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Free Party Canada
Parti Libre Canada
LeaderMichel Leclerc
Registered2016 (2016) (provincial)
September 30, 2020 (2020-09-30) (federal)
Headquarters27A Hochar Avenue Saint-Sauveur, Quebec J0R 1R4[1]
IdeologyDirect democracy
Vaccine hesitancy
Colours  Gold
Website
partilibrecanada.org

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

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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.[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

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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

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Federal

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Election Leader Candidates Votes % Seats won +/− Rank Outcome
2021 Michel Leclerc
59 / 338
 47,254 0.28%
0 / 338
 7th No seats

Provincial

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Election Leader Candidates Votes % Seats won +/− Rank Outcome
2018 Michel Leclerc
8 / 125
 1,678 0.04%
0 / 125
 12th No seats

Municipal (Saint-Sauveur)

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Election Leader Candidates Votes[28]
(Mayor) 		% Seats won +/− Rank Outcome
2017 Michel Leclerc
7 / 7
 88 2.39%
0 / 7
 4th No seats
2021 Michel Leclerc
5 / 7
 36 0.95%
0 / 7
 Steady 4th No seats

References

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  1. ^ "Registered Political Parties and Parties Eligible for Registration". Elections Canada. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  2. ^ QMI, Agence (May 13, 2017). "Partielle du 29 mai dans Gouin: 13 candidats en lice". Le Journal de Montréal.
  3. ^ "Michel Leclerc présente son équipe". November 1, 2017.
  4. ^ "Course à la mairie de Saint-Sauveur". December 14, 2016.
  5. ^ "Partis politiques". Élections Québec. February 25, 2021.
  6. ^ ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Politique- (July 30, 2018). "Élections au Québec : nombre record de partis politiques autorisés en 45 ans | Élections Québec 2018". Radio-Canada.ca (in Canadian French). Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  7. ^ Canada, Elections (September 20, 2021). "Partis politiques enregistrés et partis politiques admissibles pour enregistrement". www.elections.ca.
  8. ^ "POLLS OPEN: Toronto voters pick federal candidates in two byelections". torontosun.
  9. ^ a b "Élections fédérales 2021 - Entrevue avec Louis Bérubé". FM90 Route 17. September 10, 2021. Archived from the original on September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  10. ^ Canada, Elections. "Election Night Results - National". enr.elections.ca.
  11. ^ Brunet-Dupont, Tristan (September 16, 2021). "La vaccination et la démocratie, Bianca Girard du Parti libre du Canada explique la vision de son parti".
  12. ^ "Chantale Giguère représentera le Parti Libre Canada aux élections fédérales". EnBeauce.com.
  13. ^ Cantin, Alexandre (September 9, 2021). "Que propose vraiment le Parti libre Canada?" – via www.journaldequebec.com.
  14. ^ Chassagne, Boris; local, Initiative de journalisme (September 21, 2021). "Le Parti libre du Canada s'en tire avec 2% des voix".
  15. ^ "Le Parti libre Canada en campagne". August 31, 2021.
  16. ^ Dami-Houle, Laurence (September 14, 2021). "Élections fédérales: Monique Leduc représente le Parti Libre Canada".
  17. ^ Fortin, Claude (September 16, 2021). "Parti libre du Canada : Mélanie Gendron dit non au passeport vaccinal". MonMatane (in French). Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  18. ^ "Chantale Giguère se présente pour le Parti Libre du Canada". September 5, 2021.
  19. ^ Racine, Jean-François (September 21, 2021). "Fédérales 2021: vaincu en Beauce, Maxime Bernier parle de la naissance d'un nouveau mouvement" – via www.journaldemontreal.com.
  20. ^ "Programme". partilibrecanada.org.
  21. ^ St-Pierre, Jean (August 31, 2021). "Bianca Girard se porte candidate du Parti Libre du Canada dans Manicouagan".
  22. ^ "Les quatre actions prioritaires de Carole Boisvert au sein Parti Libre Canada". September 17, 2021.
  23. ^ "Gilles Brodeur: la démocratie directe du Parti libre". September 14, 2021. Archived from the original on September 24, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  24. ^ "Élections fédérales 2021 : Karine Simard, Parti libre du Canada | POLITIQUE". Monsaintsauveur. September 10, 2021.
  25. ^ "La pénurie de main-d'oeuvre et de logements au coeur du débat de Madawaska-Restigouche". infoweekend.ca.
  26. ^ Proteau, Alex (September 14, 2021). "5 candidats nous expliquent pourquoi ils se présentent pour un parti qui ne gagnera (probablement) pas". 24 heures.
  27. ^ ""L'astronaute" du vox pop de Guy Nantel était candidat aux élections fédérales... et a perdu". TVA Nouvelles. September 21, 2021.
  28. ^ "Résultats des élections pour les postes de maire et de conseiller". Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
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