Veterans Coalition Party of Canada

Veterans Coalition Party of Canada
Leader	Randy Joy
Founded	August 8, 2019 (2019-08-08)
Dissolved	January 15, 2023 (2023-01-15) [1]
Headquarters	265 Wallace's Road Glace Bay, Nova Scotia B1A 4P5
Ideology	Veterans' interests Populism [2]
Slogan	"Truth, Duty, Honour"
Senate	0 / 105
House of Commons	0 / 338
Website
veteranscoalitionpartyofcanada.com Note: it's only in Polish
Politics of Canada Political parties Elections

The Veterans Coalition Party of Canada was a Canadian political party established on August 8, 2019. ^{[3] [4]} In the 2019 Canadian federal election, 25 candidates of the party stood for election in eight provinces, garnering 6,300 votes. ^[5] 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. ^[6] Several candidates, including leader Randy Joy, are retired servicemen. ^{[7] [8]} The party's motto was "Truth, Duty, Honour" and its platform included decentralisation of power. ^{[9] [10]}

Electoral results

Election	Leader	Candidates	Votes	%	% in ridings contested	Seats	+/–	Position	Government
2019	Randy Joy	25	6,300	0.03	0.446	0 / 338	0	—	—
2021		7	1,246	0.01	0.305	0 / 338	0	—	—

See also

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

References

1. https://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=pol&dir=par&document=index&lang=e#vet
2. "2021 VCP Election Platform". veteranscoalitionpartyofcanada.com. Veterans Coalition Party of Canada. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
3. "Profile - Veterans Coalition Party of Canada". Library of Parliament . Parliament of Canada . Retrieved 24 September 2021.
4. "Veterans ban together to create Veterans Party of Canada". Canadian Military Family Magazine.
5. "Official Voting Results". www.elections.ca.
6. 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.
7. "Veterans Coalition candidate promising a different approach". leducrep.
8. "Veterans Coalition Party founder and leader Randy Joy" – via www.facebook.com.
9. "With high hopes and low expectations, Canada's minor political parties are fighting on".
10. Mathieson, Dave. "Veterans Coalition Party brings Joy to Amherst". www.saltwire.com.