2000 Canadian federal election

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/2000-canadian-federal-election

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the election date?November 27, 2000
2. What is the winning party?Liberal Party of Canada
3. Who won the 2000 Canadian federal election?The Liberal Party won the 2000 Canadian federal election, giving Prime Minister Jean Chrétien a third consecutive majority government.
4. When was the 2000 Canadian federal election held?The election was held on November 27, 2000.

Federal Election: A national election where citizens vote to elect members of the House of Commons, determining the government.
Majority Government: A government formed by a political party that holds more than half of the seats in the legislature, granting it significant legislative power.
United Alternative: An initiative aimed at merging the Reform Party and the Progressive Conservative Party into a single, unified conservative political force in Canada.
Canadian Alliance: A political party formed in 2000 from the Reform Party, intended to unite conservative voters, which later merged into the Conservative Party of Canada.