2021 Canadian federal election

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

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

https://smallwhale.org/articles/2021-canadian-federal-election

1. What is the election date?
2. What is the prime minister?
3. What happened in the 2021 Canadian federal election?
4. Why did Prime Minister Justin Trudeau call an election during the COVID-19 pandemic?

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?September 20, 2021
2. What is the prime minister?Justin Trudeau
3. What happened in the 2021 Canadian federal election?Canada held a vote on September 20, 2021, to choose its leaders. The Liberal Party won the most seats, but they did not have a majority, so they formed a minority government.
4. Why did Prime Minister Justin Trudeau call an election during the COVID-19 pandemic?He wanted to use the public's support for his pandemic response to try to win a majority government. The plan did not work, and the Liberals still had a minority.

Dissolution of Parliament: The formal act of ending a parliamentary session, leading to a general election.
Plurality: The largest number of votes received by a candidate or party, even if it is less than 50%.
Confidence and Supply: A parliamentary arrangement where a minority government secures support on confidence votes and legislation from another party.
Electoral Reform: Proposals to change the way elections are conducted or how votes are translated into seats.