The
Confederation of Regions Party of Canada fielded several candidates in the
1988 federal election, none of whom were elected.
Ontario
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S. Brent Ridley ( Sudbury)
Ridley was an instrumentation technician. He was a vocal opponent of
official bilingualism
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and the proposed
Meech Lake Accord
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, and was quoted as saying that "the French are going to be controlling every government office" as the result of federal legislation.
["Drive against bilingualism Party capitalizing on anglophones' worries", ''Globe and Mail'', 16 November 1988, A9.] He received 3,391 votes (7.97%), finishing fourth against
Liberal Party
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candidate
Diane Marleau.
Alberta
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Brent Morin (
Calgary West
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)
Morin was listed as a construction worker. He received 170 votes (0.31%), finishing sixth against
Progressive Conservative incumbent
James Hawkes. Future
Prime Minister of Canada
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Stephen Harper finished second. Morin later received a passing reference in a "Harper's index" column published by the ''
National Post
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'' newspaper during
2004 federal election (26 June 2004).
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Confederation Of Regions Party Of Canada Candidates, 1988 Canadian Federal Election