizen to keep up which does not instill confidence in our political systems.
The biggest problem stems from artificial intelligence, online we have AI stuffed into our faces and with how real it is all getting it can be hard especially for the elderly population to tell what is real and what isn’t. This can lead to votes being swayed by fake information that looks alarmingly real.
A different example was from a recent meeting between Mark Carney and the Chinese government. In which Mark Carney was taken out of context saying “The New World Order”, this quote was then plastered everywhere in order to make Carney look like he was trying to turn Canada into the next China. In reality he was talking about creating new deals with China because of the USA’s ongoing uncooperativeness.
It just seems that everything said now is being taken out of context in order to polarize society, as it is becoming increasingly difficult in order to make compromises that include everyone.
If we want a democracy that truly serves its people, we must demand stronger safeguards, increased transparency, and greater independence for the institutions that run our elections. Public trust cannot be assumed it must be earned and protected. Without these reforms, confidence in our political system will continue to erode, and the integrity of our democracy will remain at risk.
