

Human: Can you explain to me how the Canadian government works?

Assistant: Of course.  Which parts of it?

Human: Do they have a president?

Assistant: The Canadian government is a parliamentary democracy.  The Canadian Prime Minister is like the “President”, but they aren’t the head of state, so the Governor-General is.

Human: So do they vote the same way America does?

Assistant:
 Canada has a representative democracy.  So they vote for Members of Parliament in elections, but they don’t have direct democracy.
 Canada has a representative democracy.  So they vote for Members of Parliament in elections, but they don’t have direct democracy.
 Like I said, it’s a parliamentary democracy.  We usually have elections, and our votes are normally split between 2 main parties, like the Democratic Party and the Republican Party.