The Natural Law Party of Canada (NLPC) was the

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branch of the international

Natural Law Party The Natural Law Party (NLP) is a transnational party founded in 1992 on "the principles of Transcendental Meditation", the laws of nature, and their application to all levels of government. At its peak, it was active in up to 74 countries; it co ...

founded in 1992 by a group of educators, business leaders, and lawyers who practised Transcendental Meditation.

Description and history

The magician

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was senior vice president of NLPC, and ran as the party's candidate for the former

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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 The Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique is that associated with Transcendental Meditation, developed by the Indian spiritual figure Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. It uses a private mantra and is practised for 20 minutes twice per day while sitti ...

, 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,

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, 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

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, the Canadian government's election agency, on January 23, 2004.

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Ontario branch

The Natural Law Party of Ontario was a political party in

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, Canada, the provincial affiliate of the Natural Law Party of Canada. It was established in 1993, and fielded candidates in the

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and 1999 provincial elections. Ashley Deans, who was a candidate for Trinity-Spadina in the 1997 and 2000 elections, was the president of the party between 1993 and 2000. The party leader was Ron Parker.Daniel Drolet, "Candidates pitch parties, not themselves," ''Ottawa Citizen'', 3 June 1995, C3
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, undated 1999 Ontario provincial election">1999 Ontario general election">1999 Ontario provincial election Kathleen Hay, "Party aims to bring the life of the nation into harmony with natural law," ''Cornwall Standard-Freeholder'', 2 June 1999, p. 5.

Quebec branch

The Parti de la loi naturelle du Québec (PLNQ, in

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: ''Natural Law Party of Quebec'') was the

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branch of the Natural Law Party of Canada. The party was de-registered by the Directeur général des élections du Québec, the Quebec government's election agency, in 2003. Its leader from 1994 to 2003 was Allen Faguy.

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Description and history

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Ontario branch

Quebec branch

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