ICYMI - You Elect Your MP. Who Do They Answer To?

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift · Oct 16, 2026 · 9m

Canadian democracy promises representation, but does casting a ballot mean your concerns get heard? Democracy Watch co-founder Duff Conacher offers a framework for questioning the distance between having a vote and having influence. His argument starts with what happens between elections, when access matters and some people can afford more of it.

Your local candidate might agree with you. Their party leader might not. When those loyalties collide, whose position reaches Parliament? Duff points to a pressure on MPs that makes that question harder than simply choosing someone you trust.

Then…