Tim Moen

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Tim Moen [1]
Leader of the Libertarian Party of Canada
Assumed office
May 2014
Preceded by Katrina Chowne
Personal details
Born 1973/1974 (age 41–42)
Political party Libertarian Party of Canada
Residence Fort McMurray, Alberta[1]
Occupation Firefighter, paramedic, business owner, filmmaker, volunteer[2]

Tim Moen is a firefighter, paramedic, business owner, filmmaker, volunteer and politician from Canada. He is the leader of the Libertarian Party of Canada.[3]

Political career[edit]

Moen became leader in May 2014, succeeding former leader Katrina Chowne. He ran in the 2014 Fort McMurray—Athabasca by-election.[4] His campaign received considerable attention from a variety of Canadian and US news outlets, such as CNN, Huffington Post, Reason.com, due to his social media memes explaining libertarianism.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Simpson, Scott (May 2014). "Tim Moen Wins the National Leadership for the Libertarian Party of Canada". Fort Mac Connect. Retrieved August 10, 2014. 
  2. ^ "About". votemoen.ca. Retrieved August 10, 2014. 
  3. ^ "Tim Moen Elected Leader Of The Libertarian Party Of Canada". Libertarian Party of Canada. May 19, 2014. 
  4. ^ Vincent McDermott (March 4, 2014). "First Libertarian candidate to run in McMurray". Fort McMurray Today. 
  5. ^ Andy Radia (March 6, 2014). "Federal byelection candidate gets online buzz with libertarian memes". Yahoo News. 

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