I read that in Canada, all eligible voters receive an official notification in the mail telling them where and when they can vote. No confusion, no long lines, paper records and NO CHADS !
Yep. All voting age people get one with specifics. We just show up with a government issued ID and vote. Never takes more than 15-20 mins. We also have off time from work (3 hours) to vote.
I moved from the US to Canada and became a Canadian citizen. One day, two poll workers showed up at our door to make sure we knew we had the right to vote and that we knew how to cast our vote. Imagine my surprise.
Yes, welcome. BTW, when you vote in Canada (throughout the whole country) you have a paper trail for each vote casted. No possibilities of voting machines being hacked by Russia (Trump). Almost forgot, ALL votes are counted. Our post-office can’t be paid off to accidentally misplace votes so that they are not counted nor do we have gun wheeling tugs intimidation to discourage people from exercising their right to vote. Again, welcome to our civilized country.
@@cristlewrite7944 @cristle write Likewise, in my want to turn in early, I'd included links without much context. Reading the above piece on ballots being counted, in Canada, I was reminded of reports of ballots having been discarded for questionable reasons, in the recent past. In my want to empower voters, I'd added the above links highlighting possisble voter suppression--due to ostensibly mis-filled circles on ballots--along with effective voting practices, toward inviting awareness around the need to be specific with filling out future ballots. ... That--respectfully--voting in Canada may not be as simple as voting, unfortunately, but that being deliberate about it may help get the job done. Sorry about being vague; I've noticed that I've left entire replies mid-edit, recently, so I'd erred on the side of quickly adding reference material. Regards to you & yours.
As an American in Canada, the annoying ads, slandering, etc only lasts like 3 months vs 3 years. The amount of money wasted on US election rallies is sickening
Billions spent to take on a job that pays $300k. D’ya think something else might be going on? Elections should be publicly funded and televised on pbs. Citizens united indeed.
What is it with Americans? They're told the voting system in Canada is much easier and more transparent and they're like..."Oh no, I don't like that. The states should decide!" Then several admit it's going to be a s--t show. Oh, but their system is better. No wonder they've become a laughing stock.
Yup, one huge contributing factor to the stagnation and decline of the United States of America is the belief that they are the best in the world at everything. Indeed, how can you improve on something which is perfect? Or look for inspiration in inferior countries? Or as many proud Americans like to say "the worst day in America is better than the best day anywhere else!", which is typically followed by a tribal chant of "USA - USA - USA" or shoutings of "FREEDOM!", uttered in the belief that no other parts of the globe enjoys said freedom. Nationalism truly makes one blind.
Hey, don't knock American exceptionalism if you haven't tried it. It's a bit of a rush and quite empowering. We've had multiple generations of practice at it, we're really quote good at it. It allows us to make something so simple as casting a vote and making it as complicated as humanly possible and still see it as the best possible system. Voting is a mess in this country because Americans want innovation, competition and the free market system. There are many different ways to skin a cat and to conduct a vote of the people. The development and sale of of voting systems is a very lucrative industry in this country and there are any number of companies in the business that are happy to keep it that way.
@@jonathanvanier there's nothing wrong with loving one's country or taking pride in one's country. But when you think your country can't learn anything from anybody else, that's it's the best, the greatest, etc., that begins the long steep decline.
@@erikswanson5753 - Oh I absolutely agree with you. That's why I used "nationalism", which the Oxford dictionary defines as "identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations". As you can tell, it's the later part of the definition that irks me, as it also implies the "we're better than anyone else" tribal mentality. But being proud to be Canadian, or indeed American, no problem with that. As long as you keep level headed and appreciate that other countries could have one or a few good things to teach you.
@@jonathanvanier couldn't have said it better myself. As far as I know, nothing good has ever come of nationalism. It leads to intolerance and authoritarianism. Us vs. Them and all that implies.
Add to that, no Canadian citizen has stressed for weeks leading up to an election due to fear of rigging. Well, at least in my life time, I'm pretty sure there has been some shady stuff in the Upper and Lower Canada days.
@@gudspellar3605 How would you hear about it even if their was? Canada's media are payed billions by the Government in Power. It wasn't even Canadian media that first broke the story about our PM's blackface fetish.
@@laingadaing Our media is paid by our system, not the government in power. They do serve to attempt to unit Canadians rather than divide and that does not sit will with some. I'm grateful for the CBC and hope we can hold off the defund the CBC people for another generation. We have a pretty clear example to our south of what a private media system looks like.
@@laingadaing Whatzisuspeakof? Billions u say? Where did u get that number from? And r u speaking of radio, tv, what media r u talking about? Do u know which one is paid thru advertising? And which government r u referring to? The Conservatives? The Liberals? Does this mean the NDP and Green Party should be given a kick at the can to pay for our radical cultural icon media stations? And who cares who broke what story first? Unless u r the one getting the scoop and the company bonus, I’m sure we can find examples of thousands of “scoops” our national media picked up first and ran with, only to be followed by world counterparts. But that story seems to be a trigger with you. Interesting 🤔
1) wake my azz up 2) toast a croissant 3) have a cuppa 4) go out to get mail 5) head back in because I forgot to get dressed first and neighbours are staring 6) go out to get mail while dressed 7) open mail-in ballot and check my representative and referendums I want 8) put back in my mail box 9) another croissant?
That's normal in the USA too. My country is extremely abnormal right now....to the point that it's becoming NOT the USA...which started a few years ago when it took left turn onto a bumpy road to hell.
We get to keep our little pencils this year (Saskatchewan provincial election) because of COVID. The other beautiful thing is having our voter registration updated every year just by filing our taxes.
Maryanne Slater we're in Regina and voted early - Saturday Oct 24 - there were 2 people leaving as we were arriving and 2 people arriving as we were leaving - it took maybe 5 minutes max - we didn't get to keep our pencils though - we had to "drop them in the bag" 😕😆
Denmark votes the same as Canada with a few minor changes and add ons. We open at 7 am and closes at 8 pm. If you can’t vote in person two election workers will help you at home. Or where you are.
Here in Canada, we make sure our Long-Term Care residents can also have access to voting. We make sure a polling stations is placed in Long Term care homes.
My dad was at home and couldn't get to the polls so Elections Canada sent two people to get his vote. We do that too. You get time off on voting day from work and there are so many polling stations that the line up (if there is one) is not long. We also have several days people can vote early in their ridings. It is very well organized and yes we physically mark a ballot with a pencil/marker. In the States they do have several more choices to make on a ballot so it may take longer but those lineups shouldn't be happening.
I like that you can have election workers come to your home. If I get a migraine on election day, I'd much rather have someone come to me than go to the polls.
Canada actually has a 12:00 window, almost like the 13:00 hour window u say Denmark has. The talk in the video reference the added complication for Canada, of the country being so wide. Meaning we have 6 different time zones, and in an effort to have the result come in at the same time, PEI suffers the most as it has to be the tardiest one to join given how advanced they are on BC. Also Election Canada makes all possible arrangements for people who can’t make it in person. So there is virtually no differences on the points you mention. Only that Canada has to coordinate 6 different times zones.
This is how we vote in Canada. We leave our house, walk across the street, go in the school, sometimes we have to walk to a different school, cast our votes by putting an x beside the person we want, chat to neighbours, go home and order pizza.
Yes, we are guaranteed time of work to vote. Vote, pick up a coffee and arrive at work late. Then get a greeting for having done your duty. Sooooooo simple.
Elections Canada sets the voting districts not political parties and they are reviewed and only revised if necessary. No campaigning can start till an election is called and there is about a 3 month time limit on the campagn. You file tax return you check off a box to be a registered voter, you get a confirmation card weeks before the election that you can show with id to vote. Also the one with the most votes is the winner Its all very simple really.
Canada has first-past-the-post, like the US. So the party with the most votes may not necessarily win. In the last provincial election in New Brunswick, for instance, the Liberals had the majority of votes but still lost to the Conservatives by one seat.
The party with the most votes isn’t necessarily the winner and the amount of seats a party gets (ie the amount of power they get) often isn’t close to what the popular vote is. Most obviously seen by the Green Party that only has 3 seats in the house but won 6.5% in the popular vote. If it was proportional to the amount they got in the popular vote they would have gotten 22 seats. Way better than the American system though but not great
@@Tman20rox Trudeau betrayed us. His election promise was to implement proportional representation, but as soon as he was elected, he made some lame excuse against electoral reform. I would never ever trust him again. Never.
@@creativeandaliveat65 - First of all, the Liberals never promised "proportional" voting, but rather "preferential" voting, like in Australia. The Conservatives wouldn't agree to that, because it's not advantageous to them, so the project was tabled, since by constitutional custom you need unanimity in the House of Commons to change a fondamental element of electoral laws (otherwise any party with a simple majority could rewrite election laws to favour themselves if they wished). And personally, "proportional" elections are the kind of thing that sounds good in theory, but unleash instability in practice: all the countries in the world that have them have unstable governments and extremist parties holding disproportionate influence (looking at you Israel). I'd have been fine with a "preferential" system, but I'll happily tolerate the distortions of first-past-the-post elections over the even worst distortions brought forth by "proportional" systems.
