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The Reform Party called for a decentralized Canadian federation in which the provinces would have more authority and advocated that the Canadian federal government ensure provincial equality in Canada [13] such as by creating a Triple-E Senate.
This is a list of Reform Party MPs. It includes all members of Parliament that were elected to the House of Commons representing the Reform Party of Canada , between 1987 and 2000. Contents:
The Reform Party of Canada fielded candidates in every Canadian province except Quebec in the 1993 federal election. Fifty-two candidates were elected. Fifty-two candidates were elected. Many of the party's candidates have their own biography pages; information about others may be found here.
The two central Canadian provinces together represented over half the seats in the House of Commons; in the 1993, 1997 and 2000 elections, the total number of central Canadian seats held, collectively, by the Reform Party/Canadian Alliance and the PCs never rose above six, out of a total of over 170 available seats.
Reform Party of Canada, a major political party in Canada from 1987 until 2000 when it became the Canadian Alliance. Reform Party of Alberta (1989–2004) Reform Party of Alberta (2016–present)
Yost won the Reform Party nomination over rival candidate Gary Hollingshead (Winnipeg Free Press, 5 March 1997). He received 7,510 votes (19.80%) in the general election, finishing second against Liberal incumbent Reg Alcock. He continued working for the Reform Party on justice issues after the election (Toronto Star, 6 May 1999).
Unlike other federal political systems, Canadian political parties at the federal level are often loosely or not at all connected to parties at the provincial level, despite having similar names and policy positions. [1] One exception is the New Democratic Party, which is organizationally integrated with most of its provincial counterparts.
Ernest Preston Manning PC CC AOE (born June 10, 1942) is a retired Canadian politician. He was the founder and the only leader of the Reform Party of Canada, a Canadian federal political party that evolved into the Canadian Alliance in 2000 which in turn merged with the Progressive Conservative Party to form today's Conservative Party of Canada in 2003.