Canada has repeatedly been named the best, or among the best places to live on earth by the United Nations. ... There are those that still believe that Canada needs a strong and efficient government to deal with the divisive nature of relations between Quebec and the rest of Canada. ... However, things were much different during the years of Canada's early confederation. ... It seems Canada's opposition parties haven't learned from history that the Liberals can only be ousted from power by coalitions promising the moderation and compromise that Canadians have always preferre...

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This was almost a total democracy except for the fact that women and slaves (over 50% of the population) were not considered citizens and were not allowed to vote. ... Because of the unwieldiness of direct democracies in areas with medium or large populations, the closest practicable model of a direct democracy is the Participatory model. ...

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