Canadian Action Party
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Canadian Action Party
Parti action canadienne |
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| Leader | Jeremy Arney |
| President | Jeff Sakula |
| Founder | Paul T. Hellyer |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Split from | Liberal Party |
| Headquarters | 788 Mabel Lake Rd., Lumby, British Columbia |
| Ideology |
Canadian nationalism Civic nationalism Social liberalism Anti-Americanism Anti-globalization Monetary reform |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| International affiliation | None |
| Colours | Red |
| House of Commons |
0 / 308
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| Senate |
0 / 105
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| Website | |
| actionparty.ca/ | |
The Canadian Action Party (CAP) (French: Parti action canadienne, PAC) is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1997. It promotes Canadian nationalism, monetary and electoral reform, and opposes liberal globalization and the free trade agreements that have been signed by the Canadian government.
The Canadian Action Party (CAP) was founded by Paul T. Hellyer, a former Liberal minister of defence in the cabinet of Lester B. Pearson. Hellyer ran unsuccessfully for the leadership of the Liberal Party in 1968, and for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party in 1976.
CAP nominated candidates for the first time in the 1997 federal election.
After the 1997 election, it absorbed the Canada Party, another minor party concerned about monetary reform which had been formed by former members of the Social Credit Party of Canada. Former Canada Party leader Claire Foss served as vice president of CAP until November 2003.
Hellyer resigned as CAP leader in 2003 after the New Democratic Party didn't agree to a merger proposal, under which the NDP would change its name. In 2004, Connie Fogal, an activist lawyer, was acclaimed party leader after David Orchard failed to respond to an invitation to take over the leadership. Fogal stepped down in 2008 and was succeeded by Andrew J. Moulden following the 2008 federal election.
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