@@jonathanvanier proportional representation was promised, and to achieve that we'd use preferential ballots. Idk what you're talking about, but you seem to have your terms confused. Other than that, you're correct. Cons wouldn't have let that pass, but you're incorrect in implying that a legislature with a more accurate degree of representation is inherently unstable. I'd like a source on that?
It gets complicated in a Canadian Federal election, when the local candidate you like is not of the same party as the person you want as Prime Minister.
@@aljonstone4708 I agree, it's too bad proportional representation is vilified. In BC the BC Liberals (conservatives.. go figure) had ads out saying that proportional representation would elect extremists. Then they lost the provincial election, but won the popular vote and immediately started to ask about what proportional representation actually means... Oh well. I just choose to vote on the local level because the person in Ottawa has never been my vote.
Another thing we do better is limit how much money can be spent in political campaigns and ensure that every party does get air time. Think of all the money spent in the US elections that could be better spent on fixing their myriad of problems but instead it spent on trying to buy political positions and power. Another thing we seem to handle better is the results of our elections without feeling like they have been tampered with. But then again, a demagogue like the one in the US would have probably lost their right to speak publicly in Canada for inciting hatred and our news outlets are required to report accurately. I am so proud of our protections in our country for our elections and elected officials that makes what has happened in the US impossible in Canada.
Plus, most importantly we take religion out of the equation... like a true democracy. Unlike ' the greatest democracy in the world'... that's become such a joke.
In our last election, the party that most closely resembled the Republican Party, which was the People's Party ran by a former Conservative Maxime Bernier, took 1.6% of the vote and elected no one.
I used to be an American. Parts of it are really great. But I am a Canadian now, and can barely imagine ever moving back to the US. What a mess down there. I fear for the safety of my American relatives. Here, health care for everyone ensures a way lower stress level about getting ill, and the country is way better socialized....in the sociology sense of the word. Like, we have a shared community. All in it together, really. Yay, Canada. Good luck, USA.
The second to last sentence in your comment reminds me of what Red Green used to say in the closing line of each Mid-Life Musings segment of his show - "Remember, I'm pulling for you. We're all in this together."
Even as an American [who often lives abroad] , having the USA as a neighbor seems rather scary. That being said, I hope the USA finds a way to live more constructively rather than continue to infect the rest of the world with it's problems.
Same in Germany btw. paper ballots, everybody votes the same way, enough polling places opening the same time and closing the same time, no need to register because everybody is registered anyway (compulsory registration at your place of residence)...
"Pencils save democracy," 22minutes might have stumbled on some unexpected gold with that one. This season is so good so far, well done to everyone that's working on the show
Elections are done on hand counted paper ballots. They take 6 weeks to 2 months. They can be initiated by a vote of non-confidence. We’ve had Medicare for All since 1965 thanks to a feisty little Scottish Democratic Socialist named Tommy Douglas (Kiefer Sutherland’s grandfather.) You guys will never have that simple luxury. Too busy putting profits before people. Good luck with that.
Because Americans have been fed their whole lives this fantasy that they're "the greatest country in the world" (and few of them travel internationally). So any notion that they might CHANGE anything or IMPROVE anything is considered un-patriotic or something. And God forbid someone suggests emulating the positive example of some other country -- obviously you hate America and are probably a commie or something.
I came here expecting to make a comment on smug Canadians but completely agree the American system is crazy to permit state control in voting in a federal election, and not using paper ballots.
I'm a Brit. Years ago I ticked a box to say I wanted a postal ballot. It's sent to me for all local council elections and main general elections. Put an x in the box and post it back, and that's it. Each year on the run up to an election I get a form saying do you still want a postal ballot, I say yes and it arrives later. America's systen is beyond a joke.
Rick Mercer used to do a fabulous version of “Talking to Americans”. It was so telling how little they know about their neighbour to the North. With all the Trump shenanigans over the last four years, it has become apparent that so many Americans barely even know what’s going on in the next county or State in their own country, much less the world!
I just helped as a supervisor in the Canadian by election (Ontario) and it took people 2-5 minutes from start to finish (from coming into the door to walking out) on average to vote
This video is not representative of America. It varies widely from state to state, but in all Democratic states it is very easy to vote. My state conducts elections 100% by mail, which is far easier and better than the Canadian system. Our system of state-by-state freedom allows that to happen.
@@SugerSprinkledFun By law, electors must have three consecutive hours to cast their vote on election day. If your hours of work do not allow for three consecutive hours to vote, your employer must give you time off. but you are right about being paid, is just everywhere i worked i got paid
I've worked in a manager's role for Elections Canada several times. The system is well thought out and organized. The paper trail with checks and balances would make it extremely difficult to cheat. Machines and digital technology can be hacked or programed. Would never recommend that equipment. Plus a standard voting system is a no brainer. The State's need to figure it out for themselves is a weak argument. Voting is simple, make it a action simple. Just takes a lot of organizing to manage to make it successful.
also worked for Elections Canada. It's not enough to say it's be difficult to cheat, it's practically impossible. In fact the only way I see cheating as being remotely possible is doing the swearing in to assist someone who requires it and then forcing them to cast a vote for one's own party. Obviously highly highly unlikely to happen. The main issue between the US elections and Canadian elections that I see not mentioned here is the international oversight. Canada sends people to various foreign elections to help ensure the democratic process is being carried out properly. I do not believe that the US is involved in this program...
Exactly. It's precisely the opposite of what the young blonde woman said about the states choosing what is best for their citizens. From the very beginning, they have actively worked to limit access to the ballot box whenever and wherever possible.
@@shannonfrattura2029 There are many examples of things being done in the USA that serve to suppress voting , and muddy up the results . There is a fair amount of gerrymandering . In some states like Alabama , voting stations are closed when additional ones are needed. Names are being struck off voting lists if people haven`t voted , even though they are still citizens , and should be eligible to vote . In some states absentee ballots are only partially counted.
.......what can be said to our cousins down south that hasn't been said or shown ! Canada has been giving them the blue print to a better society for eons! We have learned and are still learning from them and others to better ourselves but they refuse to learn from others unless it comes from them...so lucky to be Canadian!
I have voted in every election since I turned 18. I have never waited more than 15 minutes. This last provincial election here in BC, I literally took 3 minutes which included parking and walking my elderly mother up to the voting booth. I love my Canada. We are the true beacon of democracy in the world.
If this is the beacon of democracy then democracy is an inherently flawed system... Look at the failures of our current leadership and pat yourself on the back for democracy. People re-elected a PM guilty of multiple ethics violations (three which have been investigated). Oh ya, and he even though he lost the popular vote... Let’s shut down parliament during the pandemic to end the investigation into our shady contributions to WE charity. Let’s not table a budget for 18 months after being elected and spend money like it’s going out of style. Let’s rack up a trillion dollar federal deficit.... Ya were doing realllllll wel in Canada...
@@DT-lq1ds Very true! Choosing your MP matters as to the complexion of the opinions in parliament. The party leaders have the ability to have a decent amount of control over their members, but it isn't necessarily the case.
There is also the issue of how difficult it is to get registered as a voter in Canada, just kidding, you just check the box on your taxes that asks if you want to be registered as a voter, when an election comes along they send you a card that you take to the pole with some Id, and you vote.
@@SugerSprinkledFun often if the card doesn't come, they are still on the list of registered voters that poll station workers have anyways. It's still easy to register at the station though with two ID's and a piece of mail from the bank proving ones address.
I've worked as a registration officer for elections Canada, you just need proof of address and ID. And in the event you don't have those someone who is on the voterr list can sign a voucher for you stating that they know you live in the district. Elections Canada tends to err on the side of making it easier for people to vote, and only double check suspicious ballots when there's a recount.
If all that fails, you can register to vote at the polling station on election day. You just need one piece of government photo ID with you current address on it and you're good to go.
I've voted in 3 European countries... UK, France and Ireland. I've never had to wait more than a minute or two to vote. Exit poll published as last polling station closes usually gives a clear idea of the result. Why do Americans put up with this madness.
@@harrycooper5231 How stupid are you ? Minorities are NOT disenfranchised in Canada . It is the USA , who have let gerrymandering to run amok , closed polling stations instead of opening more , have 50 different sets of voting rules , refuse to count all the ballots , and so and so on . Yet , Americans are reluctant to consider changes which would streamline their process . That doesn`t look like a coherent , rational plan to me .
@@billeddy4357 What's surprising to me, is that any Americans have responded on the thread. Most, though definitely not all, rarely look at much outside of their country! Lolol
@Debbie Barbour I think that the problem is that there are many in USA who do not agree with the basic premise of 'one man, one vote'. Just as slavery continues under other forms, so many privileged citizens support efforts to restrict the franchise to those who 'deserve' to vote.
I have worked federal elections and I feel like people are super serious about doing their jobs. There is honour and integrity no judgement or hysteria. It is a privilege to vote and to be part of the process.
Americans believe in the Second Amendment (right to bear arms) and Canadians believe in the right for everyone to have Healthcare. What civilization would you choose?
