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In Canada, a third party or third party status usually refers to a small political party that is not considered a contender for power but has representation in the provincial legislature. However, due to the Parliamentary style of government, third parties may hold the balance of power, and thus exersize control over governmental policy. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Chamber of the Estates-General, the Dutch legislature. ...

Provinces in Canada, east of Ontario have traditioanlly a two-party system where there are two major political parties that alternate government, or are considered contenders for government though the identity of these parties may change over time. For the most part, these are the provincial Liberals and provincial Progressive Conservatives. Provinces west of Quebec have for the most part of the 20th and 21st centuries, a three-party system, though the identity of these parties may change over time. For the most part, these are the provincial Liberals, provincial Progressive Conservatives and the NDP. This article is about political regions. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal it began, loyal it remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th)  - Land 917,741 km²  - Water 158,654 km² (14. ... Beginning in 1963, a terrorist group that became known as the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) launched a decade of bombings, robberies and attacks on government offices and at least two murders by FLQ gunfire and three violent deaths by bombings. ...

Federally, the House of Commons has had a two-party system up to the early part of the 20th century. Since the rise of the Progressive Party, third parties have held degree of influence in small majority governments, or outright control over coalition and minority governments. The House of Commons (French: Chambre des communes) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, which also includes the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the Senate. ... The term Progressive Party is used to describe several groups, both past and present, around the world. ...

Prior to the 1993 federal election, the two major parties in the federal House of Commons were the Liberal Party of Canada and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (now part of the Conservative Party). The New Democratic Party (and its predecessor the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation) was the most durable third party. The 1993 Canadian federal election, which took place on October 25th, 1993, was one of the most eventful in Canadian history. ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada) is Canadas current governing political party. ... The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC) was a Canadian centre-right conservative political party that existed from 1867 to 2003. ... Alternative meaning: Conservative Party of Canada (pre-1942) The Conservative Party of Canada is a right wing political party in Canada, formed by the merger of the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in December 2003. ... The New Democratic Party (French: Nouveau Parti démocratique) is a democratic socialist political party in Canada. ... The Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) was a Canadian political party founded in 1932 in Calgary, Alberta, by a number of socialist, farm, co-operative and labour groups as well as the League for Social Reconstruction. ...

Since 1993, federally, it has been a multi-party system, with the rise of the Bloc Quebecois and the fracture of the Progressive Convervatives. For a time, the official opposition was the BQ, which had no hope of forming a government, because it was based solely in one province and dedicated to the secession of that province (Quebec). It has been characterized that after the near wipe-out of the PC party during the Kim Campbell that Canada became a one-party system, with the natural ruling party (Liberals) leading a fractious opposition who would wipe out each other's chances during elections by vote-splitting. The Bloc Qu cois is a federal political party in Canada that is primarily devoted to promoting sovereignty for the province of Quebec. ... The Right Honourable Avril Phaedra Douglas Kim Campbell, PC, BA (born March 10, 1947, Port Alberni, British Columbia) was the nineteenth Prime Minister of Canada from June 25 to November 4, 1993. ...

During this era, the strongest parties by vote-share were the Liberals, Progressive Conservatives, Reformers, and the Bloq Quebecois. But by seat representation, it has been a three-party affair, with the Reform Party, BQ and Liberals divvying up most of the seats, and the NDP outdistancing the PC party. The Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party in the 1980s and 1990s. ...

Although the consolidation of the two parties on the right, the PC party and Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance Party (Canadian Alliance, RCAP, formed out of the old Reform Party) to form the Conservative Party of Canada, reduced the number of significant parties in Parliament, the situation did not change much. The Canadian Alliance (in full, the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance) was a Canadian right_of_centre conservative political party that existed from 2000 to 2003. ... The Conservative Party of Canada (French: Parti conservateur du Canada) is a right wing political party in Canada, formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in December 2003. ...

The fumbling by internal party strife of the Liberals has lead recently to a four-party system. These are the Liberals who formed a minority government, the NDP, on whom they depend on to hold sway (althought technically an opposition party, and not part of a ruling coalition government), and two large opposition parties, the BQ and Conservatives, ready to topple the government at a moments notice.