主题：美国WASP统治的衰落？ -- 晨枫

Canadian parliamentary system makes the country less republic (such as US) and more democratic ( in terms of representation). There was a political revolution in 1960s, which further enhance the power of average Joes and weaken the power of traditional English elites.

Another problem is that Canada is a conferation of very powerful provinces and provincial politics in two provinces: Ontario and Quebec, has key impact on the national stage. It is difficult to say "the whole Canada is like..."

My impression of Quebec is that its Scottish WASPs have been kicked out and French politicians are all from humble family background, such as Trudeau or Parizeau. Political influence also does not live beyond many generations and you do not see "Kennedy" family in Quebec.

It seems that rich family in Quebec/Canada does not want to touch politics. Political career is something chosen by people from so-so families. Many politicans are career-long politicians with NO private sector experience and NO solid professional degree (most are political science majors): comments from local Quebecois friends.

The anglophone in Ontario are scottish immigrants+ former American loyalists who fled America + European and Asian immigrants. When I interact with some of the banking elites there, I do sense an exclusive club mainly dominated by Anglo-elites, but that's not true in the Ontario politics.

Alberta is dominated by Eastern European immigrants. There are many Canadians whose ancesters moved from Eastern Europe (such as Ukraine). Thus even harder to see true WASPs there.

British Columbia might have more WASPs because that's the retirement home choice for many former British empire officers. Therefore, it has high concentration of the military elites there.