The United Party of Canada is a federally registered political party

Political party

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 in Canada

Canada

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 founded in November 2009. Its key principles are fiscal responsibility, social progressivism

Progressivism

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, and environmental sustainability. The party was formed by former members of various other political parties.

Policies

The three key principles as stated above are divided further into six unifying themes that represent the party core platform that includes:

• Education: According to the party's website, it believes in universal education at the undergraduate university, college or trade school level.

• Environment

The party recognizes the need for renewable energy resources, specifically the construction of a renewable energy infrastructure that is fiscally responsible.

• Economy: The party believes that there are opportunities for economic growth by engaging with Canada's partners in the Commonwealth
  Commonwealth of Nations
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   and the Francophonie
  La Francophonie
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   to extend trading and investment for both sides.

• Animal rights: On the subject of animal rights, the party promises to enact legislation with serious criminal penalties for those who do not respect both wild and domesticated animals.

• Children's rights: The party's policy for children involves legislating and enforcing laws against child abuse, as well as making sure that children in foster care are raised well and children with special needs will not be separated from their parents.

Ideology

The party officially describes itself according to its website as a centrism

Centrism

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 without any direct specific ideological affiliation other than occupying the centre of the political spectrum.

Election results

Election	Candidates	# of votes	% of popular vote	% of popular vote in contested ridings	Place
2010 by-election	Brian Jedan	55	0.14		8/8
2011	3	293	0.02	0.17

Riding	Candidate's Name	Notes	Gender	Residence	Occupation	Votes	%	Rank
Ajax--Pickering	Bob Kesic		Male			71	0.13	5/5
London West London West London West is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968. Its population in 2006 was 118,335.-Geography:The district includes the northwest part of the City of London....	Rod Morley		Male			65	0.10	5/5
York--Simcoe	Paul Pisani Paul Pisani Paul Pisani was a Franciscan friar and historian from France.Pisani was ordained a priest in 1878 and received his D.Litt. in 1893. He was a professor at the Institut Catholique de Paris from 1888 to 1889 and from 1908 to 1922...		Male			157	0.30	6/6

United Party (1983)

An earlier party of the same name (no relation to this party) was established by perennial candidate Anne McBride

Anne McBride

Anne C. McBride was a perennial candidate in Canadian federal and provincial elections and by-elections in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s...

in 1983. It is unknown if it ever nominated a candidate in an election.

External links

• United Party of Canada