Douglas Todd: The trouble with Canada’s ‘friendly dictators’

Sometimes I’m not convinced Canadians are particularly committed to democracy.
We think we are, though. Especially in contrast to our powerful neighbour to the south, whose polarized politics both entertains and outrages us.
But there is an argument to be made that the U.S. — as well as Britain, Australia, Germany, Ireland, Japan, and a host of other advanced nations — have political systems that are more democratic, accountable and transparent than those in Ottawa and the prov