Absolutely! I'm fine with paying higher taxes, knowing that I or anyone else here can get treated if they are ill. And I prefer the right not to get shot over the right to carry as many semi-automatic rifles as I want.
Well they went with Locke We went with Hobbes Neither of them were right...and neither were wrong But right now...right here I'd say team Hobbes is on a 5 min power play
In my state we have no ID required, automatic voter registration when people get driver's licenses, and 100% vote by mail (i.e. polling places don't exist). Vastly superior to the Canadian system.
@@BlackEpyon Definitely vastly superior. 100% vote by mail is leagues better than forcing people to go to a polling place. Could not have happened if America did not have a federal system
Australia is similar to canada. Schools and other halls with paper voting, so there is a record. It take about 10 minutes usually. No voter supression, you actually get fined if you don't vote. You can vote by mail, in advance and absentee votes if you are in another area.
In Washington State everyone is mailed a ballot and a thorough voter guide. Then you sit at the kitchen table eating a snack while filling it out. After that you put it in your mail box to be picked up, or to a central drop box if you want. It’s incredibly convenient, with a lot of relevant information in the guide to help people make better decisions, and has a built in paper trail. While the Canadian system is superior in many ways to other states, I think Elections Canada should take a good long look at the Washington State model.
@@striatic we don't need to look at that we go to that place that is often really near our homes (our jobs have obligation to give us a few hours to go vote) it's all on the same day and the voting place are all closed at the same time and counted right there. mailing our vote would mean to wait until it arrives ( if it's not lost) so about 3 days for some places, fill the document after reading it, go outside and mail it (hopefully it won't be lost) and then they have to wait a few days to have all the votes and then count them....that's stupidly inefficient...
@@nieldoenn711 I grew up and voted in Canada. I’m sorry but this system is better, especially for people in rural areas and people with odd work schedules. I’ve seen both systems and the Canadian system is worse in practically every way.
It's interesting to see that as soon as an American thinks their freedom is gone they resist. They still have to vote the way their State says they have to, we, in Canada just happen to have the same system across the whole country.
I know! It's like, if they're told to do ANYTHING a certain way, they resist and start screaming about individual rights. "I should have the right to carry as many AK 47s to school on any given day!" "If I want to vote a certain way, I will! No one can tell me the way to do things!" I feel like saying, "oh, grow up and do it the way that's best for the entire country." I still feel like an individual, but I'm happy to do things a certain way to respect other Canadians and to make things safer and easier for everyone.
@@meghanmacqueen5157 agreed!! I'm sure that there are many many Americans who think of the other Americans, but there is enough of the Individualistic ones that we as Canadians take notice. Stay safe. :)
My favourite......Canada just completed its Parliamentary building made entirely of ice. Would you like to congratulate Canada on it’s parliamentary ice building? Rick got a Harvard professor and the governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney to give their congratulations🤣🤣
Forgot Gerrymeandering, more than 2 parties, easy access voting stations, no campaigns outside voting stations AND maybe not everyone votes at the same time BUT results of individual provinces aren’t released publicly until All provinces finish voting. Canada: time to make your taxes that simple too! Just look at how England does it: 2 pages!
Actually, it's not Gerrymeandering, it's Gerrymandering. Named after 'Gerry Mander' , a politician who liked to redraw the lines on the map to be in his favour at election time.
That's because it (electoral college,) can strongly bias election results. It's why we've repeatedly had presidents who didn't actually win. By the people, for the people, my ass.
@@Kaotiqua kinda like Canada... Trudy lost the popular vote last election yet we have to live with he and the rest of the lib cronies for another term... Filibuster is also something being used to hide the corruption and spending of the liberal party in Canada right now. Shit they even shut down parliament to stop the investigation into the WE charity scandal. Shit down government during COVID to hide their wrongdoing... Canada is no better...
I’m from a third world country and I have to admit how surprised and delighted I was the first time I voted in Canada. Weeks before the election, I received a letter from the government with the date, time and location of my polling station. It also had dates and places for advance voting. Either way, you’d find yourself done in minutes with no dramas whatsoever. You just smile at each other, wave to somebody you know and you’re done. One time I volunteered to watch the counting, same thing, no hassle, all pleasant people from all parties. I hope and pray it’ll stay that way.
An alternative term to "shit show" common in Canada is "gong show", from the American game show from the '70s. I'm not sure if the term is used in the US. Also, if you're going to use bacon to represent Canada, make it back bacon or, as it's known in the US, Canadian bacon.
I moved to Canada nine years ago and obtained citizenship a few years after. I learned about the voting system from my colleague and the Election Canada website. I only had to register once for my very first election, then my voter registration card arrived in mail prior to all subsequent elections. All information is clearly laid out and because I live in a condo downtown, my voting station is literally downstairs, in the building lobby. No line up, no confusion. This year's by-election in particular, because I was working from home, I simply just popped down during lunch time to cast my vote. Compare this to how Americans were lining up for hours upon hours to vote, and how they have to register each time, it just baffles me. I imagine if I had immigrated to the USA, I would be very confused and probably be not so inclined to vote. I'm very glad that Canada has made the most important way for people to exercise their civic duty so easy and accessible.
Oh yeah, America. You’ve been doing a greeeaaaat job with how you all vote. How’d that electoral college go for ya, anyhow? And what’s this I’m hearing about a guy tight with Trump taking over the postage service? I dunno. Just what I heard. Probably didn’t get all the right info.
I think the people in the west wish we had an electoral college. Too much voting power concentrated in central Canada determines our government. The result is our country is even more divided and we voted in a corrupt government with an immature leader. Sound familiar?
The longest it has ever taken me to vote was an hour, but that was because a friends mom was at the polling station and I ended up talking to her for at least 45 min. Got back home and everyone was "what took you so long" and when I told them they just asked me how she was doing. I've never had a problem. Gotta love being Canadian.
I once voted in the party room of my apartment building. That was amazing. And in Ontario, you can request to vote provincially from your home or hospital if you need to!
LOL Me too. Sometimes it's the party room, 1 floor down from me. The other times, it's the grade school, 2 blocks down the street from me. So, quick. So simple. So organized :)
Albertan here. I work in an Assisted Living Facility that has 30 residents. They set up a voting station in the lounge so they don't even have to leave the facility.
I messed up this year and didn't officially change my address with the Canadian government when I moved. This was not a problem at all at the polls. Took an extra (at best) two minutes to get it all sorted out and me on my way! I love this country.
Really blow their minds & tell them about the bus polling stations that went to where the homeless congregate so they could cast their ballot, also by using pencil & paper to vote there is an automatic paper trail...
I love working for Elections Canada 🇨🇦 ... I’m a Central Poll Supervisor. The day is long but we manage to physically greet everyone in French & English (and other languages as determined by our electoral district’s demographics) we have everything organized , we count all the votes with our hands & brains (faster than machines) ... then at the end, we triple check our work (with 5 scrutineers breathing down our necks) ... and, we are done, & ready for the late night news too! We keep it simple & don’t ask a a bunch of referendum/ other questions on the ballot either.
We in the Canadian northlands are must to use de little pencils so that we can make good use of Saskatchewan’s giant forests of really tiny tiny trees. 🤓 and did you tell them that after voting we all gather in parks to smoke da legal weed? 🙃
The first time I voted I was 19 and in the hospital. The Canadian Elections poll workers came to my room and let me vote from my hospital bed! I'm so thankful to live in Canada! Not only did I not have to worry about the cost of the stay (it was free), but I didn't have to worry about what I had to do to be eligible to vote or where to cast my ballot
Maine and much of New England is more Canadian than parts of our western provinces sadly. The ties between New England and Eastern Canada are blood deep, lots of families crossed the border between nations like county lines in the late 1800s and early 1900s. I know our family has relatives in several US states like Vermont, Massachusetts and others.
"I don't like it" why yes, it's just ridiculous how these 'Canadians' know when, where, and how to vote no matter what, let alone how they can just register at the polling station, I mean my god what a terrible system
I like the way my county does it now. Computer to select the candidates/initiatives, then it prints out a paper ballot of the selections made, which the voter then feeds into the scanner themselves. You get the convenience of having an electronic machine tallying, with the security of a paper ballot should the system go down. I think more places should switch to this hybrid model.
I don't understand the American (U.S.) system, and to be honest, I don't try to, nor do I need to. Register to vote!? what is that? I've never registered to vote anywhere. I just went out and voted when I became of age, period. With a pencil, like in Canada, but this being in Norway.
"It's like a big ass receipt." LOL! I love that guy! He nails it! But really, the ballots in Canada are extremely simple and that's the way to keep it.
22 minutes is Canada's SNL. What the hell with all the nasty comments here. Touchy touchy. Trump really is spreading hate throughout the world, isn't he?
@SA S Leftists and right-wingers are exactly the same. Only the other side is "evil" and any evils your side commits are "justified". Partisanism rots your brain, don't be a follower.
@SA S ah, yes, the rightists, the most tolerant of people. So tolerant in fact, that they would welcome racists, homophobes, transphobes, misogynists, Islamophobes, and all kinds of bigots.
