Veterans Coalition Party of Canada

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Veterans Coalition Party of Canada
Leader Randy Joy
FoundedAugust 8, 2019 (2019-08-08)
Headquarters265 Wallace's Road
Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
B1A 4P5
Ideology Veterans' 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

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]

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Electoral results

ElectionLeaderVotes %Seats+/–PositionGovernment
2019 Randy Joy6,3000.03
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2021 1,2460.01
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