Abstract
This essay starts from the observation that the 1993 general election marked a major watershed in Canadian party politics. It witnessed the collapse of the national party system that had been established in the 1960s and instigated a decade of party system restructuring. It is now possible to identify some of the salient characteristics of the political parties — and the distinctive system of competition among them — shaping Canadian politics in the early years of the new century. Five dimensions of the new system are given particular attention: the emergence and impact of new parties, the regionalization of party politics, the diversification of parties, the democratization of party organizations and the fragmentation of the electorate. Together they have profound significance for the character and quality of democracy in Canada.
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