Justin Trudeau's Political Parties

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In this democratic nation, we have the right to vote, and in this election, which had the longest campaign in history, people all across Canada exercised their right to vote and elected a liberal majority government with Justin Trudeau as the Prime Minister of Canada. There were five main parties that campaigned for office; The Conservative Party of Canada, which was led by Steven Harper, earned 99 seats, The Liberal Party of Canada, which was led by Justin Trudeau, earned 184 seats, The New Democratic Party of Canada, which was led by Thomas Mulcaire, earned 44 seats, The Bloc Québécois Party, which was led by Gilles Duceppe, earned 10 seats, and The Green Party of Canada, which was led by Elizabeth May, earned 1 seat. There

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