Lynda...you have a blackface enthusiast as a PM that you probably voted for and who has laundered tax dollars through charities to his family during a pandemic he used to stop people from working. You're not as smart and progressive as you think you are. Trump is the only President in my lifetime that hasn't started any new wars. What are you smoking Lynda?
Don't worry America, places like Canada and Australia will hold the beacon of democracy while you have your little interlude. Our thoughts and prayers are with you America!
This makes the hanging chad thing even more absurd. Not that then going to a politically appointed group of judges (Supreme Court) to decide validity or whatever of a hanging chad and thereby deciding who is president. Only humans could make up a system so befudiling.
I'd still like to see Canada bring in proportional representation. We did a mock vote at our school, and I had some fun trying to explain to my grade 8 class how Trudeau/Liberals won the last federal election even though the Conservatives received more votes, and while the BQ only had about 200 000 more votes than the Green party, the BQ ended up with more than 10X the seats in the House of Commons than the Greens did.
I live in a small rural town . Voting is usually in the community hall. I’ve never taken more then two min and it’s just a quick walk down the street . I couldn’t imagine waiting in line for hours to do such a simple procedure . 4-5 boxes , pick one and drop your ballot in .
Remember when Rick Mercer asked a Harvard professor of biology what he thought of the seal hunt in Saskatchewan? The esteemed doofus was against it, of course. So now when someone tells me that they went to an ivy league school I just laugh. It's not as impressive to me anymore. 🤣
We Canadians don't quite vote the same way. We vote for each city or towns representative for the party that we want in as prime minister. Then they count up the votes for each side and the side with the most votes seats the selected person for prime minister. We don't have an electrical college, so it's just the popular vote here. In fact the U.S. is the only country that I know that uses an electrical college, not just the popular vote.
You forgot to mention that there is advance polls sometimes a week before. Also I get mailed a 'voters card' and because of that I need only one form of ID. I get this card because I answered census questions. I've always voted with tiny pencils on a ballot that clearly states the names and parties, usually in the morning. I've never waited more than 10 minutes to vote. Last time there was no line at all. I'm from Calgary
Paper ballots with pens or pencils to fill in or tick/cross your selection. Same as the UK (it’s always a Thursday, but the date isn’t fixed years in advance). Same as Australia (it’s always a Saturday and you are required by law to vote, not turning up without a valid emergency reason can get you fined).
We vote in person with tiny pencils in Australia too but we make sure everyone's vote has the same value, that's why during our covid crisis all governments gave voters the opportunity of mail-in and absentee voting. Although everyone is required to vote if you really want to decline your democratic right it is easy to just not mark the ballot paper which becomes a legal but informal vote. Voting is far easier than filing a tax return and it only happens a few times every three or four years. Everyone registers to vote at age 18 and it is just a right of passage like the legal drinking age, legal driving age and other rights. Most people don't identify with any particular party but tend to vote according to the actual policies put forward. Not that politicians here keep their promises any better than elsewhere.
I read that in Canada, all eligible voters receive an official notification in the mail telling them where and when they can vote. No confusion, no long lines, paper records and NO CHADS !
Yep. All voting age people get one with specifics. We just show up with a government issued ID and vote. Never takes more than 15-20 mins.
We also have off time from work (3 hours) to vote.
Yes. So glad to be aCanadian
@@MTLGSE Paid time in most cases
Its true, and if you can't figure that out then you just need government issued id and proof of residence and your in casting votes.
@@Mrclish5000 And if you forget ID, you can still vote if someone can vouch for you. (I've done that)
I moved from the US to Canada and became a Canadian citizen. One day, two poll workers showed up at our door to make sure we knew we had the right to vote and that we knew how to cast our vote. Imagine my surprise.
Happy to have you here, sir! 🇨🇦
Yes, welcome.
BTW, when you vote in Canada (throughout the whole country) you have a paper trail for each vote casted. No possibilities of voting machines being hacked by Russia (Trump). Almost forgot, ALL votes are counted. Our post-office can’t be paid off to accidentally misplace votes so that they are not counted nor do we have gun wheeling tugs intimidation to discourage people from exercising their right to vote. Again, welcome to our civilized country.
@@Itsme-vo4fx Possibly of interest:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/spoiled-referendum-ballots-on-display-in-quebec-1.213986
www.montrealgazette.com/news/fanciful+injurious+markings+please+voting/7183565/story.html
www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=res&dir=loi/jud&document=p5&lang=e
@@William.Driscoll Forgive my laziness, but are those links to incidences in which the above has happened?
@@cristlewrite7944 @cristle write Likewise, in my want to turn in early, I'd included links without much context.
Reading the above piece on ballots being counted, in Canada, I was reminded of reports of ballots having been discarded for questionable reasons, in the recent past.
In my want to empower voters, I'd added the above links highlighting possisble voter suppression--due to ostensibly mis-filled circles on ballots--along with effective voting practices, toward inviting awareness around the need to be specific with filling out future ballots. ... That--respectfully--voting in Canada may not be as simple as voting, unfortunately, but that being deliberate about it may help get the job done.
Sorry about being vague; I've noticed that I've left entire replies mid-edit, recently, so I'd erred on the side of quickly adding reference material.
Regards to you & yours.
As an American in Canada, the annoying ads, slandering, etc only lasts like 3 months vs 3 years. The amount of money wasted on US election rallies is sickening
We never used to have slandering. That was an entirely American adoption
Billions spent to take on a job that pays $300k. D’ya think something else might be going on? Elections should be publicly funded and televised on pbs. Citizens united indeed.
I hate the way our election campaign ads are turning into nothing but mud-slinging, like in the US.
@Cloud Nine Get your head out of your ass.
@@jaberwoky_ Don't forget millions in bribes -I mean "campaign donations".
What is it with Americans? They're told the voting system in Canada is much easier and more transparent and they're like..."Oh no, I don't like that. The states should decide!" Then several admit it's going to be a s--t show. Oh, but their system is better. No wonder they've become a laughing stock.
Yup, one huge contributing factor to the stagnation and decline of the United States of America is the belief that they are the best in the world at everything. Indeed, how can you improve on something which is perfect? Or look for inspiration in inferior countries? Or as many proud Americans like to say "the worst day in America is better than the best day anywhere else!", which is typically followed by a tribal chant of "USA - USA - USA" or shoutings of "FREEDOM!", uttered in the belief that no other parts of the globe enjoys said freedom. Nationalism truly makes one blind.
Hey, don't knock American exceptionalism if you haven't tried it. It's a bit of a rush and quite empowering. We've had multiple generations of practice at it, we're really quote good at it. It allows us to make something so simple as casting a vote and making it as complicated as humanly possible and still see it as the best possible system. Voting is a mess in this country because Americans want innovation, competition and the free market system. There are many different ways to skin a cat and to conduct a vote of the people. The development and sale of of voting systems is a very lucrative industry in this country and there are any number of companies in the business that are happy to keep it that way.
@@jonathanvanier there's nothing wrong with loving one's country or taking pride in one's country. But when you think your country can't learn anything from anybody else, that's it's the best, the greatest, etc., that begins the long steep decline.
@@erikswanson5753 - Oh I absolutely agree with you. That's why I used "nationalism", which the Oxford dictionary defines as "identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations". As you can tell, it's the later part of the definition that irks me, as it also implies the "we're better than anyone else" tribal mentality. But being proud to be Canadian, or indeed American, no problem with that. As long as you keep level headed and appreciate that other countries could have one or a few good things to teach you.
@@jonathanvanier couldn't have said it better myself. As far as I know, nothing good has ever come of nationalism. It leads to intolerance and authoritarianism. Us vs. Them and all that implies.
Should've blown their mind by telling then no one in Canada waits hours to vote and our voting district maps don't look like etch a sketch scribbles
Add to that, no Canadian citizen has stressed for weeks leading up to an election due to fear of rigging. Well, at least in my life time, I'm pretty sure there has been some shady stuff in the Upper and Lower Canada days.
@@gudspellar3605 How would you hear about it even if their was? Canada's media are payed billions by the Government in Power. It wasn't even Canadian media that first broke the story about our PM's blackface fetish.
@@laingadaing Our media is paid by our system, not the government in power. They do serve to attempt to unit Canadians rather than divide and that does not sit will with some. I'm grateful for the CBC and hope we can hold off the defund the CBC people for another generation. We have a pretty clear example to our south of what a private media system looks like.
@@laingadaing Whatzisuspeakof? Billions u say? Where did u get that number from? And r u speaking of radio, tv, what media r u talking about? Do u know which one is paid thru advertising? And which government r u referring to? The Conservatives? The Liberals? Does this mean the NDP and Green Party should be given a kick at the can to pay for our radical cultural icon media stations?
And who cares who broke what story first? Unless u r the one getting the scoop and the company bonus, I’m sure we can find examples of thousands of “scoops” our national media picked up first and ran with, only to be followed by world counterparts. But that story seems to be a trigger with you. Interesting 🤔
This American hates it! Would love to go the Canadian route.
