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Natural Law Party Of Canada
The Natural Law Party of Canada (NLPC) was the Canadian branch of the international Natural Law Party founded in 1992 by a group of educators, business leaders, and lawyers who practised Transcendental Meditation. Description and history The magician Doug Henning was senior vice president of NLPC, and ran as the party's candidate for the former Toronto riding of Rosedale in the 1993 federal election, finishing sixth out of ten candidates. The NLPC supported federal funding for further research in the technique of yogic flying, a part of the TM-Sidhi program, as a tool for achieving world peace. The NLPC platform maintained that once it took over the government, Canada's crime, unemployment, and deficit would disappear. In a 1993 news article, Naomi Rankin, the leader of the Communist Party of Alberta, referred to the NLP as "crackpot". One of its slogans was "If you favour Natural Law, Natural Law will favour you." The party was de-registered by Elections Canada, the Canadi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transcendental Meditation
Transcendental Meditation (TM) is a form of silent mantra meditation advocated by the Transcendental Meditation movement. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi created the technique in India in the mid-1950s. Advocates of TM claim that the technique promotes a state of relaxed awareness, stress relief, and access to higher states of consciousness, as well as physiological benefits such as reducing the risk of heart disease and high blood pressure. Building on the teachings of his master Brahmananda Saraswati (known honorifically as Guru Dev), the Maharishi taught thousands of people during a series of world tours from 1958 to 1965, expressing his teachings in spiritual and religious terms. TM became more popular in the 1960s and 1970s, as the Maharishi shifted to a more technical presentation, and his meditation technique was practiced by celebrities, most prominently members of the Beatles and the Beach Boys. At this time, he began training TM teachers and created specialized organizations t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Canadian Federal Election
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Natural Law Party Of Canada
The Natural Law Party of Canada (NLPC) was the Canadian branch of the international Natural Law Party founded in 1992 by a group of educators, business leaders, and lawyers who practised Transcendental Meditation. Description and history The magician Doug Henning was senior vice president of NLPC, and ran as the party's candidate for the former Toronto riding of Rosedale in the 1993 federal election, finishing sixth out of ten candidates. The NLPC supported federal funding for further research in the technique of yogic flying, a part of the TM-Sidhi program, as a tool for achieving world peace. The NLPC platform maintained that once it took over the government, Canada's crime, unemployment, and deficit would disappear. In a 1993 news article, Naomi Rankin, the leader of the Communist Party of Alberta, referred to the NLP as "crackpot". One of its slogans was "If you favour Natural Law, Natural Law will favour you." The party was de-registered by Elections Canada, the Canadi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natural Law Party Candidates, 2000 Canadian Federal Election
The Natural Law Party of Canada fielded several candidates in the 2000 federal election, none of whom were elected. Information about these candidates may be found here. Quebec (incomplete) Ontario Eglinton—Lawrence: Matthew Macleod Macleod is a musician. He has released an album entitled ''Comedies, Histories, Tragedies'', and performed a solo concert at EcoFair 2003 (organized by the Maharishi University of Management). He received 133 votes (0.32%), finishing seventh against Liberal incumbent Joe Volpe. Hamilton East: Helene Anne Darisse Darisse, also called Helene Darisse-Yildirim, is a teacher and video producer from the Niagara Falls area. She holds Bachelor of Education and Master of Arts degrees (''Canada NewsWire'', 17 December 2000), and is a member of the Ontario Straw Bale Building Coalitio and the Canadian Yoga Allianc Darisse was a perennial candidate for the Natural Law Party at both the federal and provincial levels. Hamilton West: Rita Rassenberg R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natural Law Party Candidates, 1999 Ontario Provincial Election
The Ontario Natural Law Party ran a number of candidates in the 1999 Ontario general election, 1999 provincial election, none of whom were elected. Information about these candidates may be found here. Candidates *Brampton West—Mississauga: Mei Sze Viau *Broadview—Greenwood: Bob Hyman *Don Valley West: Debbie Weberg *Glengarry—Prescott—Russell (provincial electoral district), Glengarry—Prescott—Russell: Mary Glasser *London—Fanshawe: Wanda Beaver *Nepean—Carleton: Brian Ernest Jackson *Peterborough (provincial electoral district), Peterborough: Robert Mayer *St. Catharines (federal electoral district), St. Catharines: Helene Anne Darisse *Sudbury (provincial electoral district), Sudbury: Bernard Fram *Trinity—Spadina: Ron Robins *Windsor—St. Clair: Janet Shorten *Windsor West: Lynn Tobin {{DEFAULTSORT:Natural Law Party Of Ontario Candidates, 1999 Ontario Provincial Election Candidates in Ontario provincial elections Natural Law Party of Ontario politicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natural Law Party Candidates, 1997 Canadian Federal Election
The Natural Law Party of Canada ran several candidates in the 1997 Canadian federal election, 1997 federal election, none of whom were elected. Quebec LaSalle-Émard: Russell Guest Russell Guest became involved in transcendental meditation in the late 1960s, when he was a student at the University of British Columbia. He later became a transcendental meditation teacher and served on the board of directors for the Transcendental Movement in Canada. Guest paid tribute to the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi upon the latter's death 2008, telling a ''Toronto Star'' reporter that the Maharishi "lived in bliss" and "always said that the underlying nature of life is bliss." Guest ran for the Natural Law Party in two federal elections and one Quebec provincial election. Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine: Ronald Bessette Bessette was a perennial candidate for the Natural Law Party. He listed himself as an architectural technician in the 1997 election. He first sought election to the House of Commons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natural Law Party Of Ontario Candidates In The 1995 Ontario Provincial Election
