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  Unity Party of Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Unity Party wanted to reform democracy and create a form of "centralized democracy" in which a strong central leadership would run the country while still being accountable to the public through referenda.
The party's membership was split on practically every issue: abortion, same-sex marriage, whether to reform the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) or return to a protectionist National Policy, the monarchy, religion and state.
The Unity Party was not related to the fascist Parti national social chrétien/National Unity Party of Adrien Arcand of the 1930s and 40s.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Unity_Party_of_Canada   (281 words)

  
 Canada. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
Canada occupies all of North America N of the United States (and E of Alaska) except for Greenland and the French islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon.
Canada is a federation of 10 provinces—Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia—and three territories—Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, and the Yukon Territory.
During the Ice Age all of Canada was covered by a continental ice sheet that scoured and depressed the land surface, leaving a covering of glacial drift, depositional landforms, and innumerable lakes and rivers.
www.bartleby.com /65/ca/Canada.html   (4925 words)

  
 Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Canada is a parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy.
The Queen’s official representative in Canada at the Federal level is the Governor General of Canada.
The Supreme Court of Canada is the highest body of the Judiciary (and the highest and final court of appeal).
faculty.cua.edu /fischer/ComparativeLaw2002/Francis/Canada.htm   (2455 words)

  
 CBC News Indepth: Conservative Party   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
As recently as March 2005, infighting threatened the unity of the party.
But, the PC party under former leader Joe Clark concluded that Manning's dream of a united right appeared to be far closer to Reform's values than it was to the party of Sir John A. Macdonald.
Members of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservatives overwhelmingly approved the merger in early December 2003 – and the Conservative Party of Canada was born.
www.cbc.ca /news/background/conservativeparty   (1019 words)

  
 S/R 13: Ecology as Politics: The Green Party of Canada
At the party's 6th annual gathering in Castlegar, BC in August of 1996, major constitutional amendments were passed, and policy was agreed to in a wide variety of areas.
Long before the Green Party of Canada existed, I was working, through grassroots organizing, to reverse the state orientation of politics and create a climate in which citizens are active participants, rather than passive subjects of those in power.
Canada has 10 provinces and 2 territories, each of which has its own government, elected in the same way as the federal government is chosen.
www.greens.org /s-r/13/13-01.html   (2236 words)

  
 Canada Government Information
Canada is a constitutional monarchy with a federal system, a parliamentary government, and strong democratic traditions.
The January 23, 2006 election victory by the Conservative Party ended twelve years of Liberal Party rule that, in the end, was tainted by corruption and ethics concerns, despite the economic progress Canada achieved while the Liberals were in power.
The election in April 2003 of Premier Jean Charest and the Liberal Party of Quebec to govern Canada’s second most populous province was a significant victory for the federal government, which over the years has struggled, under the threat of secession, to accommodate the aspirations of the French-speaking province.
www.traveldocs.com /ca/govern.htm   (1128 words)

  
 Party politics in Canada, 1963-2000
The two largest parties, the Liberals and Progressive Conservatives (PCP), generally receive at least seventy-five percent of the popular vote, while the New Democratic Party (NDP) consistently secured the remainder of the seats in the legislature.
A study of only federal parties in Canada does not provide a complete picture of the Canadian party system; in order to fully understand it one must also look at the provincial parties.
This is the case in Alberta where the Social Credit Party, which has never received more than twelve percent of the popular vote in a national election, was in control of the government for 36 consecutive years.
www.janda.org /ICPP/ICPP2000/Countries/0-AngloAmerica/04-Canada/Canada63-00.htm   (1747 words)

  
 uni.ca - Communist Party Unity Policies and Statements
The Communist Party of Canada believes that a democratic resolution to the crisis is urgently needed, and that this would be far preferable to the break-up of Canada.
Canada's constitution was flawed from the start, by denying the fundamental rights of the First Nations, and by relegating Quebec to the status of one province among many others, all with similar legal status.
The position of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Canada on the current debate over the referendum proceeds from the analysis and positions contained in the June 1994 Central Committee statement and in the resolution adopted at the 31st Central Convention (May 1995).
www.uni.ca /library/cpc.html   (8866 words)