This is how we vote in Canada:
1. Park my car
2. Go in the school
3. Vote
4. Go back to my car
5. Drive away
I love Canada eh 🇨🇦🧘🏽♀️🙏🏾
1) wake my azz up
2) toast a croissant
3) have a cuppa
4) go out to get mail
5) head back in because I forgot to get dressed first and neighbours are staring
6) go out to get mail while dressed
7) open mail-in ballot and check my representative and referendums I want
8) put back in my mail box
9) another croissant?
That's normal in the USA too. My country is extremely abnormal right now....to the point that it's becoming NOT the USA...which started a few years ago when it took left turn onto a bumpy road to hell.
Vote is terdo, get half you money stolen and wasted, be dumber, repeat
@@vanessacorey789 Hopefully your country will get back to "normal" next year. I'm rooting for you.
Yeah, but in the States they give you little stickers when you vote. Think about that. Little Stickers.
"Canadians vote In elementary schools with tiny pencils"
*IKEA has entered the chat*
Actually that was an Australian idea for elections which was stolen by IKEA & golfers.
where to you think they get the little pencils, and also at golf courses
We get to keep our little pencils this year (Saskatchewan provincial election) because of COVID.
The other beautiful thing is having our voter registration updated every year just by filing our taxes.
Yeah, that's a beauty, when I was teaching my kids how to do their Income Tax I was like "Yeah, do this, it makes life simple."
perhaps filing taxes should be a prerequisite for running as a candidate
Maryanne Slater we're in Regina and voted early - Saturday Oct 24 - there were 2 people leaving as we were arriving and 2 people arriving as we were leaving - it took maybe 5 minutes max - we didn't get to keep our pencils though - we had to "drop them in the bag" 😕😆
I thought we were to keep the pencil but I was asked to throw it into a box. Maybe an isolated case.
I used a mail-in ballot to avoid that little pencil.
Denmark votes the same as Canada with a few minor changes and add ons. We open at 7 am and closes at 8 pm. If you can’t vote in person two election workers will help you at home. Or where you are.
Here in Canada, we make sure our Long-Term Care residents can also have access to voting. We make sure a polling stations is placed in Long Term care homes.
My dad was at home and couldn't get to the polls so Elections Canada sent two people to get his vote. We do that too. You get time off on voting day from work and there are so many polling stations that the line up (if there is one) is not long. We also have several days people can vote early in their ridings. It is very well organized and yes we physically mark a ballot with a pencil/marker. In the States they do have several more choices to make on a ballot so it may take longer but those lineups shouldn't be happening.
I like that you can have election workers come to your home. If I get a migraine on election day, I'd much rather have someone come to me than go to the polls.
Canada actually has a 12:00 window, almost like the 13:00 hour window u say Denmark has.
The talk in the video reference the added complication for Canada, of the country being so wide. Meaning we have 6 different time zones, and in an effort to have the result come in at the same time, PEI suffers the most as it has to be the tardiest one to join given how advanced they are on BC.
Also Election Canada makes all possible arrangements for people who can’t make it in person.
So there is virtually no differences on the points you mention.
Only that Canada has to coordinate 6 different times zones.
We also allow prisoners to vote unlike some US states were if you have ever been in prison you have lost that right
This is how we vote in Canada. We leave our house, walk across the street, go in the school, sometimes we have to walk to a different school, cast our votes by putting an x beside the person we want, chat to neighbours, go home and order pizza.
...oh, and 6 hours later know the results. By the next day the signs are off the lawns and we’re back in a lineup to get a Tim’s before going fishing.
Yes, we are guaranteed time of work to vote. Vote, pick up a coffee and arrive at work late. Then get a greeting for having done your duty. Sooooooo simple.
Sometimes I've lived within walking distance of my poll, sometime not, but I've had to drive it's never been far.
I have to go across a park behind my house. So annoying 🙄 (I'm kidding ps.)
@@stefania5882The injustice!
Elections Canada sets the voting districts not political parties and they are reviewed and only revised if necessary. No campaigning can start till an election is called and there is about a 3 month time limit on the campagn. You file tax return you check off a box to be a registered voter, you get a confirmation card weeks before the election that you can show with id to vote. Also the one with the most votes is the winner Its all very simple really.
Canada has first-past-the-post, like the US. So the party with the most votes may not necessarily win. In the last provincial election in New Brunswick, for instance, the Liberals had the majority of votes but still lost to the Conservatives by one seat.
The party with the most votes isn’t necessarily the winner and the amount of seats a party gets (ie the amount of power they get) often isn’t close to what the popular vote is. Most obviously seen by the Green Party that only has 3 seats in the house but won 6.5% in the popular vote. If it was proportional to the amount they got in the popular vote they would have gotten 22 seats. Way better than the American system though but not great
@@Tman20rox Trudeau betrayed us. His election promise was to implement proportional representation, but as soon as he was elected, he made some lame excuse against electoral reform. I would never ever trust him again. Never.
@@creativeandaliveat65 - First of all, the Liberals never promised "proportional" voting, but rather "preferential" voting, like in Australia. The Conservatives wouldn't agree to that, because it's not advantageous to them, so the project was tabled, since by constitutional custom you need unanimity in the House of Commons to change a fondamental element of electoral laws (otherwise any party with a simple majority could rewrite election laws to favour themselves if they wished). And personally, "proportional" elections are the kind of thing that sounds good in theory, but unleash instability in practice: all the countries in the world that have them have unstable governments and extremist parties holding disproportionate influence (looking at you Israel). I'd have been fine with a "preferential" system, but I'll happily tolerate the distortions of first-past-the-post elections over the even worst distortions brought forth by "proportional" systems.
@@jonathanvanier proportional representation was promised, and to achieve that we'd use preferential ballots. Idk what you're talking about, but you seem to have your terms confused. Other than that, you're correct. Cons wouldn't have let that pass, but you're incorrect in implying that a legislature with a more accurate degree of representation is inherently unstable. I'd like a source on that?
The way Canada votes is the exact way we vote in Jamaica.... without complications.
It gets complicated in a Canadian Federal election, when the local candidate you like is not of the same party as the person you want as Prime Minister.
@@aljonstone4708 I agree, it's too bad proportional representation is vilified. In BC the BC Liberals (conservatives.. go figure) had ads out saying that proportional representation would elect extremists. Then they lost the provincial election, but won the popular vote and immediately started to ask about what proportional representation actually means... Oh well.
I just choose to vote on the local level because the person in Ottawa has never been my vote.
@@hilareeek They only go against it because it would promote smaller parties and take away their power
For real lmao. Why have a complex solution for a complex problem? Occams razor
England too.
Another thing we do better is limit how much money can be spent in political campaigns and ensure that every party does get air time. Think of all the money spent in the US elections that could be better spent on fixing their myriad of problems but instead it spent on trying to buy political positions and power.
Another thing we seem to handle better is the results of our elections without feeling like they have been tampered with. But then again, a demagogue like the one in the US would have probably lost their right to speak publicly in Canada for inciting hatred and our news outlets are required to report accurately. I am so proud of our protections in our country for our elections and elected officials that makes what has happened in the US impossible in Canada.
Plus, most importantly we take religion out of the equation... like a true democracy.
Unlike ' the greatest democracy in the world'... that's become such a joke.
So naive.
In our last election, the party that most closely resembled the Republican Party, which was the People's Party ran by a former Conservative Maxime Bernier, took 1.6% of the vote and elected no one.
@@pamhunter-to4xs To be fair, there are always a few trying to insert religion into politics or trying to inflict their religious beliefs on others.
Our news outlets are accurate? CBC is anti-Trump, sucks up terribly to indigenous people, and so PC.
I used to be an American. Parts of it are really great. But I am a Canadian now, and can barely imagine ever moving back to the US. What a mess down there. I fear for the safety of my American relatives. Here, health care for everyone ensures a way lower stress level about getting ill, and the country is way better socialized....in the sociology sense of the word. Like, we have a shared community. All in it together, really. Yay, Canada. Good luck, USA.
The second to last sentence in your comment reminds me of what Red Green used to say in the closing line of each Mid-Life Musings segment of his show - "Remember, I'm pulling for you. We're all in this together."
Well welcome to the country and thank you for your kind words. Sounds like you a perfect match. 🥰.
Glad you're here James. :)
Even as an American [who often lives abroad] , having the USA as a neighbor seems rather scary. That being said, I hope the USA finds a way to live more constructively rather than continue to infect the rest of the world with it's problems.
agreed
Same in Germany btw. paper ballots, everybody votes the same way, enough polling places opening the same time and closing the same time, no need to register because everybody is registered anyway (compulsory registration at your place of residence)...
That's a good system too, from a Canadien perspective.
"Pencils save democracy," 22minutes might have stumbled on some unexpected gold with that one. This season is so good so far, well done to everyone that's working on the show
Americans love their messy system regardless it seems. Canadian voting takes minutes. Nuff said.
Democrats didnt hear u again or ever
Elections are done on hand counted paper ballots. They take 6 weeks to 2 months. They can be initiated by a vote of non-confidence. We’ve had Medicare for All since 1965 thanks to a feisty little Scottish Democratic Socialist named Tommy Douglas (Kiefer Sutherland’s grandfather.) You guys will never have that simple luxury. Too busy putting profits before people. Good luck with that.
