Originally Posted by Charlatan

I think you missed the point.

The President of the USA has power but many checks on that power. This is true of most Western leaders. There are few strong checks on the power of a Canadian PM in a majority government. He or she can enact the laws and budgets that he or she wishes to.

This isn't to say the PM can go beyond the law, there is a Supreme Court and a constitution but withing these constraints pretty much anything is possible. The US President doesn't have even close to this sort of power in the US.