Libertarian Party of Canada
Template:Short description Template:Use Canadian English Template:Infobox political party The Libertarian Party of Canada (Template:Langx) is a federal political party in Canada founded in 1973.
History
The party was founded in July 1973 by Marshall Bruce Evoy. The party's founding convention, attended by 64 delegates and modeled on the 1972 Founding Convention of the United States Libertarian Party and the Libertarian Alternative of Alberta's September 1973 rally in Edmonton, took place in Toronto in October 1973; Sieg Pedde was elected leader.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="LK">Template:Citation</ref> Evoy ran unsuccessfully for election to Parliament in the 1974 federal election in a Toronto riding.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The party achieved registered status in the 1979 federal election by running more than fifty candidates.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The party spent $45,818 on the 1984 Canadian federal election running 72 candidates and received 0.2% of the vote.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Libertarian Party president Stanisław Tymiński ran for President of Poland in the 1990 election (and again, having left his LPoC position, in 1995).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In the 2015 Canadian federal election, Lauren Southern was the Libertarian candidate in the district of Langley–Aldergrove.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref> She was briefly removed by the party as a candidate but was reinstated with support from Breitbart News and Rebel Media. She received 535 votes, or 0.9% of the total.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In September 2018, Moen, who had previously offered the leadership of the Libertarian Party to Maxime Bernier, stated that he was open to the idea of a merger with Bernier's People's Party of Canada.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> When asked by Global News, Bernier indicated he had no interest in a merger.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Ideology
The party subscribes to libertarian and classical liberal tenets; its stated mission is to reduce the size, scope, and cost of government.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Having stated that the party "wouldn't criminalize much except murder and theft",<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> policies include ending drug prohibition, ending government censorship, open borders,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> lowering taxes, protecting gun rights, legalising sex work,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> free trade and non-interventionism.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The statement of principles adopted by the founding convention in 1973 called for a new Canadian Constitution to supersede the British North America Act and for privatization of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and the Royal Mail Canada through their sale. No consensus could be reached at the time on age of majority, capital punishment and abortion.<ref name="LK" />
Election results
| Election | Leader | Candidates | Votes | Share of popular vote | Share in ridings contested |
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| 1979 | Alex Eaglesham | Template:Composition bar | 16,042 | 0.1% | 0.6% |
| 1980 | Vacant | Template:Composition bar | 14,656 | 0.1% | 0.6% |
| 1984 | Victor Levis | Template:Composition bar | 23,514 | 0.2% | 0.7% |
| 1988 | Dennis Corrigan | Template:Composition bar | 33,185 | 0.3% | 0.8% |
| 1993 | Hilliard Cox | Template:Composition bar | 14,630 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| 1997 | did not contest | ||||
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| 2004 | Jean-Serge Brisson | Template:Composition bar | 1,949 | nil% | 0.5% |
| 2006 | Template:Composition bar | 3,002 | nil% | 0.6% | |
| 2008 | Dennis Young | Template:Composition bar | 7,300 | 0.1% | 0.6% |
| 2011 | Template:Composition bar | 6,002 | nil% | 0.5% | |
| 2015 | Tim Moen | Template:Composition bar | 37,407 | 0.2% | 0.9% |
| 2019 | Template:Composition bar | 8,281 | 0.1% | 0.6% | |
| 2021 | Jacques Boudreau | Template:Composition bar | 4,765 | nil% | 0.7% |
| 2025 | Template:Composition bar | 5,561 | nil% | 0.6 | |
Leaders
| No. | Leader | Years in office |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sieg Pedde | 1973–1974 |
| 2 | Charles "Chuck" Lyall | 1974–1976 |
| 3 | Ron Bailey | 1976–1978 |
| 4 | Alex Eaglesham | 1978–1979 |
| 5 | Linda Cain | 1980–1982 |
| 6 | Neil Reynolds | May 1982 – 1983 |
| 7 | Victor Levis | 1983–1987 |
| 8 | Dennis Corrigan | 1987–1990 |
| 9 | Stanisław Tymiński | 1990–1991 |
| 10 | George Dance | 1991–1993 |
| 11 | Hilliard Cox | May 1993 – 1995 |
| (10) | George Dance | 1995–1996 |
| 12 | Vincent Pouliot | 12 May 1996 – 5 April 1997 |
| 13 | Robert Morse | 1997–1999 |
| 14 | Jean-Serge Brisson | 1999 – 18 May 2008 |
| 15 | Dennis Young | 18 May 2008 – May 2011 |
| 16 | Katrina Chowne | May 2011 – May 2014 |
| 17 | Tim Moen | May 2014 – 2021 |
| 18 | Jacques Boudreau | 15 August 2021 – present |
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See also
- Libertarian Party of Canada candidates in the 1988 Canadian federal election
- Libertarian Party of Canada candidates in the 1993 Canadian federal election
- Libertarian Party of Canada candidates in the 2006 Canadian federal election
- Libertarian Party of Canada candidates in the 2008 Canadian federal election
- Libertarian Party of Canada candidates in the 2011 Canadian federal election
- Libertarian Party of Canada candidates in the 2015 Canadian federal election
References
External links
- Template:Official website (in English).
- Libertarian Party of Canada – Canadian Political Parties and Political Interest Groups. Web archive created by the University of Toronto Libraries.
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