That's a separate question. And the fact that we've had something like 15 minority governments in our history is proof that being PM is not the same as a president and that smaller parties matter. That's literally how the NDP pushed universal healthcare through a Pearson minority and partial dental/pharma through a Trudeau minority.

Again, I'm not arguing in favour of the status quo, quite the opposite, see my response further down the thread. I'm just saying our system has its own structure and its dynamics are different from the American one.