John,
Voting day is less than three weeks away and we’re
proud to announce that the People’s Party has 312 candidates
representing it!
As a result of the snap election call, our
small but incredibly hard-working team scrambled to vet, interview,
and onboard hundreds of candidates across the country in the space of
only a few weeks.
PPC HQ ultimately endorsed 331 candidates at
peak to represent the 338 riding nationwide. After a challenging last
week, 312 of our candidates were able to be confirmed with Elections
Canada, while the remaining 19 candidates either stepped down, did not
meet the deadline or submitted an insufficient number of signatures.
While we ultimately fell short of our goal of running a full
slate of candidates, we are proud of this achievement. It represents
92% of ridings, which is a significant accomplishment for a young and
growing Party! For comparison, the 38-year-old Green Party was only
able to register 252 candidates across the country.
It's now
or never time to help our candidates! Some of them have been
organizing for months, others have only be selected for a few days and
will barely have enough time to campaign. You should therefore not be
surprised if the latter don’t have signs and are not yet active on
social media. They simply haven’t had time.
You will still be
able to vote for them. Ideally, you can donate or volunteer with their
team. If there is no PPC candidate in your riding, or you can’t find
him or her, you can still donate to any other candidate in the
country. They ALL need your help!
Here are a few answers to
questions you may have:
Where can I find my PPC
candidate?
Please visit www.peoplespartyofcanada.ca/our_candidates. If you
do not see updated contact information for your candidate, please be
patient and keep checking this page. We will keep updating the page
regularly.
Which federal riding am I
in?
Please search your postal code on the Elections Canada
website here: www.elections.ca/home.aspx
How do
I request a lawn sign?
The Party does not distribute law
signs. To obtain a lawn sign, please contact your candidate: www.peoplespartyofcanada.ca/our_candidates
How do I volunteer?
You can take action
here: www.peoplespartyofcanada.ca/take_action, or
contact your candidate directly.
How do I
donate?
You can either donate directly to your candidate’s
campaign by contacting them directly, or donate to the People’s Party
of Canada here: www.peoplespartyofcanada.ca/donate
Please
note that candidates are able to take e-transfers whereas the PPC
webpage cannot.
Many thanks for your help!
PPC Team