The Christian Democrat Party of Canada was a Canadian political party that organized briefly in 1981-82, in an attempt to start a
right-wing populist
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party.
The Christian Democrat Party was founded by Sydney Thompson, of
Dunnville, Ontario
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. Thompson served in Korea with the
Royal Canadian Navy
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, and managed the Hotel Plaza II in Toronto.
In a 1982
by-election
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in Toronto's
Broadview—Greenwood riding, Thompson, running as an independent, won 38 votes, or 0.14% of the total. He placed eighth in a field of nine candidates, following three other independents and the
Rhinoceros Party of Canada candidate, but placing ahead of
perennial candidate John Turmel
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, who collected 19 votes.
Party program
The party's political platform proposed to:
["The Christian Democrat Party of Canada", pamphlet published by the Christian Democrat Party of Canada, 1981.]
* Support and encourage law enforcement agencies. Restore capital punishment.
* Increase the National Defence budget. Require compulsory service for young people. Re-divide the
Canadian Armed Forces
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into the Royal Canadian Army, Navy and Air Force.
* Strengthen the economy by implementing political stability. Reduce the federal deficit. Restore full value of the Canadian dollar. Remove employable people from welfare roles by offering them productive jobs.
* Increase immigration with the ultimate goal of increasing population from 25 million to 200 million people. Encourage assimilation of immigrants and end
multiculturalism
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policy.
* Pass legislation to bring inflation under control.
* Discover new energy resources; transport prisoners to northern areas to exploit energy resources.
* Adopt a "Canada first" foreign policy. Halt foreign aid to communist countries and other dictatorships.
* Abolish
bilingualism
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policy.
* Deport to the country of their choice any person advocating the
separation
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of
Quebec
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or another province from Canada.
* Reduce taxes in general, and aim to eliminate the personal income tax over time.
* Review performance of boards of education and pass legislation where warranted to improve education. (Note: in Canada, education is a responsibility of provincial governments.)
* Abolish the
metric system
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, and return to the Imperial system of weights and measures.
* Repeal law permitting homosexual acts.
* Prohibit abortion other than in cases of rape and incest. Create and staff adoption centres.
* Pass laws to oppose the use of narcotics and marijuana.
* Appoint cabinet ministers who have experience in the areas for which they are responsible.
References
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See also
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List of political parties in Canada
This article lists political parties in Canada.
Federal parties
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Federal political parties in Canada