Canada's political and governmental system, while very similar to ours here in the United States, is quite different and, of course, has its own unique history and clashing parties over control during debates and elections. Just like our country, Canada's two main political parties are the Liberals and the Conservatives, but over the years others have arisen and the country has moved from a two-party system to the multi-party system it calls its own today. The Canadian government system, as you may already know, is about democracy. Its initial system consisted of two parties, the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party. John A. Macdonald led the Conservatives for the first few years after the formation of their first government, but the Liberal Party took power after an event known as the Pacific Scandal occurred. The Pacific Scandal was an unfortunate event in which a man named Sir Hugh Allan bribed the Conservative Party when it was in a time of financial need. They rewarded him with a contract to build a railroad, on the condition that he remove any American control over the contract; however, he could not meet this requirement, as he had used American money to finance the Conservative campaign in the First World War. place.After the Liberal Party revealed the scandal in April 1873, Macdonald was forced to resign and the Liberals came to power. However, in 1878, Macdonald returned and led the Conservative Party until his death in 1891. After his death, the Conservative Party began to crumble and changed leaders several times, before 1896 when the Liberal Party, with Wilfrid Laurier as president, once again he regained power. When the 1920s arrived, more parties began to form, creating a sort of "two and a half party system....... middle of paper......in less than 35 years, the French colonies suddenly expanded, rivaling the populations of its foreign counterparts. The countries continued to push for space, expanding their settlements until Canada's eventual independence in 1867. Canada is a country with a rich history and a strong political system Its history and systems mirror those of the United States in many ways, but Canada is definitely a country unto itself. It has been influenced by many different European countries over the years, through colonization and immigration, and the people who expressed themselves through their political parties shaped the country into the Canada we know today Works Cited http://mapleleafweb.com/features/political -parties-and-party-system-canada-history-operative-. and-issues http://www.canada.ca/aboutgov-ausujetgouv/structure/menu-eng.html http://www.slmc.uottawa.ca /?q=colonizzazione_europea