Veterans Coalition Party of Canada

The Veterans Coalition Party of Canada is a Canadian political party established on August 8, 2019.[2][3] In the 2019 Canadian federal election, 25 candidates of the party stood for election in eight provinces, garnering 6,300 votes.[4] In the 2021 Canadian federal election, seven Veterans Coalition Party of Canada candidates stood for election, including four in the Alberta ridings of Battle River—Crowfoot, Edmonton—Wetaskiwin, Fort McMurray—Cold Lake and Yellowhead.[5] Several candidates, including leader Randy Joy, are retired servicemen.[6][7] The party's motto is "Truth, Duty, Honour" and its platform includes decentralisation of power.[8][9]

Veterans Coalition Party of Canada
LeaderRandy Joy
FoundedAugust 8, 2019 (2019-08-08)
Headquarters265 Wallace's Road
Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
B1A 4P5
IdeologyVeterans' interests
Populism[1]
Slogan"Truth, Duty, Honour"
Senate
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House of Commons
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Website
veteranscoalitionpartyofcanada.com Note: it's only in Polish

Electoral results

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Election Leader Votes % Seats +/– Position Government
2019 Randy Joy 6,300 0.03
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2021 1,246 0.01
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See also

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  • Soldier (party), party label used by candidates in Canadian elections during and after the First World War

References

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  1. ^ "2021 VCP Election Platform". veteranscoalitionpartyofcanada.com. Veterans Coalition Party of Canada. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Profile - Veterans Coalition Party of Canada". Library of Parliament. Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Veterans ban together to create Veterans Party of Canada". Canadian Military Family Magazine.
  4. ^ "Official Voting Results". www.elections.ca.
  5. ^ Cummings, Madeleine (15 September 2021). "Who's running in the federal election in central and northern Alberta's 19 ridings". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. CBC News. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Veterans Coalition candidate promising a different approach". leducrep.
  7. ^ "Veterans Coalition Party founder and leader Randy Joy" – via www.facebook.com.
  8. ^ "With high hopes and low expectations, Canada's minor political parties are fighting on".
  9. ^ Mathieson, Dave. "Veterans Coalition Party brings Joy to Amherst". www.saltwire.com.