Canada Party (2015)
Canada Party Parti Canada | |
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| Leader | Jim Pankiw |
| Founder | Jim Pankiw |
| Founded | September 15, 2015 (registered) |
| Dissolved | September 9, 2016 |
| Headquarters | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Ideology | Cannabis legalization Right-libertarianism Senate reform Canadian nationalism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Colours | Blue, yellow |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Canada Party (French: Parti Canada) was a Canadian political party founded in 2015 and led by former Member of Parliament Jim Pankiw. The party's ideology and platform was outlined in the Gold Book - the party's manifesto, and being party leader Pankiw ran in Saskatoon West as the party's only candidate in the 2015 federal election.[1]
The party was deregistered by Elections Canada on September 9, 2016.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jim Pankiw makes another bid for federal seat", The StarPhoenix. September 18, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
- ^ Grenier, Éric (September 9, 2016). "Regional start-up party Strength in Democracy deregistered by Elections Canada". CBC News. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
In its release, Elections Canada said the Canada Party was also being deregistered. The party was founded in 2015 by former Saskatchewan MP Jim Pankiw.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Canada Party - Canadian Political Parties and Political Interest Groups - Web Archive created by the University of Toronto Libraries