Christian Democrat Party of Canada explained

The Christian Democrat Party of Canada was a Canadian political party that organized briefly in 1981-82, in an attempt to start a right-wing populist party.^{[1] [2]}

The Christian Democrat Party was founded by Sydney Thompson, of Dunnville, Ontario. Thompson served in Korea with the Royal Canadian Navy, and managed the Hotel Plaza II in Toronto.

In a 1982 by-election in Toronto's Broadview—Greenwood riding, Thompson, running as an independent, won 38 votes, or 0.14% of the total. He placed eighth in a field of nine candidates, following three other independents and the Rhinoceros Party of Canada candidate, but placing ahead of perennial candidate John Turmel, who collected 19 votes.^[3]

Party program

The party's political platform proposed to:^[4]

• Support and encourage law enforcement agencies. Restore capital punishment.
• Increase the National Defence budget. Require compulsory service for young people. Re-divide the Canadian Armed Forces into the Royal Canadian Army, Navy and Air Force.
• Strengthen the economy by implementing political stability. Reduce the federal deficit. Restore full value of the Canadian dollar. Remove employable people from welfare roles by offering them productive jobs.
• Increase immigration with the ultimate goal of increasing population from 25 million to 200 million people. Encourage assimilation of immigrants and end multiculturalism policy.
• Pass legislation to bring inflation under control.
• Discover new energy resources; transport prisoners to northern areas to exploit energy resources.
• Adopt a "Canada first" foreign policy. Halt foreign aid to communist countries and other dictatorships.
• Abolish bilingualism policy.
• Deport to the country of their choice any person advocating the separation of Quebec or another province from Canada.
• Reduce taxes in general, and aim to eliminate the personal income tax over time.
• Review performance of boards of education and pass legislation where warranted to improve education. (Note: in Canada, education is a responsibility of provincial governments.)
• Abolish the metric system, and return to the Imperial system of weights and measures.
• Repeal law permitting homosexual acts.
• Prohibit abortion other than in cases of rape and incest. Create and staff adoption centres.
• Pass laws to oppose the use of narcotics and marijuana.
• Appoint cabinet ministers who have experience in the areas for which they are responsible.

See also

• List of political parties in Canada

Notes and References

1. Dunnville Chronicle, "Former Dunnville resident works promoting new national political party", 2 September 1981.
2. Hamilton Spectator, "New political movement favors far-right goals", 23 July 1981.
3. http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/HFER/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&rid=73&Include= Federal by-election results from the Library of Parliament website
4. "The Christian Democrat Party of Canada", pamphlet published by the Christian Democrat Party of Canada, 1981.