Elections Ontario has listed under its "reserved names" for political parties a "party" called the "Muslim Party of Canada". It remains to be seen what will become of this, but given that there is a party like the CHP, I fail to see how this will be considered "not acceptable" by EO. The question is: how serious is this party? There has been a huge influx of Muslims into Ontario during the last decade and one has to wonder whether they would be inclined to form a "bloc" of their own. Anyone who lives in Ontario will know that Muslims are quite organized and have managed to push their agenda with a certain degree of success despite being a relatively recent immigrant community. If this party comes into being, it will possibly be the basis for a reaction against the mainstream parties should they fail to address/accommodate Muslim issues.
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