Toronto

[Nic Name]

When Ziggy says our Prime Minister, Chretien, "has practically turned it into a dictatorship" he is commenting on the power of a democratically elected leader of a political party with a majority of representatives in the house.

Sort of like GWB would be if the Republicans controlled the Senate and the House of Representatives.

But that wouldn't make the USA a dictatorship. Canada and the USA are constitutional democracies. Powerful elected leaders can't change that, whatever their popularity is while holding office.

Any fear of slipping into a dictatorship in Canada and the USA can be cured with a little understanding of the political systems. The great thing about the Internet, is that access to information is free to all of us, who are obviously already online.