Canadians can now consider one more option on their federal ballot, as a new party that claims to be “neither left nor right” officially launched Wednesday and is already in the race in Montreal’s LaSalle-Emert-Verdun.
Former New Brunswick Education Minister Dominic Carty is currently the leader of the Canadian Future Party, which has been registered with Elections Canada since August 8 along with the Conservatives and Liberals.
“The Canadian Future Party proposes not to go left or right, but to go forward,” the interim leader summed up during a press conference in Ottawa.
At his side is the party’s interim leader, Tara McPhail, a former Progressive Conservative activist from British Columbia.
“I was one of those politically homeless Canadians who turned to the Canadian Future Party because I didn’t identify with any existing political party,” he explained.
Speaking in French and English, they announced the party’s main lines, which aim for centrism, particularly proposing to increase Canada’s defense spending, restore confidence in the immigration system and create a cheaper life.
“We have a fiscally inefficient federal government and an opposition party that responds with simplistic slogans and unrealistic policies. Meanwhile, our country and citizens are suffering from different crises,” said Mr.me McPhail.
Candidates already
The new federal party wasted no time in nominating candidates for the by-elections in LaSalle-Emert-Verdun and Elmwood-Transcona in Manitoba in a few weeks.
“We are about to launch our first campaign [jeudi] Afternoon in Montreal,” Mr. Cardi promised.
According to the Elections Canada website, Mark Gowrie will wear the colors of the Canadian Future Party to win the riding owned by former Justice Minister David Lametty, who chose to leave politics earlier in the year.
The candidate for the Winnipeg riding will not be known for days to come. The party wants to field “as many candidates as possible” in the next federal election.
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