Free Party Canada Explained

Free Party Canada
Native Name:Parti Libre Canada
Native Name Lang:fr
Colours: Gold
Leader:Michel Leclerc
Registered: (provincial)
(federal)
Headquarters:27A Hochar Avenue Saint-Sauveur, Quebec J0R 1R4[1]
Ideology:Direct democracy
Vaccine hesitancy
Country:Canada

Free Party Canada (French: Parti Libre Canada) is a minor federal political party in Canada. It is led by Michel Leclerc, advocates for direct democracy and lower taxes, and promotes vaccine hesitancy.

History

In 2016, the party registered provincially in Quebec as French: Parti libre Saint-Sauveur ("Free Party Saint-Sauveur") and ran in local elections in Saint-Sauveur, as well as in the 2017 by-election for Gouin.[2] [3] [4] [5] Its eight candidates in the 2018 Quebec general election received a total of 1,618 votes.[6] Registered federally on September 30, 2020,[7] its first federal campaign was for the 2020 Toronto Centre federal by-election.[8]

2021 election

The party ran 59 candidates in the 2021 Canadian federal election, most of them in Quebec or in Francophone areas of New Brunswick and Ontario,[9] garnering over 47,000 votes.[10] Its platform attracted notice for its opposition to mandated COVID vaccination[11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] and vaccination passports,[17] and some candidates had been active in organising events opposed to the pandemic health measures.[18] [19] The party also called for the introduction of a direct democracy and lower taxes.[20] [21] [22] [23] Other candidates raised issues of housing affordability, transport and local accountability to electors.[9] [24] [25] Party leader Michel Leclerc ran in Laurentides—Labelle, where he had been an independent candidate in the 2019 Canadian federal election.[26] In an interview with a TVA comedian at an anti-vaccination rally, Leclerc claimed that viruses were humans, that vaccinations decreased life expectancy, and (claiming to be trained as an astronaut) denied the Moon landing.[27]

Election results

Municipal (Saint-Sauveur)

ElectionLeaderCandidatesVotes[28]
(Mayor)		%Seats won+/−RankOutcome
2017Michel Leclerc882.39%4th
2021Michel Leclerc360.95%4th

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Registered Political Parties and Parties Eligible for Registration . . 25 July 2023.
  2. Web site: Partielle du 29 mai dans Gouin: 13 candidats en lice. Agence. QMI. Le Journal de Montréal.
  3. Web site: Michel Leclerc présente son équipe. November 1, 2017.
  4. Web site: Course à la mairie de Saint-Sauveur. December 14, 2016.
  5. Web site: Partis politiques. Élections Québec.
  6. Web site: ICI.Radio-Canada.ca. Zone Politique-. Élections au Québec : nombre record de partis politiques autorisés en 45 ans Élections Québec 2018. September 23, 2021. Radio-Canada.ca. fr-ca.
  7. Web site: Partis politiques enregistrés et partis politiques admissibles pour enregistrement. Elections. Canada. September 20, 2021. www.elections.ca.
  8. Web site: POLLS OPEN: Toronto voters pick federal candidates in two byelections. torontosun.
  9. Web site: Élections fédérales 2021 - Entrevue avec Louis Bérubé. September 10, 2021. FM90 Route 17. September 23, 2021. September 23, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210923225014/http://www.cfjufm.com/entrevue/elections-federales-2021-louis-berube. dead.
  10. Web site: Election Night Results - National. Elections. Canada. enr.elections.ca.
  11. Web site: La vaccination et la démocratie, Bianca Girard du Parti libre du Canada explique la vision de son parti. Tristan. Brunet-Dupont. September 16, 2021.
  12. Web site: Chantale Giguère représentera le Parti Libre Canada aux élections fédérales. EnBeauce.com.
  13. Web site: Que propose vraiment le Parti libre Canada?. Alexandre. Cantin. www.journaldequebec.com.
  14. Web site: Le Parti libre du Canada s'en tire avec 2% des voix. Boris. Chassagne. Initiative de journalisme. local. September 21, 2021.
  15. Web site: Le Parti libre Canada en campagne. August 31, 2021.
  16. Web site: Élections fédérales: Monique Leduc représente le Parti Libre Canada. Laurence. Dami-Houle. September 14, 2021.
  17. Web site: Fortin. Claude. September 16, 2021. Parti libre du Canada : Mélanie Gendron dit non au passeport vaccinal. September 23, 2021. MonMatane. fr-FR.
  18. Web site: Chantale Giguère se présente pour le Parti Libre du Canada. September 5, 2021.
  19. Web site: Fédérales 2021: vaincu en Beauce, Maxime Bernier parle de la naissance d'un nouveau mouvement. Jean-François. Racine. www.journaldemontreal.com.
  20. Web site: Programme. partilibrecanada.org.
  21. Web site: Bianca Girard se porte candidate du Parti Libre du Canada dans Manicouagan. Jean. St-Pierre. August 31, 2021.
  22. Web site: Les quatre actions prioritaires de Carole Boisvert au sein Parti Libre Canada. September 17, 2021.
  23. Web site: Gilles Brodeur: la démocratie directe du Parti libre. September 14, 2021. September 23, 2021. September 24, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210924011146/https://www.lhebdojournal.com/gilles-brodeur/. dead.
  24. Web site: Élections fédérales 2021 : Karine Simard, Parti libre du Canada | POLITIQUE. September 10, 2021. Monsaintsauveur.
  25. Web site: La pénurie de main-d'oeuvre et de logements au coeur du débat de Madawaska-Restigouche. infoweekend.ca.
  26. Web site: 5 candidats nous expliquent pourquoi ils se présentent pour un parti qui ne gagnera (probablement) pas. Alex. Proteau. September 14, 2021. 24 heures.
  27. Web site: "L'astronaute" du vox pop de Guy Nantel était candidat aux élections fédérales... et a perdu. TVA Nouvelles.
  28. Web site: Résultats des élections pour les postes de maire et de conseiller. Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.

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