About Canada

Government and Politics

Canada and the United States share a long and distinguished history of similar democratic values,institutions and rights. While the two systems of government may differ, our common politicalculture, based on pluralism and freedom of speech, continues to serve as a model for manycountries around the world. This page serves as a gateway to only some of the informationavailable online on Canadian and American government and politics.

Those interested in the legal underpinnings of the Canada-U.S. relationship can refer to the Canada Treaty Information site which provides information about all binding agreements and treaties currently in force between Canada and the United States.