Because Americans have been fed their whole lives this fantasy that they're "the greatest country in the world" (and few of them travel internationally). So any notion that they might CHANGE anything or IMPROVE anything is considered un-patriotic or something. And God forbid someone suggests emulating the positive example of some other country -- obviously you hate America and are probably a commie or something.
@@aaronkerr749 maybe because we don't have them in Canada lol.
@@erinangel9452 their called liberals here
I came here expecting to make a comment on smug Canadians but completely agree the American system is crazy to permit state control in voting in a federal election, and not using paper ballots.
I'm a Brit. Years ago I ticked a box to say I wanted a postal ballot. It's sent to me for all local council elections and main general elections. Put an x in the box and post it back, and that's it. Each year on the run up to an election I get a form saying do you still want a postal ballot, I say yes and it arrives later. America's systen is beyond a joke.
Much of America is a joke.
22 should do alot more of this documentary style.
They need to do another Talking to Americans special!
@@Roller11111 colin mochrie was the best at doing "talking to Americans".
I agree. I'd love a segment similar to Jordan Klepper from the Daily show.
I loved the narrator. He was so wholesome and well Canadian!
Rick Mercer used to do a fabulous version of “Talking to Americans”. It was so telling how little they know about their neighbour to the North. With all the Trump shenanigans over the last four years, it has become apparent that so many Americans barely even know what’s going on in the next county or State in their own country, much less the world!
I just helped as a supervisor in the Canadian by election (Ontario) and it took people 2-5 minutes from start to finish (from coming into the door to walking out) on average to vote
This video is not representative of America. It varies widely from state to state, but in all Democratic states it is very easy to vote. My state conducts elections 100% by mail, which is far easier and better than the Canadian system. Our system of state-by-state freedom allows that to happen.
they forgot to say we all get a half day off work to go vote paid off course
No we don't.
@@SugerSprinkledFun By law, electors must have three consecutive hours to cast their vote on election day. If your hours of work do not allow for three consecutive hours to vote, your employer must give you time off.
but you are right about being paid, is just everywhere i worked i got paid
@@SugerSprinkledFun laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/e-2.01/page-17.html
I've worked in a manager's role for Elections Canada several times. The system is well thought out and organized. The paper trail with checks and balances would make it extremely difficult to cheat. Machines and digital technology can be hacked or programed. Would never recommend that equipment. Plus a standard voting system is a no brainer. The State's need to figure it out for themselves is a weak argument. Voting is simple, make it a action simple. Just takes a lot of organizing to manage to make it successful.
also worked for Elections Canada. It's not enough to say it's be difficult to cheat, it's practically impossible. In fact the only way I see cheating as being remotely possible is doing the swearing in to assist someone who requires it and then forcing them to cast a vote for one's own party. Obviously highly highly unlikely to happen.
The main issue between the US elections and Canadian elections that I see not mentioned here is the international oversight. Canada sends people to various foreign elections to help ensure the democratic process is being carried out properly. I do not believe that the US is involved in this program...
Thank you both for volunteering. Much appreciated!!
Not to mention how well the "let the states figure it out" argument worked for managing the pandemic. It's like America is a collective of dumbases.
They made it confusing to suppress voters from voting.
Exactly. It's precisely the opposite of what the young blonde woman said about the states choosing what is best for their citizens. From the very beginning, they have actively worked to limit access to the ballot box whenever and wherever possible.
Yes. The sinister underbelly where there may be no silver lining.
Is asking for ID "suppressing" voting?
Inderjit Singh who knows? Mabey!
@@shannonfrattura2029 There are many examples of things being done in the USA that serve to suppress voting , and muddy up the results . There is a fair amount of gerrymandering . In some states like Alabama , voting stations are closed when additional ones are needed. Names are being struck off voting lists if people haven`t voted , even though they are still citizens , and should be eligible to vote . In some states absentee ballots are only partially counted.
.......what can be said to our cousins down south that hasn't been said or shown ! Canada has been giving them the blue print to a better society for eons! We have learned and are still learning from them and others to better ourselves but they refuse to learn from others unless it comes from them...so lucky to be Canadian!
I have voted in every election since I turned 18. I have never waited more than 15 minutes. This last provincial election here in BC, I literally took 3 minutes which included parking and walking my elderly mother up to the voting booth. I love my Canada. We are the true beacon of democracy in the world.
Me too, got mail in & didn't have to worry about being rejected
If this is the beacon of democracy then democracy is an inherently flawed system... Look at the failures of our current leadership and pat yourself on the back for democracy. People re-elected a PM guilty of multiple ethics violations (three which have been investigated). Oh ya, and he even though he lost the popular vote... Let’s shut down parliament during the pandemic to end the investigation into our shady contributions to WE charity. Let’s not table a budget for 18 months after being elected and spend money like it’s going out of style. Let’s rack up a trillion dollar federal deficit.... Ya were doing realllllll wel in Canada...
That is not a comment on the election system. Rather a comment…a tirade?… on the choices offered, choices made. @@CalgaryDynastar
According to 22 Minutes, we are also the bacon of democracy.
A claim that should make the Danes go bananas.
@@oldpossum57 who cares, 22 minutes sucks ass as well, add that to my tirade!
As a Canadian, my prediction for the US election is that it will be a gong show!
I'm predicting a total collapse like the Soviet Union.
Yup. Get the popcorn ready.
No one will win his one. Sad to say but I feel like the US is still going to face it’s greatest challenge.
naw, trump will get in and then the dems will throw a shit fit again for 4 more years.
I'm typing this Novemeber 7/20. You are so correct.
Voted in province election. Took me 5mins...literally. From car back to car. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
Must be some line that it took you 5 min. I don't think I spent 1 full minute in that community hall, and I had 3 venues to choose from!
Yet we still have far too low voter turn out.
@@DT-lq1ds cause not many people care to vote when most of the election is decided on whoever Quebec and Ontario vote for.
@@mr.noname6081 There’s more at stake in the general election than simply who becomes PM which still gives plenty of reasons to vote.
@@DT-lq1ds Very true! Choosing your MP matters as to the complexion of the opinions in parliament. The party leaders have the ability to have a decent amount of control over their members, but it isn't necessarily the case.
And when those tiny pencils are done doing their duty, they can always find work at the local lottery booth.
Or mini golf course!
lottery booth...as Canadians invest in their retirement plan. ;)
At the horse race track, sort of redundant though. Already having been used for horses asses.
or school
Im pretty sure they go back into a box and wait in a closet for an other 4 years... I wonder how old some of them are...
There is also the issue of how difficult it is to get registered as a voter in Canada, just kidding, you just check the box on your taxes that asks if you want to be registered as a voter, when an election comes along they send you a card that you take to the pole with some Id, and you vote.
Or if the card doesn't arrive like mine did the last election you just register at your local polling station. Takes about 3 extra minutes more!
@@SugerSprinkledFun often if the card doesn't come, they are still on the list of registered voters that poll station workers have anyways. It's still easy to register at the station though with two ID's and a piece of mail from the bank proving ones address.
I've worked as a registration officer for elections Canada, you just need proof of address and ID. And in the event you don't have those someone who is on the voterr list can sign a voucher for you stating that they know you live in the district. Elections Canada tends to err on the side of making it easier for people to vote, and only double check suspicious ballots when there's a recount.
If all that fails, you can register to vote at the polling station on election day. You just need one piece of government photo ID with you current address on it and you're good to go.
Why is it, that I am now fond of tiny pencils?! I never felt that way before...
America doesn't even know who should and shouldn't be allowed to vote. Don't see Canada having that problem.
I've voted in 3 European countries... UK, France and Ireland. I've never had to wait more than a minute or two to vote. Exit poll published as last polling station closes usually gives a clear idea of the result.
Why do Americans put up with this madness.
Gordon Davies = Arrogance .
Gordon, turns out being sensible and not trying to disenfranchise minorities is considered to be "arrogance" by some. Who knew?
@@harrycooper5231 How stupid are you ? Minorities are NOT disenfranchised in Canada . It is the USA , who have let gerrymandering to run amok , closed polling stations instead of opening more , have 50 different sets of voting rules , refuse to count all the ballots , and so and so on . Yet , Americans are reluctant to consider changes which would streamline their process . That doesn`t look like a coherent , rational plan to me .
@@billeddy4357 What's surprising to me, is that any Americans have responded on the thread. Most, though definitely not all, rarely look at much outside of their country! Lolol
@Debbie Barbour I think that the problem is that there are many in USA who do not agree with the basic premise of 'one man, one vote'. Just as slavery continues under other forms, so many privileged citizens support efforts to restrict the franchise to those who 'deserve' to vote.
The best part of our humble tool of democracy is that it works under water, in outer space, and even during a power outage .
These food maps of nations are incredibly accurate
They always told us "Knowledge is Power, France is Bacon". But now I see it's Canada.
Randal Alan Smith “Quebec is bacon, everything else is also bacon”
@@a_human8489 I like that we're all bacon... I love bacon... And Canada! LOL
Levers? What the hay? This Canadian is happy to have simplicity.
