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Political party in 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 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 .
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[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 .
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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
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[16] and vaccination passports,
[17] and some candidates had been active in organising events opposed to the pandemic health measures.
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[19] The party also called for the introduction of a
direct democracy and lower taxes.
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[23] Other candidates raised issues of housing affordability, transport and local accountability to electors.
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[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.
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Election results
Federal
Provincial
Municipal (Saint-Sauveur)
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"Chantale Giguère représentera le Parti Libre Canada aux élections fédérales" . EnBeauce.com .
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"Chantale Giguère se présente pour le Parti Libre du Canada" . September 5, 2021.
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"Programme" . partilibrecanada.org .
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"Bianca Girard se porte candidate du Parti Libre du Canada dans Manicouagan" .
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"Les quatre actions prioritaires de Carole Boisvert au sein Parti Libre Canada" . September 17, 2021.
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"Élections fédérales 2021 : Karine Simard, Parti libre du Canada | POLITIQUE" . Monsaintsauveur . September 10, 2021.
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"La pénurie de main-d'oeuvre et de logements au coeur du débat de Madawaska-Restigouche" . infoweekend.ca .
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"5 candidats nous expliquent pourquoi ils se présentent pour un parti qui ne gagnera (probablement) pas" . 24 heures .
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" "L'astronaute" du vox pop de Guy Nantel était candidat aux élections fédérales... et a perdu" . TVA Nouvelles .
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"Résultats des élections pour les postes de maire et de conseiller" . Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation .