Part one of term paper
A word closely associated with democracy is equality. For a government to be a true democracy, there must be certain kinds of measures taken towards equality in society. The four most prominent are equality of rights, voting, schooling, and justice. (Meanings of Democracy 1997) Ideally, there should also be equal participation by all citi ...

Part two of term paper
... and equal treatment for all individuals. Furthermore, the right to vote, mandatory education and justice are all active elements of the Canadian democracy. Is Canada, thus, utilizing democratic principles to its utmost capacity? Many critics believe that this is not so. They point to the evident economic inequality that prevails in Canada and many other democratic countries. The argument that surfaces is that a country simply cannot be truly democratic when large economic disparity and inequal ...