  
 Sovereignty Party of Canada provided by Bravenet.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
We in the Sovereignty Party are thus truly in accountability amongst its membership, for there can be no governmental suppression on those who show zeal in accordance with the will of God.
Whereas the Sovereignty Party does not maintain these linked sites, we may not fully agree with all information presented in them, though we see them as presenting values with significant similarities to our own.
In order to become a registered federal party, we only require a minimum of 250 verified and valid signatures from voting age Canadians, with 375 recommended for submission.
sovereigntyparty.com   (310 words)

  
 The unity policy of the Communist Party
The audience were also informed that the Communist Party fights the capitalist system on all fronts, though how this is possible by uniting with a section of the capitalist class only the C.P. logicians appear to have the ability to explain.
The Communist Party, the one-time self-styled “vanguard of the social revolution”, is now the self-admitted guardian of the capitalist system, for Mr.
But to endorse unity and at the same time oppose its aims as advocated was to the speaker a contradiction that did not warrant an answer.
www.worldsocialism.org /canada/ws38.cp.unity.htm   (823 words)

  
 Unity Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
British Columbia (Canada) - the British Columbia Unity Party, a provincial-level party.
Quebec (Canada) - the Unity Party (Quebec), a former provincial-level party.
United Kingdom - "Unity" was not a formal party but a label for nationalist candidates in Northern Ireland running on an electoral pact.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Unity_Party   (172 words)

  
 Green Party of Canada Constitution   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
ARTICLE 2 Scope of the Constitution This constitution shall govern the activities of the party, all officers of the party operating on its behalf and the rights and responsibilities of its recognized units and membership.
ARTICLE 6 Accountability All units and individuals within the party are accountable to the membership in general meeting and to the federal council when the membership is not in general meeting.
ARTICLE 12 Implementation of Resolutions In all matters other than party policy, all resolutions of a general meeting and of federal council are binding on all other units except where units are specifically exempted by a general meeting or federal council.
www.alternatives.com /gpc-admin/election97/english/members/constitu.htm   (1224 words)

  
 Canadian Political Parties/Les Partis politiques du Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Parti Libéral du Canada (Québec)/Liberal Party of Canada (Quebec), PLC(Q)/LPC(Q)
Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada/Parti marxiste-léniniste du Canada, MLPC/PMLC
Parti municipal Rive-Sud - Équipe Gladu, PMRS (Longueuil)
home.ican.net /~alexng/can.html   (843 words)

  
 POLITICS-CANADA: Liberal Party Scandal Casts Pall Over National Unity   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The two parties differ on foreign policy, with the Conservatives more aligned with the direction of the U.S. administration of President George W. Bush.
The judicial inquiry that Martin personally initiated may have helped to reinforce old stereotypes in English Canada about how politics are conducted in Quebec -- even though this province was the first jurisdiction in Canada to ban financial contributions to political parties from either corporations or unions.
With their focus on tax cuts, minimal government, and a private role in the delivery of social and health services, the Conservatives might find common cause with the Bloc, which is focused strictly on defending Quebec's interests, said York University political scientist James Laxer.
www.ipsnews.net /africa/interna.asp?idnews=28563   (930 words)

  
 Canada’s Conservative Party wins - Americas - MSNBC.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Canada's Conservative Party leader Stephen Harper celebrates his election win with his family in Calgary on Monday night.
Canada will work for all of us,” said Harper, who calls Calgary, in Western Canada, his home.
Harper said it was symbolic of the Quebecois desire for national unity as opposed to sovereignty for the French-speaking province.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/10988596   (683 words)

  
 Canada Web Hosting: Unity Control Panel
Unity allows you to set up and manage your own private name servers rather than use ns1 and ns2.canadawebhosting.com.
Unity's includes an advanced ticket system that your end-users can use to communicate support issues to either you directly or (for a fee) directly to Canada Web Hosting's technical support team who will work in the background to resolve your client's issues.
Canada Web Hosting is a Canadian managed web hosting provider with operations centers in Vancouver and Toronto.
www.canadawebhosting.com /proactive_support/unity_hosting_panel.asp   (603 words)

  
 Elections: Part I, the Liberal Party of Canada
As always, the Grits place importance on Unity and says the Liberals have strengthened the federation by better cooperation with the provinces as well as making sure Quebec stays in Canada with the clarity bill.
They promise to fight criminals who exploit people who come to Canada and by reforming the refugee application process to be able to help those in need faster.
Equality is important to the Liberals who have faced important issues in their platform to help equality for women as well as improving the economy in First Nation or Inuit communities so they can have a working self-government.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/life_in_canada/50984/2   (598 words)

