The Rhinoceros Party of Canada ran several candidates in the 1984 federal election, none of whom were elected. Information about these candidates may be found on this page. Many candidates chose to appear on the ballot with humorous nicknames.

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 thirtee ...

Richelieu: Yves Pi-Oui Banville

Yves Banville listed himself as a writer. He received 945 votes (1.95%), finishing fifth against Progressive Conservative candidate

Louis Plamondon Louis Plamondon (born July 31, 1943) is a Canadian politician who has represented Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel (formerly known as Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour and Richelieu) in the House of Commons since 1984, making him the Dean of ...

Saint-Léonard—Anjou Saint-Léonard—Anjou (formerly known as Saint-Léonard) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1988. This riding was created in 1976 as "Saint-Léonard" riding f ...
: Denis La Miuf Ouellet

Denis Ouellet listed himself as a manager. He had previously been a member of the

Parti Québécois The Parti Québécois (; ; PQ) is a sovereignist and social democratic provincial political party in Quebec, Canada. The PQ advocates national sovereignty for Quebec involving independence of the province of Quebec from Canada and establishin ...

. In the 1984 election, he said he was on a secret mission "to survey

Lake Winnipeg Lake Winnipeg (french: Lac Winnipeg, oj, ᐑᓂᐸᑲᒥᐠᓴᑯ˙ᑯᐣ, italics=no, Weenipagamiksaguygun) is a very large, relatively shallow lake in North America, in the province of Manitoba, Canada. Its southern end is about north of t ...

to find out how we can flush out the next of crows" that were affecting Canada's freight rates (this was a comical reference to the

Crow Rate The Crow Rate, or Crowsnest Freight Rate, was a rail transportation subsidy benefiting farmers on the Canadian Prairies and manufacturers in Central Canada by rate requirements imposed on the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) by the Government of Ca ...

). Ouellet received 2,152 votes (3.63%), finishing fourth against

Liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social liberalism Arts, entertainment and m ...

candidate Alfonso Gagliano.

Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central C ...

Nickel Belt Nickel Belt is one of two federal electoral districts serving the city of Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. It has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1953. Geography It consists of: * the part of the Territorial District ...
: Derek Aardvark Orford

Derek Orford is a musician. He has released at least sixteen albums in an "alphabet" series, and has played with acts such as The Look People and

Kevin Hearn and Thin Buckle Kevin Hearn and Thin Buckle (originally Kevin Hearn and the Thin Buckle Band) are a Canadian band consisting of Barenaked Ladies multi-instrumentalist Kevin Hearn as the front man (typically on guitar or keyboards), bassist Chris Gartner and drum ...

. He received 288 votes (0.65%) in 1984, finishing fourth against New Democratic Party candidate

John Rodriguez John R. Rodriguez (February 12, 1937 – July 5, 2017) was a Canadian politician. He served as the mayor of Greater Sudbury, Ontario from 2006 to 2010 and previously represented the electoral district of Nickel Belt in the House of Commons of ...

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Winnipeg—Birds Hill: Honest Don Bergen

Don Bergen described himself as a roofer.History of Federal Ridings since 1867: Winnipeg—Birds Hill, 1984
Parliament of Canada, accessed 29 March 2007. He ran for the Rhinoceros Party in two federal elections.

Alberta Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...

Bow River: Gordon D. Taylor

Gordon D. Taylor was a tavern owner who ran against the similarly named incumbent Gordon E. Taylor.

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