Canada's Four Political PartiesIn a country as large and as culturally diverse as Canada, many different political views can be found across the country. From the affluent neighborhoods of West Vancouver to the small fishing villages on the east coast of Newfoundland, political opinions and affiliations range from left to right. To represent these diverse political opinions, Canada has the choice of four official national political parties: the Liberals (currently in power), the Progressive Conservatives, the New Democrats, and the Reform Party. What is particularly interesting is that none of the latter three parties make up Her Majesty's Official Opposition in the House of Commons. The Bloc Québécois, a Quebec separatist party which only presented candidates in the province of Quebec during the last federal elections in 1993, won 54 seats in this province and claimed the title of Her Majesty's loyal opposition to the Party reformist, who only obtained 52 seats. Given that the Bloc has only fielded candidates in Quebec, it would be difficult to consider it a national political party, even though it holds a significant number of seats in the National Legislative Assembly. This article will examine the important early history of Canada's four major national political parties, then analyze their current state, with reference to recent major political victories and disasters, and comparison of major economic policy views , which will ultimately lead to a prediction of these. party will win the next federal election in Canada. Starting on the far left, there is the New Democratic Party of Canada. Today's modern New Democratic Party was originally called the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and was founded in 1932. Originally led by a man named James Shaver Woodsworth, the CCF was was formed by several radical agricultural groups who discovered they had more similarities with each other than just their poverty. The 1920s were a dark time for radicals and unions in Canada; poverty and significantly lower wages for workers were widespread, and apathy towards these issues was widespread. When the Depression spun its destructive web across Canada in the 1930s, supporters of capitalism were stunned, but their opponents on the left were too busy coming to the aid middle of paper......into the 21st century , however, will be done during the next Canadian federal election. Democracy will speak out once again.BIBLIOGRAPHY (1996) A new beginning for Canadians [Online]. Available: http://www.reform.ca/FreshStart/summary.html [February 25, 1997]. Guy, John J. People, Politics and Government. Scarborough: Prentice Hall, 1995. Harrison, Trevor. Of passionate intensity. Toronto: University of TorontoPress, 1995. (1996) Liberal Party of Canada [Online]. Available: http://www.liberal.ca/english2/policy/red_book/chapter1.html [February 25, 1997]. Macquarrie, Heath. The Conservative Party. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart Limited, 1965. McMenemy, John, Winn, Conrad. Political parties in Canada. Montreal: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1976. Morton, Desmond. The New Democrats, 1961-1986. Toronto: Copp Clark Pitman Ltd., 1986. (1996) New Democrats of Canada [Online]. Available: http://www.fed.ndp.ca/fndp/fairtaxnow.html [February 25, 1997]. Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. Design a plan for Canadians. Ottawa, 1997. (1996) Progressive Conservative Youth [Online]. Available: http://www.openface.ca/PCU/library4.html [1997, February.25].