{{Unreferenced, date=March 2009 The Natural Law Party of Ontario ran several candidates in the 1995 provincial election, none of whom were elected. Monique Poudrette (Hamilton Centre) Poudrette was fifty-five years old at the time of the election. She was a transcendental meditation teacher living in Toronto, and was listed as holding a Bachelor of Commerce degree. She supported tax reductions and a simplified tax system (''Hamilton Spectator'', 27 May 1995). Poudrette received 331 votes (1.52%), finishing fifth against New Democratic Party incumbent David Christopherson. Marcy Sheremetta ( St. Catharines) Sheremetta is a reverend in the Niagara Peninsula, working with an organization called Holistic Livin She received 153 votes (0.52%), finishing fifth against Ontario Liberal Party, Liberal incumbent Jim Bradley. Vivek Narula (Windsor—Walkerville) Narula grew up in Chatham, and lived in Toronto at the time of the 1995 election. He graduated from Maharishi High School ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natural Law Party Candidates, 1993 Canadian Federal Election
The Natural Law Party of Canada fielded several candidates in the 1993 federal election, none of whom were elected. Information about these candidates may be found on this page. Quebec Matapédia—Matane: Pierre Gauthier Pierre Gauthier described himself as an orthotherapist. He received 570 votes (1.78%), finishing fourth against Bloc Québécois candidate René Canuel. Ontario Chris Wilson (Kingston and the Islands) At the time of the election, Wilson led an organization of fifty transcendental meditation teachers in Ottawa, Ontario and was an assistant professor at the Maharishi International University in Iowa (''Kingston Whig-Standard'', 3 October 1993). He promised to help Canada's 100,000 unemployed youth by providing videotaped lessons in transcendental meditation and the Constitution of the Universe, for a fee of $15–60 per session (''Ottawa Citizen'', 21 August 1993). He received 376 votes (0.66%), finishing seventh against Liberal incumbent Peter Milliken. Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Political Parties In Canada
This article lists political parties in Canada. Federal parties In contrast with the political party systems of many nations, Canadian parties at the federal level are often only loosely connected with parties at the provincial level, despite having similar names. One exception is the New Democratic Party. The NDP is organizationally integrated, with most of its provincial counterparts including a shared membership. Provincial and territorial parties Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Northwest Territories From approximately 1897 to 1905, political parties were active; however, legislative government was eliminated when the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan were created out of the heavily populated area of NWT. Elected legislative government was re-established in 1951. Like Nunavut, NWT elects independent candidates and operates by consensus. Some candidates in recent years have asserted that they were running on behal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is the largest province by area and the second-largest by population. Much of the population lives in urban areas along the St. Lawrence River, between the most populous city, Montreal, and the provincial capital, Quebec City. Quebec is the home of the Québécois nation. Located in Central Canada, the province shares land borders with Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, New Brunswick to the southeast, and a coastal border with Nunavut; in the south it borders Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York in the United States. Between 1534 and 1763, Quebec was called ''Canada'' and was the most developed colony in New France. Following the Seven Years' War, Quebec b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Language
English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain. Existing on a dialect continuum with Scots, and then closest related to the Low Saxon and Frisian languages, English is genealogically West Germanic. However, its vocabulary is also distinctively influenced by dialects of France (about 29% of Modern English words) and Latin (also about 29%), plus some grammar and a small amount of core vocabulary influenced by Old Norse (a North Germanic language). Speakers of English are called Anglophones. The earliest forms of English, collectively known as Old English, evolved from a group of West Germanic (Ingvaeonic) dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century and further mutated by Norse-speaking Viking settlers starting in the 8th and 9th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Ontario General Election
The 1999 Ontario general election was held on June 3, 1999 to elect members of the 37th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada. The governing Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, led by Premier Mike Harris, was re-elected to a second majority government. It was the first election in which the Legislative Assembly of Ontario had a reduced number of seats. Previously, the province's riding boundaries were different from those used in federal elections. In the 1999 election, for the first time, provincial riding boundaries were redrawn to precisely match federal ridings, resulting in 27 fewer seats — and 27 fewer Members of Provincial Parliament — in the legislature. Notably, in a number of ridings this resulted in incumbent MPPs directly facing each other in the new seats; in a few ridings, incumbent MPPs from the same party even had to compete against each other for their own party's nomination. Campaign According to a poll released on the eve of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
