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The Western Independence Party (WIP) is a Canadian political party that advocates the separation from Canada of the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Newfoundland as well as the Yukon and Northwest Territories to form a new country. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
The Western Canada Party (WCP) is a Canadian political party that advocates the separation from Canada of the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba as well as the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut to form a new country. ...
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Western Canada Party is a Canadian federal political party that was founded in 2005. ...
Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Official languages English Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation - House seat - Senate seats 36 6 Area Total • Land • Water (% of total) Ranked 5th 944,735 km² 925,186 km² 19,549 km...
Motto: Fortis et Liber (Latin: Strong and free) Official languages English Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Parliamentary representation - House seat - Senate seats 28 6 Area Total • Land • Water (% of total) Ranked 6th (provinces and territories) 661,848 km² 642,317 km² 19...
Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (Latin: From many peoples, strength) Official languages English Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Lieutenant-Governor Lynda M. Haverstock Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Parliamentary representation - House seat - Senate seats 14 6 Area Total • Land • Water (% of total) Ranked 7th 651,036 km² 591,670 km² 59...
Motto: Gloriosus et Liber (Latin: Glorious and free) Official languages English Capital Winnipeg Largest city Winnipeg Lieutenant-Governor John Harvard Premier Gary Doer (NDP) Parliamentary representation - House seat - Senate seats 14 6 Area Total • Land • Water (% of total) Ranked 8th 647,797 km² 553,556 km² 64,241 km² (14. ...
Newfoundland (French: Terre-Neuve; Irish: Talamh an Éisc; Latin: Terra Nova) is a large island off the northeast coast of North America, and the most populous part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ...
The party was founded by a group of 150 people from across the western provinces. The WIP was formed because the group had grown dissatisfied with the direction of another western separatist party, the federal Western Canada Concept (WCC), lead by Lawyer Douglas Christie of Victoria, B.C. At the party's founding convention in October 1987 in Edmonton, Dr, Fred Marshall was elected interim leader. Marshall had previously run unsuccessfully for the leadership of the provincial WCC in 1984, losing to future Reform Party M.P. Jack Ramsay of Camrose, Alberta. Also at the founding convention, the party adopted "The West Canada Flag" which was designed by Mr. Dexter Dombro and was chosen from of a field of eight other entries. See: http://www.albertarepublicans.org/flag.htm The Western Canada Concept was a Western Canadian political party founded in 1980 to promote the separation of the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia and the Yukon and Northwest Territories from Canada in order to create a new nation. ...
Douglas (Doug) Christie is a Canadian lawyer based in Victoria, British Columbia. ...
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The WIP ran 52 candidates across western Canada in the federal election of 1988. All the candidates were soundly defeated with none garnering even 1% of the popular vote in any riding.
The party also has or had provincial branches in each of the four provinces. The federal wing of the Western Independence Party was dormant; they have not run any candidates in any federal elections since 1988. The party has been resurrected in April, 2005 at a founding convention in Strathmore, AB under the new name "Western Canada Party". Party leader Tyrone Blakney and President Glen Dundas are preparing to field candidates for the next federal election. Western Canada Party is a Canadian federal political party that was founded in 2005. ...
WIP of British Columbia The British Columbia provincial party called the Western Independence Party of BC (WIPBC) was not a branch of WIP. WIPBC has renamed itself the Refederation Party of British Columbia (RefedBC), and now promotes political changes within Canada as its preference, with western independence being an option only if its campaign for political change is unsuccessful. The Western Refederation Party of British Columbia (RefedBC) is a provincial political party in British Columbia, Canada. ...
RefedBC has drafted the text of a Constitution of BC and the text of a BC Direct Democracy Act based on the Swiss model. These are aimed at creating what it describes as a de jure (lawful) BC government. The party claims that Canada's federal government and the Supreme Court of Canada are both "de facto" (unlawful), arguing that Canada has no lawful constitution. The party does not consider the Constitution Act of 1982 to be lawful. Consequently, the party argues that the canadian government is therefore illegal, as presently constituted. Direct democracy comprises a form of democracy and theory of civics wherein sovereignty was lodged in the assembly of all citizens. ...
The Supreme Court Building in Ottawa The Supreme Court of Canada (French: Cour suprême du Canada) is highest court of Canada and is the final court of appeal for all litigants in the Canadian justice system. ...
The Canada Act 1982 is an Act of Parliament passed by the British Parliament that severed virtually all remaining constitutional and legislative ties between the United Kingdom and Canada. ...
External link: Refederation Party of BC website
Source: Dennis Shaw, president, Refederation Party of BC, dshaw@telus.net
Alberta Independence Party The Alberta Independence Party never achieved party status and is defunct. The Separation Party of Alberta, which nominated candidates in the 2004 provincial election, now promotes the cause of separation in the province. The SPA issued a statement of support when the WIP of Saskatchewan was formed in 2003. The Alberta Independence Party (AIP) was a provincial party founded in Alberta, Canada, in 2000/1. ...
The Separation Party of Alberta, also known as the Alberta Huttonite Brethren is a totallly undemocratic political party that advocates the secession of Alberta from Canada. ...
Alberta riding map showing the winning parties and their vote percentage in each won riding. ...
WIP of Saskatchewan The Saskatchewan branch of the party nominated 17 candidates in the 2003 provincial election, but none were elected. It continues to be an active party under the leadership of Gordon Elias of The Battlefords, but does not intend to nominate candidates in federal elections. The Western Independence Party of Saskatchewan is a provincial political party in Saskatchewan, Canada. ...
Map of Saskatchewans ridings and how they voted and by how much The Saskatchewan general election of 2003 was the twenty-fifth provincial election held in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. ...
Party program Party policy was adopted at the founding convention and was expanded at a policy convention in Saskatoon in April 1988. Saskatoon is a city located in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. ...
The party's basic policy statements were the following:
- independence as the only way Westerners could get political and economic justice;
- the constitutional right to private property;
- the citizen's right to referendum on major issues including the constitution and constitutional amendments;
- English as the official language; and
- an elected, equal and effective Senate.
WIP of Saskatchewan's Vision of an Independent Western Canada - A prosperous low tax economy.
- Direct democracy.
- Separation of executive powers to end Prime Ministerial dictatorship.
- An elected accountable judiciary.
- Equality of treatment and opportunity for all people.
- An elected senate balancing popular representation with regional representation.
- English as the official language.
- A world class medical system.
- A justice system that stresses accountability.
- No gun registry.
- No Kyoto Accord.
- Property rights guaranteed in the constitution.
See also
A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues with the aim to participate in power, usually by participating in elections. ...
Secessionist movements of Canada // Movements seeking independence from Canada Quebec Quebec Sovereignism seeks independence from Canada for the province of Quebec. ...
The Western Independence Party of Manitoba was a political party in the Province of Manitoba, Canada. ...
The Western Independence Party of Saskatchewan is a provincial political party in Saskatchewan, Canada. ...
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