Centrist Party of Canada explained

Centrist Party of Canada
Logo Alt:	logo
Colours:	Red
Leader:	A.Q. Rana
Founder:	A.Q. Rana
Founded:	2020
Headquarters:	11-2680 Lawrence Avenue EastToronto, ON M1P 4Y4
Ideology:	Centrism
Position:	Centre
Country:	Canada

The Centrist Party of Canada is a federal political party in Canada.

History

The party was founded in 2020 by neurologist Dr. Abdul Qayyum Rana.^[1] It was registered with Elections Canada on August 25, 2021, shortly before the 2021 Canadian federal election.^[2]

The party contested four seats in the 2021 election. Three candidates were in Toronto (Scarborough-Guildwood, Scarborough North, and Don Valley West), and one was in Calgary Skyview.^[3]

The party also had a candidate in the 2023 Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount federal by-election, earning 2.35% of the vote.^[4]

Party platform

In the 2021 election, the party advocated for government transparency, deployment of LNG in British Columbia, and increasing the age limit for the recreational use of marijuana.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ferguson . Dan . Canadidate for newly-formed Centrist party running in Cloverdale – Langley City . Langley Advance Times . . 26 August 2021 . 25 July 2023.
2. Web site: Registered Political Parties and Parties Eligible for Registration . . 25 July 2023.
3. Web site: Official Voting Results . . 25 July 2023.
4. Web site: Validated Election Results for the June 19, 2023 By-elections . . 25 July 2023.