text: Four parties had representatives elected to the federal parliament in the 2008 elections : the Conservative Party of Canada ( governing party ) , the Liberal Party of Canada ( the Official Opposition ) , the New Democratic Party ( NDP ) , and the Bloc QuÃ bÃ cois .
simplified: There are four main parties in the Canadian Parliament : the Conservative Party , the Liberal Party , the New Democratic Party , and Bloc QuÃ bÃ cois .