John,
Here’s the latest news from the People’s Party of
Canada.
We’re here to stay
The
elections results were obviously disappointing for the People’s Party.
The breakthrough we hoped for did not materialize and our leader lost
his seat in Beauce.
It’s extremely difficult to launch a new
party in a first-past-the-post electoral system like Canada’s without
a strong regional base. Our support was scattered all across the
country, and too many voters who agreed with our principles and our
platform decided in the end to vote strategically for another party in
order to defeat Justin Trudeau.
This being said, almost
300,000 Canadians supported a People’s Party candidate. It took twenty
years and six elections for the Green Party to get a higher percentage
of votes nationally than we did after only one year. We are extremely
proud of the work accomplished by our candidates and EDA teams.
Even more importantly, the principles and policies of the
People’s Party are more relevant than ever. Canada is becoming an
increasingly divided and dysfunctional country, and the re-election of
the Liberals will make things even worse. The vast majority of those
among you who reacted on social media, wrote or spoke to us, have
expressed the desire that the People’s Party continue to fight for
Freedom, Responsibility, Fairness and Respect.
The struggle
for a better society never ends. This was just the start. We’re here
to stay. Our leader and our team are ready to continue this fight.
With your help, we will convince more Canadians that the People’s
Party has the right ideas to fix Canada’s problems and we will do
better next time.
Restructuring our HQ Team
A lot of restructuring has been happening since the election
two weeks ago, as we plan for our organization to operate efficiently
outside of election time. Many of our staff put their lives on pause
in order to work for the Party and ensure it was ready for the
election. Now that the election is behind us, some of them are
stepping away to resume their lives and careers pre-PPC.
Our
Executive Director Johanne Mennie will be stepping away from her role
to resume retirement. After the Party was founded last year, Johanne
left a calm life to dive into the world of politics and take one of
the highest work demand jobs in the country. She took on this
responsibility with amazing energy and dedication and, with our small
HQ team, was able to accomplish some truly impressive goals.
Our National Coordinator, Caleb Voskamp, will be returning to
the Kitchener-Waterloo region to resume management of his various
small businesses. Caleb will continue to work on a volunteer basis in
order to support EDAs and HQ staff through this transition. For his
part, our Digital Solutions Coordinator, Yanick Villeneuve, has
accepted a new job in Ottawa. He will also continue to work for the
Party on a volunteer basis providing technical support.
Daniel
Tyrie, Alex Morrison, and Ryan Browne will all continue to work for
PPC HQ on a full-time basis. Christian Roy remains our Chief Agent.
Martin Masse also stays on as Director of Policy and Party
Spokesperson. Marie-Claude Godue and Jacques Grenier will continue to
help candidates and EDAs in Quebec. We will keep you apprised of
subsequent changes to our team.
Freedom Talk
Conference on Western Separatism
One of the
consequences of the election results is that support for Western
separatism is intensifying. A conference organized by Freedom Talk
will take place in Red Deer on November 15 and 16 to discuss this
movement and how to prevent the breakup of our country.
Our
leader Maxime Bernier will be the keynote speaker on November 16 and
will discuss the political challenge of fixing Canada. If you want to
attend the conference, you can register here.
Spread the
message!
Help us spread the message. Please forward
this PPC newsletter to your friends, colleagues and family members,
and invite them to sign up on our website to receive it.
Let’s continue to work for Freedom, Responsibility,
Fairness and Respect!
Thank you for your support,
The PPC Team