Summary: The article opens by stating that the liberal party, and Justin Trudeau, is very behind in the polls when compared to the conservative party (Millard, 2021). It then goes on to state that even if the conservative party win the most votes between the parties, Trudeau could still be the next Prime Minister by once again forming a legislative coalition with the NDP as they did in 2022. Those that voted conservative, however, could become enraged and they could claim the vote to be “undemocratic, illegitimate, rigged” (Millard, March 14, 2024, p. 3). Canada could see an event unfold like the USA did on January 6, 2021. If Trudeau was to once again form a coalition with the NDP to be prime minister again while the Conservatives won the plurality, there …show more content…
280). This is relevant as the Conservative party is very different from the NDP and Liberal parties, and they are the largest parties currently in Canadian politics. Which then makes it clear that even if they, the Conservatives, wanted to form a coalition to take majority of the house, they had little chance of staying with the other two parties since they share similar values with each other. Once again, Proportional Representation could be more accurate as smaller parties have higher chances of winning seats in the house and maybe giving the Conservatives a chance to form a majority coalition, the article expresses that if another coalition formed, Canada could see civil unrest (Millard, 2024). While the first part of the post is formal participation, it also mentions informal participation and contentious politics, bringing up that Canada could face a similar event as when Donald Trump supporters invaded the capital on January 6, 2024. This is an example of contentious politics as it involves acts such as protests, civil