[stormbrew]

> I get the feeling that Canada is changing its opinion of welcoming immigrants.

Well, our government is at any rate. As a Canadian by birth I don't know that I feel we (the citizenry) have had a lot of input into the matter. :/

[rockdoe]

You're not a democracy that elects its representatives and government?

[stormbrew]

As with all ostensibly democratic states, there are undemocratic elements that act as a check on various things (including the will of the majority).

In Canada we elect representatives to a legislature, and those representatives effectively elect a government.

My representative won his seat with about 48% of the riding's vote, which is actually an extremely decisive victory for a representative, most of whom win on pluralities more in the range of 30-45%.

In total, approximately 39% of the 61% of the electorate that voted (or 23% of all eligible voters), voted in a legislature where the winning party took 53% of the seats and secured themselves virtually absolute power to enact their legislative agenda for up to 5 years.

I won't say we don't live in a democracy, but I do think we live in one that is only barely functional.

But to really specifically answer your question (which is actually two questions): I live in a democracy that elects its representatives. I do not live in a democracy that elects its government.