  
 Stephen Taylor - Conservative Party of Canada Pundit: Claude Dauphin, Paul Martin and the unity shell game
Heritage Canada doled out the amount in three distributions, one of which for $300,000 seems to have gone missing.
Another investigation into Option Canada was earlier conducted by Quebec's chief electoral officer Francois Casgrain.
In fact, in the past, Dauphin has all but confirmed the dodgy nature of the faux-enterprise that channelled millions from Heritage Canada to Quebec ad firms (one of which was BCP, the role of which was investigated and reported upon by Justice John Gomery).
www.stephentaylor.ca /archives/000511.html   (997 words)

  
 CNN.com - Vote topples Canadian government - Nov 28, 2005
Just five years ago, with the political right divided between two rival parties, the Liberals coasted to a clear majority for their third consecutive election win.
But the right has since unified into the new Conservative Party, which, coupled with the sponsorship scandal, helped cost the Liberals their majority in last year's election.
The Liberals hold 133 of the 308 seats in the House of Commons, compared with 98 for the Conservatives, 53 for the Bloc Quebecois and 18 for the New Democrats.
www.cnn.com /2005/WORLD/americas/11/28/canada.government/index.html   (765 words)

  
 CNN.com - Canadians choose conservative - Jan 24, 2006
Under Canada's electoral system, the Conservatives, as the largest party, would form a minority government, as Martin did after a similar split in the last election in 2004.
Harper, 46, an economist from Calgary, was poised to become 22nd prime minister of Canada, marking a comeback for the political right after a dozen years in the political wilderness.
In June 2004 election, his Liberals were returned to government, but the party lost its majority amid the fallout from the sponsorship scandal.
edition.cnn.com /2006/WORLD/americas/01/24/canada.election   (969 words)

  
 TAN+N National Report -- Antoine Robitaille on Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Reform Party of Canada is an important key to understanding this phenomenon.
The Reform Party voiced a growing view in Canada that the Canadian party system was nothing more than a "benevolent dictatorship," where the Prime Minister and his Cabinet ruled the country as they wanted.
A major player in the Reform Party ETHs and in the Nova Scotia and British Columbia Liberal Party televotes on their party leadership is a commercial company: Maritime Telephone and Telegraph.
siyaset.bilkent.edu.tr /tann/tann2/antoine.html   (892 words)

  
 Conservative Party of Canada - Welcome
Canada’s New Government has been moving forward with new laws to protect families and communities, including legislation to increase the age of protection.
Canada’s New Government has launched a $70 million program to help older workers in communities hit hard by job loss, downsizing or local plant closures.
This website is the property of the Conservative Party of Canada and may not be reproduced in whole or in part without express written permission.
www.conservative.ca   (301 words)

  
 Governments on the WWW: Political Parties
Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs (SPÖ) [Socialdemocratic Party of Austria]
Srpska Stranka Republike Srpske [Serbian Party of the Serbian Republic]
Hrvatska Seljacka Stranka Bosne i Hercegovine (HSS BiH) [Croatian Peasants Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina]
www.gksoft.com /govt/en/parties.html   (2433 words)

  
 Stephen Taylor - Conservative Party of Canada Pundit: Canadian unity crisis averted
Stephen Taylor - Conservative Party of Canada Pundit: Canadian unity crisis averted
Stephen Taylor - Conservative Party of Canada Pundit
email@stephentaylor.ca - Commentary on the new Conservative Party of Canada
www.stephentaylor.ca /archives/000142.html   (126 words)

  
 The Conservative Party of Canada
The federal Conservatives are dogged by the public's lack of enthusiasm for Canada's Afghanistan mission and skepticism over their pledge to improve the environment, an Ekos poll reveals.
His political party is $1.3 million in debt due to his overspending in 2004.
And as of July 1st, Canada Day, Harper's spindoctors and advisors all quit on him, a sure sign that he is soon to be replaced.
a.webring.com /hub?ring=canadianconserva   (870 words)

  
 Defeated Conservatives call for party unity
The two defeated candidates for the Conservative Party leadership vowed Saturday to work for party unity and topple the governing Liberals.
Third-place finisher Clement was the first to concede the race and he made party unity a top priority.
Transport Canada is not conducting a study on seatbelt safety in school buses, contrary to suggestions from Ontario government officials.
www.cbc.ca /stories/2004/03/20/canada/conserv_040320   (1180 words)

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