In 2011, the New Democratic Party formed the official opposition in Parliament for the first time in Canadian history. This event is evidence that can be used to support one of the following theories-which one?

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The power-balance theory suggests that political power is not solely held by a small group of elites, but rather is distributed among different groups and can shift over time. The fact that the New Democratic Party was able to form the official opposition in Parliament for the first time in Canadian history suggests that there was a shift in political power and that the traditional two-party system was not as dominant as it had been in the past. This is in line with the power-balance theory.

In 2011, the New Democratic Party Formed the Official Opposition