The system is more complicated
simply because it is multi-leveled... there is the local municipality (Iriya), then the provincial one , parliament & government, and then the federal one, another lecvel, with both a lower & upper houses, like the US & British systems. Given the Canadian mentality, everything is more "civilised". I know few politicians personally, two which where government ministers, and one primier. I sometime joke with them on the fact Israelis do not hohner politicians too much... and they find it funny (MUZAR)the fact I simply do not give a g hoot for their political stand. One time my wife was very angry with a lady who behaved rudely. I told my wife "you know, she is a provincial minister", and my wife said "and who cares?" this is the Israeli way, I guess