I have worked federal elections and I feel like people are super serious about doing their jobs. There is honour and integrity no judgement or hysteria. It is a privilege to vote and to be part of the process.
Australia is very similar too. Wouldn’t swap that electoral system for any other that I’ve seen.
Americans believe in the Second Amendment (right to bear arms) and Canadians believe in the right for everyone to have Healthcare. What civilization would you choose?
Absolutely! I'm fine with paying higher taxes, knowing that I or anyone else here can get treated if they are ill. And I prefer the right not to get shot over the right to carry as many semi-automatic rifles as I want.
Well they went with Locke
We went with Hobbes
Neither of them were right...and neither were wrong
But right now...right here
I'd say team Hobbes is on a 5 min power play
@@notlikely4468 Not exactly we (Canadians) went with Bentham and Mills (since 1982).
Trick question! Only one of those two countries is civilized.
Canada has guns too. They just don't have Castle Doctrine fantasies embedding deep into the culture.
"Sounds simple....I hate it."
Lol
Ohhhhhkay America. Wouldn't want things being easy or straight forward.
"Wear a mask, and prevent the spread of deadly disease... I hate it."
It's like America is a collective of dumbasses.
In my state we have no ID required, automatic voter registration when people get driver's licenses, and 100% vote by mail (i.e. polling places don't exist). Vastly superior to the Canadian system.
@@jonalderson5571 The driver's licence IS the ID you use to sign up. Not "vastly superior," but certainly beneficial during a pandemic.
@@BlackEpyon Definitely vastly superior. 100% vote by mail is leagues better than forcing people to go to a polling place. Could not have happened if America did not have a federal system
@@jonalderson5571 What does having a "federal system" have to do with it? That's just how they chose to do it.
Australia is similar to canada. Schools and other halls with paper voting, so there is a record. It take about 10 minutes usually. No voter supression, you actually get fined if you don't vote. You can vote by mail, in advance and absentee votes if you are in another area.
...and best of all, preferential voting, right? Oh- and sausages.
@@Kaotiqua oh, the sausages!
Reading the title, I though they were pranking Americans by saying Canadians all vote for the same person or party
Lol this is what Canada does it’s easy and fast
Americans: nah I’d rather the difficult ness and the unknowing and waiting hours , sorry Canada
Wow!!
But don't care what you say or how simple and fast the Canada,,(or most other full Democracies) way of voting is,,, USA NUMER ONE!!!!
@@peterosy lol yeah at least in Canada your vote actually counts and an electoral college doesn’t decide for us
In Washington State everyone is mailed a ballot and a thorough voter guide. Then you sit at the kitchen table eating a snack while filling it out. After that you put it in your mail box to be picked up, or to a central drop box if you want. It’s incredibly convenient, with a lot of relevant information in the guide to help people make better decisions, and has a built in paper trail. While the Canadian system is superior in many ways to other states, I think Elections Canada should take a good long look at the Washington State model.
@@striatic we don't need to look at that we go to that place that is often really near our homes (our jobs have obligation to give us a few hours to go vote) it's all on the same day and the voting place are all closed at the same time and counted right there. mailing our vote would mean to wait until it arrives ( if it's not lost) so about 3 days for some places, fill the document after reading it, go outside and mail it (hopefully it won't be lost) and then they have to wait a few days to have all the votes and then count them....that's stupidly inefficient...
@@nieldoenn711 I grew up and voted in Canada. I’m sorry but this system is better, especially for people in rural areas and people with odd work schedules. I’ve seen both systems and the Canadian system is worse in practically every way.
It's interesting to see that as soon as an American thinks their freedom is gone they resist. They still have to vote the way their State says they have to, we, in Canada just happen to have the same system across the whole country.
I know! It's like, if they're told to do ANYTHING a certain way, they resist and start screaming about individual rights. "I should have the right to carry as many AK 47s to school on any given day!" "If I want to vote a certain way, I will! No one can tell me the way to do things!" I feel like saying, "oh, grow up and do it the way that's best for the entire country." I still feel like an individual, but I'm happy to do things a certain way to respect other Canadians and to make things safer and easier for everyone.
@@meghanmacqueen5157 agreed!! I'm sure that there are many many Americans who think of the other Americans, but there is enough of the Individualistic ones that we as Canadians take notice. Stay safe. :)
Australia is same. Even have a sausage on bread while ya waiting. A whole 20 minutes
Awwwww the Austrians, our brothers and sister’s from the warm country . We love you .🇨🇦
I loved Rick Mercer's talking to Americans back in the day. Anyone remember prime minister poutine?
Yup. Pine cones in the ballot box. Congratulations Canada on getting the 24 hr clock. F#@k these people are ignorant.
What are YOUR thoughts on the war between Chechnya and Saskatchewan???
Catherine MacAskill I miss Rick too!😆❤️
Who was on the boat out of Calgary to protest the Saskatchewan seal hunt?!
My favourite......Canada just completed its Parliamentary building made entirely of ice.
Would you like to congratulate Canada on it’s parliamentary ice building?
Rick got a Harvard professor and the governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney to give their congratulations🤣🤣
Forgot Gerrymeandering, more than 2 parties, easy access voting stations, no campaigns outside voting stations AND maybe not everyone votes at the same time BUT results of individual provinces aren’t released publicly until All provinces finish voting. Canada: time to make your taxes that simple too! Just look at how England does it: 2 pages!
Actually, it's not Gerrymeandering, it's Gerrymandering. Named after 'Gerry Mander' , a politician who liked to redraw the lines on the map to be in his favour at election time.
@@jackpontiac52 oh he let the lines meander a little in his favour? ( ;
Thx
@Jordan Powell have u dun taxes in other countries? I can describe 6 different nations i did taxes for...
@Jordan Powell some countries dont have the concept of tax returns
The US has been trying to get rid of the electoral college for 5 decades. The motion was scrapped after a filibuster. It's pathetic.
That's because it (electoral college,) can strongly bias election results. It's why we've repeatedly had presidents who didn't actually win. By the people, for the people, my ass.
@@Kaotiqua kinda like Canada... Trudy lost the popular vote last election yet we have to live with he and the rest of the lib cronies for another term... Filibuster is also something being used to hide the corruption and spending of the liberal party in Canada right now. Shit they even shut down parliament to stop the investigation into the WE charity scandal. Shit down government during COVID to hide their wrongdoing... Canada is no better...
Canada: always a breath of fresh air. Thank you.
In New Jersey "we have a bit of a situation" - the Jersey Shore joke was not lost on this millennial!! 😂😂😂
I’m from a third world country and I have to admit how surprised and delighted I was the first time I voted in Canada. Weeks before the election, I received a letter from the government with the date, time and location of my polling station. It also had dates and places for advance voting. Either way, you’d find yourself done in minutes with no dramas whatsoever. You just smile at each other, wave to somebody you know and you’re done. One time I volunteered to watch the counting, same thing, no hassle, all pleasant people from all parties. I hope and pray it’ll stay that way.
An alternative term to "shit show" common in Canada is "gong show", from the American game show from the '70s. I'm not sure if the term is used in the US. Also, if you're going to use bacon to represent Canada, make it back bacon or, as it's known in the US, Canadian bacon.
I'm Canadian and I call it Canadian bacon. That way I know it's MY BACON!
It was originally poutine but the gravy kept running off the borders.
People in the US call *HAM* "Canadian bacon"...
I moved to Canada nine years ago and obtained citizenship a few years after. I learned about the voting system from my colleague and the Election Canada website. I only had to register once for my very first election, then my voter registration card arrived in mail prior to all subsequent elections. All information is clearly laid out and because I live in a condo downtown, my voting station is literally downstairs, in the building lobby. No line up, no confusion. This year's by-election in particular, because I was working from home, I simply just popped down during lunch time to cast my vote. Compare this to how Americans were lining up for hours upon hours to vote, and how they have to register each time, it just baffles me. I imagine if I had immigrated to the USA, I would be very confused and probably be not so inclined to vote. I'm very glad that Canada has made the most important way for people to exercise their civic duty so easy and accessible.
This is nine years late, but welcome to Canada! :D
@@TeddyLucia1006 awww, thank you very much!!! 😊
It's like trying to explain to children that candy isn't a supper item. "Muh Freedums" overrides common sense.
Oh yeah, America. You’ve been doing a greeeaaaat job with how you all vote. How’d that electoral college go for ya, anyhow? And what’s this I’m hearing about a guy tight with Trump taking over the postage service? I dunno. Just what I heard. Probably didn’t get all the right info.
I think the people in the west wish we had an electoral college. Too much voting power concentrated in central Canada determines our government. The result is our country is even more divided and we voted in a corrupt government with an immature leader. Sound familiar?
@@rig4365 : oh stop whining.
Not your fault you heard fear mongering fake news. Canadians are a bit slow.
rig4365 nope, As an alberta I’d rather not give alberta more of a say in federal election. We’d end up with Jason Kenney part 2
The longest it has ever taken me to vote was an hour, but that was because a friends mom was at the polling station and I ended up talking to her for at least 45 min. Got back home and everyone was "what took you so long" and when I told them they just asked me how she was doing. I've never had a problem. Gotta love being Canadian.
