Christian Heritage Party of Canada
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Christian Heritage Party of Canada
Parti de l'héritage chrétien du Canada |
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| Active federal party | |
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| Leader | Rod Taylor |
| President | Dave Bylsma |
| Founded | 1987 |
| Headquarters | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Ideology |
Conservatism Social conservatism Christian right |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Colours | Purple |
| Seats in the House of Commons |
0 / 338
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| Seats in the Senate |
0 / 105
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| Website | |
| www |
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The Christian Heritage Party of Canada (French: Parti de l'héritage chrétien du Canada), also referred to as CHP Canada, is a minor social and fiscal conservative federal political party in Canada. Founded in 1987, CHP advocates for Canada to be governed according to Biblical law. The party's stated principle is that "the purpose of civil government is to ensure security, freedom, and justice for all its citizens from conception till natural death, by upholding just laws". CHP states that, if the party forms government, it hopes to "apply proven Judeo-Christian principles of justice and compassion to Canada's contemporary public policy needs".
Ed Vanwoudenberg was elected its first leader at the 1987 founding convention in Hamilton, Ontario. Jim Hnatiuk led the party from 2008 to early 2014, and Rod Taylor is the leader as of November 7, 2014.
The party nominated candidates for the first time in the 1988 federal election, and ran numerous candidates in the 1993 and 1997 elections. It was unable to field 50 candidates in the 2000 election and was consequently de-registered by Elections Canada, the government elections agency. The party was re-registered in time for the 2004 election.
Many of its founders had been members of the Social Credit movement.
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