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A Libertarian Person of Canada occurs as minor political person within Canada that adheres to the philosophy of libertarianism. It has been particularly influenced per objectivist ideas of Ayn Rand. A person was founded in the early 1970s by Bruce Evoy. Evoy run election to Parliament in the 1974 federal election in the Toronto riding of Rosedale.
A person described itself when Canada's "fourth party" in the 1980s, but it has since been displaced by fresh parties like a Bloc Québécois and the Green Party of Canada. A person declined whilst a Reform Party of Canada was formed, which attracted many libertarians world health organization saw it as a better vehicle to put send on their philosophy. Several libertarians were likewise attracted to provincial Progressive Conservative parties that moved to a right when you took the 1990s in Ontario under Mike Harris, and inside Alberta under Ralph Klein.
A decline in the person's membership & resources resulted within Elections Canada removing their status as a registered party immediately prior to a 1997 federal election when a person failed to do the minimal fifty candidates required to maintain its registration.
A persin by having success re-registered with Elections Canada on June 2, 2004, in time for the 2004 election. Its eight candidates won 1,964 votes.
Jean-Serge Brisson has formally led the person since May 22, 2000.
Election results
| Election |
# of candidates |
# of votes |
% of popular vote |
| 1979 |
60 |
16,042 |
Zero.14% |
| 1980 |
58 |
14,656 |
Nought.13% |
| 1984 |
72 |
23,514 |
Cipher.19% |
| 1988 |
88 |
33,135 |
Cipher.25% |
| 1993 |
52 |
15,079 |
Cypher.11% |
| 1997 |
* |
* |
* |
| 2000 |
* |
* |
* |
| 2004 |
8 |
1,964 |
Nought.01% |
the person as well nominated a total of candidates to begaround in by-elections:
1980 by-election: 1
1981 by-election: 1
1982 by-election: 1
1990 by-election: 2
1995 by-election: 1
Source: [http://www.parl.gc.ca/ Parliament of Canada History of the Federal Electoral Ridings since 1867]
Libertarian Party governance
Board of Directors
Drew Dorweiler
Adriana Civardi
George Dance
Wayne Chapeskie
Valerie Chivner
Richard Darwin
Officers
George J. Dance, President
Drew Dorweiler, Chief Financial Officer
Adriana Civardi, Secretary
Ethics Committee
Barbara Darwin, Chairman
Robert Cristel
Jim McIntosh
Jack Shimek
Maureen Dance
Leaders
(Note: This listings is uncomplete.)
Linda Cain (1980-1982?)
Neil Reynolds (May 1982-1983)
Victor Levis (1983-1987)
Dennis Corrigan (1987-1990)
Stanislaw Tyminski (1990-1991)
George Dance (1991-1993)
Hilliard Cox (May 1993-1995)
George Dance (1995-1996)
Vincent Pouliot (May 12, 1996-April 5, 1997)
Robert Morse (April 5, 1997-?)
Jean-Serge Brisson (1999 or earlier-)
(Note: Brissaround led the person on an interim basis before existence elected at a delegated convention in 2000.)
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