I once voted in the party room of my apartment building. That was amazing.
And in Ontario, you can request to vote provincially from your home or hospital if you need to!
LOL Me too. Sometimes it's the party room, 1 floor down from me. The other times, it's the grade school, 2 blocks down the street from me. So, quick. So simple. So organized :)
Albertan here. I work in an Assisted Living Facility that has 30 residents. They set up a voting station in the lounge so they don't even have to leave the facility.
I messed up this year and didn't officially change my address with the Canadian government when I moved. This was not a problem at all at the polls. Took an extra (at best) two minutes to get it all sorted out and me on my way! I love this country.
Really blow their minds & tell them about the bus polling stations that went to where the homeless congregate so they could cast their ballot, also by using pencil & paper to vote there is an automatic paper trail...
I love working for Elections Canada 🇨🇦 ... I’m a Central Poll Supervisor. The day is long but we manage to physically greet everyone in French & English (and other languages as determined by our electoral district’s demographics) we have everything organized , we count all the votes with our hands & brains (faster than machines) ... then at the end, we triple check our work (with 5 scrutineers breathing down our necks) ... and, we are done, & ready for the late night news too! We keep it simple & don’t ask a a bunch of referendum/ other questions on the ballot either.
We in the Canadian northlands are must to use de little pencils so that we can make good use of Saskatchewan’s giant forests of really tiny tiny trees. 🤓 and did you tell them that after voting we all gather in parks to smoke da legal weed? 🙃
🤤🙃🤤🙃🤤
Shhhhhh! Don't let them all know! Lolol
Ah yes...the herb! We had a bumper crop this year. All medicinal, had free seeds and spent $20 on sheep manure compost and Seaboost!
The first time I voted I was 19 and in the hospital. The Canadian Elections poll workers came to my room and let me vote from my hospital bed! I'm so thankful to live in Canada! Not only did I not have to worry about the cost of the stay (it was free), but I didn't have to worry about what I had to do to be eligible to vote or where to cast my ballot
God save the pencil.
Rural Maine, same as Canadian. Little pencil and paper ballot. You vote at the school gym, fire station or town office.
Maine and much of New England is more Canadian than parts of our western provinces sadly. The ties between New England and Eastern Canada are blood deep, lots of families crossed the border between nations like county lines in the late 1800s and early 1900s. I know our family has relatives in several US states like Vermont, Massachusetts and others.
Bless you Canada. I'd love to have their voting system over what we have in the States.
I'm so glad to see this show still going
"I don't like it" why yes, it's just ridiculous how these 'Canadians' know when, where, and how to vote no matter what, let alone how they can just register at the polling station, I mean my god what a terrible system
Total anarchy!!
Anybody could hack into computers leave a paper trail like really
I like the way my county does it now. Computer to select the candidates/initiatives, then it prints out a paper ballot of the selections made, which the voter then feeds into the scanner themselves. You get the convenience of having an electronic machine tallying, with the security of a paper ballot should the system go down. I think more places should switch to this hybrid model.
@@wordforger computer's cn be hacked, not paper and pencils.
That's how the DNC rigged the primary against Bernie Sanders in Iowa. Pete Buttigieg owned shares in the company that made the voting machines.
@@squatch545 and why T wants only the polls counted.
We have been using sharpies and paper ballots in Minnesota for years.
Trump got a hold of one of your Shrpeies and decided to be a weather man for a day!
In Canada, the provinces have no input as to how federal elections are conducted. This is as it should be.
Bring back Talking to Americans.
Bring back thoughts to canadians
That's Mercer's Baby
In Jamaica, we use pen and paper too.
I don't understand the American (U.S.) system, and to be honest, I don't try to, nor do I need to.
Register to vote!? what is that? I've never registered to vote anywhere. I just went out and voted when I became of age, period. With a pencil, like in Canada, but this being in Norway.
"It's like a big ass receipt." LOL! I love that guy! He nails it! But really, the ballots in Canada are extremely simple and that's the way to keep it.
22 minutes is Canada's SNL. What the hell with all the nasty comments here. Touchy touchy. Trump really is spreading hate throughout the world, isn't he?
@SA S Leftists and right-wingers are exactly the same.
Only the other side is "evil" and any evils your side commits are "justified".
Partisanism rots your brain, don't be a follower.
@SA S ah, yes, the rightists, the most tolerant of people. So tolerant in fact, that they would welcome racists, homophobes, transphobes, misogynists, Islamophobes, and all kinds of bigots.
@@asdkotable What a dumb comment
Funny thing is that SNL was created by a Canadian
Lynda...you have a blackface enthusiast as a PM that you probably voted for and who has laundered tax dollars through charities to his family during a pandemic he used to stop people from working. You're not as smart and progressive as you think you are. Trump is the only President in my lifetime that hasn't started any new wars. What are you smoking Lynda?
Don't worry America, places like Canada and Australia will hold the beacon of democracy while you have your little interlude.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you America!
@Gi Gi I will hold anyone's bacon! Mmm, bacon...
This makes the hanging chad thing even more absurd. Not that then going to a politically appointed group of judges (Supreme Court) to decide validity or whatever of a hanging chad and thereby deciding who is president. Only humans could make up a system so befudiling.
Only humans could make up a system so befuddling. No, just Americans.
Americans believe they are one country but they are actually 50 tiny banana republics. Not joking.
Ah this was both hilarious and very true.
"i tHiNk sTaTeS sHoUlD dEtErMiNe wHaTs bEsT fOr iTs vOtErs".... she said while clutching her gun and her confederate flag....
I'd still like to see Canada bring in proportional representation. We did a mock vote at our school, and I had some fun trying to explain to my grade 8 class how Trudeau/Liberals won the last federal election even though the Conservatives received more votes, and while the BQ only had about 200 000 more votes than the Green party, the BQ ended up with more than 10X the seats in the House of Commons than the Greens did.
I live in a small rural town . Voting is usually in the community hall. I’ve never taken more then two min and it’s just a quick walk down the street . I couldn’t imagine waiting in line for hours to do such a simple procedure . 4-5 boxes , pick one and drop your ballot in .
Americans: Complain about how different voting is for each state
Also Americans: Think its wrong that all of Canada votes the same way
Remember when Rick Mercer asked a Harvard professor of biology what he thought of the seal hunt in Saskatchewan? The esteemed doofus was against it, of course. So now when someone tells me that they went to an ivy league school I just laugh. It's not as impressive to me anymore. 🤣
Trump attended an Ivy league school and he is an illiterate fool.
And we have no Electoral College. We don't have to worry about faithless electors negating our votes.
We all vote the same way here in the UK as well. We use small pencils at selected voting stations too!
We Canadians don't quite vote the same way. We vote for each city or towns representative for the party that we want in as prime minister. Then they count up the votes for each side and the side with the most votes seats the selected person for prime minister. We don't have an electrical college, so it's just the popular vote here. In fact the U.S. is the only country that I know that uses an electrical college, not just the popular vote.
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@@thisisagoldengranny Too funny! You win the internet today.
You forgot to mention that there is advance polls sometimes a week before. Also I get mailed a 'voters card' and because of that I need only one form of ID. I get this card because I answered census questions. I've always voted with tiny pencils on a ballot that clearly states the names and parties, usually in the morning. I've never waited more than 10 minutes to vote. Last time there was no line at all. I'm from Calgary
hahaha...the KISS principle at work here in Canada eh!
It's CBC propaganda like this (and the National) that creates this unwarranted, condescending smugness.
This aged remarkably well! Good work 22 min!
Yes! Easter Sunday 2023 today lol
Australia does it much the same as Canada.
Don't forget the sausage sizzle. That's different to Canada.😄
Paper ballots with pens or pencils to fill in or tick/cross your selection. Same as the UK (it’s always a Thursday, but the date isn’t fixed years in advance). Same as Australia (it’s always a Saturday and you are required by law to vote, not turning up without a valid emergency reason can get you fined).
Australians and Canadians: hooray!
The guy’s reaction to the decriminalization if magic mushrooms is hilarious
Well here’s a glitch! We don’t vote at a Elementary school, we vote in a Hockey Arena , Community Centre. Now that’s Canada 🇨🇦 for ya. 🥶
The guy after 2:37 is the best part “oh yeah I’m in” 😆😆😆
voting is simple in the greatest democracy. it’s just that the US isn’t the greatest democracy. (not anymore. but it could.)
We vote in person with tiny pencils in Australia too but we make sure everyone's vote has the same value, that's why during our covid crisis all governments gave voters the opportunity of mail-in and absentee voting. Although everyone is required to vote if you really want to decline your democratic right it is easy to just not mark the ballot paper which becomes a legal but informal vote. Voting is far easier than filing a tax return and it only happens a few times every three or four years. Everyone registers to vote at age 18 and it is just a right of passage like the legal drinking age, legal driving age and other rights. Most people don't identify with any particular party but tend to vote according to the actual policies put forward. Not that politicians here keep their promises any better than elsewhere.
Not to mention a clear winner emerges by the end of Election Day usually by 11pm 😱🤣💗
I live in Canada I went in, showed what I needed, voted put in slip and left done and got a poutine