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Can Independent MPs get elected in Canada?

Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott's decision to run as Independents and shake up the notion of traditional party politics in Canada's parliamentary system has raised concern from political experts across the country. All agree that there is too much power in the party structure of federal politics, but the question is, how do you change a centuries old political system effectively?