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     Re: Re: Tim's Funnel   
     By: Aaron Thomas to IB Joe on Sat Jan 17 2026 06:54 pm   
      
    AT> What do you mean by a minority? I don't understand; aren't the Liberal   
    AT> Party the majority?   
   In a parlimentary system you need a number of seats to form a government. If   
   you have less than required to form a government you need to have another   
   party to team up with you. So in Canada, the Liberal Party teams up with the   
   NDP. But in this term of the government, the NDP does not really want to be   
   active colliation partners. 172 seats is required for a majority. They only   
   have 170.   
   So the Liberal Party is running under a minority government right now.   
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