2022/4 Abstract Using the Political Opportunity Structure thesis as the analytical framework, this paper examines the political participation and representation of the South Asians and the Chinese in the Great Toronto Area ± the largest and the most diverse metropolitan region in Canada. [...] 2022/4 Introduction The level of political participation and representation of ethnic minorities and immigrants is a strong indicator of two parallel occurrences: an incorporating and inclusive legal system of the state, and the degree of political integration of the ethnic minorities and immigrants in the host country. [...] A study by Pietsch (2017) reveals that one of the main reasons for the low representation of Asian migrants and ethnic minorities in the Australian Parliament is the lack of geographical concentration of Asian migrants and the declining importance of the ethnic vote. [...] Multiculturalism became the official policy of the Canadian government in 1971, but the initial purpose of the policy was a narrow response to the growing francophone nationalism in the Province of Quebec. [...] These are the Liberal Party, the Conservative Party, the New Democratic 3DUW\ 1'3 %ORF4XpEpFRLV DQG WKH*UHHQ3DUW\ ,QPRVWRI&DQDGD¶VKLVWRU\ WKH IHGHUDO government has been formed by the two largest parties: the Liberal and the Conservative; while the provincial governments have been formed by the Liberal, the Conservative, and the NDP.
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