It takes 172 seats to get a majority, here, in Canada.
Having the majority means that, no matter what you decide, the opposition have not enough seats to defeat your proposition.
The Liberal Party won 168 seats.
They will need to make an alliance with another party to get bills passed.
Minority governments are less likely to last a full four-year term than majority governments. Governments may be subject to votes of confidence, or the Prime Minister may call for early elections in the hope of securing a majority.
Does it make sense, Uli ?