The Veterans Coalition Party of Canada is a Canadian political party established on August 8, 2019.[2][3] In the 2019 Canadian federal election, 25 candidates of the party stood for election in eight provinces, garnering 6,300 votes.[4] In the 2021 Canadian federal election, seven Veterans Coalition Party of Canada candidates stood for election, including four in the Alberta ridings of Battle River—Crowfoot, Edmonton—Wetaskiwin, Fort McMurray—Cold Lake and Yellowhead.[5] Several candidates, including leader Randy Joy, are retired servicemen.[6][7] The party's motto is "Truth, Duty, Honour" and its platform includes decentralisation of power.[8][9]
Veterans Coalition Party of Canada | |
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| Leader | Randy Joy |
| Founded | August 8, 2019 |
| Headquarters | 265 Wallace's Road Glace Bay, Nova Scotia B1A 4P5 |
| Ideology | Veterans' interests Populism[1] |
| Slogan | "Truth, Duty, Honour" |
| Senate | 0 / 105
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| House of Commons | 0 / 338
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Electoral results
edit| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government |
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| 2019 | Randy Joy | 6,300 | 0.03 | 0 / 338
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| 2021 | 1,246 | 0.01 | 0 / 338
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See also
edit- Soldier (party), party label used by candidates in Canadian elections during and after the First World War
References
edit- ^ "2021 VCP Election Platform". veteranscoalitionpartyofcanada.com. Veterans Coalition Party of Canada. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "Profile - Veterans Coalition Party of Canada". Library of Parliament. Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "Veterans ban together to create Veterans Party of Canada". Canadian Military Family Magazine.
- ^ "Official Voting Results". www.elections.ca.
- ^ Cummings, Madeleine (15 September 2021). "Who's running in the federal election in central and northern Alberta's 19 ridings". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. CBC News. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "Veterans Coalition candidate promising a different approach". leducrep.
- ^ "Veterans Coalition Party founder and leader Randy Joy" – via www.facebook.com.
- ^ "With high hopes and low expectations, Canada's minor political parties are fighting on".
- ^ Mathieson, Dave. "Veterans Coalition Party brings Joy to Amherst". www.saltwire.com.
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