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  Western Refederation Party of BC - Menu
The main aim of the BC Refederation Party is to make the government of BC fully accountable to the electorate, and that starts with putting BC's constitutional house in order.
BC Refed has drafted the text of a "Constitution of British Columbia" for approval by BC voters.
All provincial parties should join a non-partisan movement to have the BC constitutional situation corrected and the province put on a sound constitutional basis.
www.refedbc.com /bc_con.html   (775 words)

  
  British Columbia general election, 2005 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
British Columbia has Canada's least restrictive elections laws with regard to political party registration, and consequently there are currently nearly 50 parties registered with Elections BC, by far the most of any jurisdiction in the country.
One member elected as a Liberal left the party to sit as a member of Democratic Reform British Columbia; one member elected as a Liberal left to sit as an independent; the party lost one by-election to the opposition New Democratic Party; and two former Liberal seats were vacant when the election was called.
Democratic Reform British Columbia is a new party created in early 2005 by the merger of the British Columbia Democratic Coalition—a coalition of minor centrist parties— with the All Nations Party of British Columbia and key elements of the Reform BC.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_Columbia_general_election,_2005   (2180 words)

  
 List of political parties in Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In contrast with the political party systems of many nations, Canadian parties at the federal level are often only loosely connected with parties at the provincial level, despite having similar names.
British Columbia Conservative Party (formerly known as the British Columbia Progressive Conservative Party)
From approximately 1898 to 1905, political parties were active, however, legislative government was eliminated when the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan were created out of the heavily populated area of NWT.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Canada   (841 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Western Refederation Party of British Columbia
The Western Refederation Party of British Columbia ("RefedBC") is a provincial political party in British Columbia, Canada.
The party was formed shortly after the 2000 federal election as a result of the re-election of the Liberal Party of Canada and the defeat of the western-based Canadian Alliance.
It was founded as the Western Independence Party of British Columbia to promote the separation of the four western provinces of Canada (BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba) to form a new, independent nation.
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Western_Refederation_Party_of_British_Columbia   (406 words)

  
 List of All Canada Political Parties
Western Independence Party The Western Independence Party is a Canadian political party that advocates the separation from Canada of the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba to form a new country.
Western Canada Concept The Western Canada Concept was a Canadian political party founded in 1980 to promote the separation of the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia and the Yukon and Northwest Territories from Canada as an independent nation.
Parti citron The Parti Citron or Lemon Party is a joke party started in Quebec in the 1990s in the tradition of the Rhinoceros Party of Canada and is headed by Pope Terence the First.
www.seaiba.com /PoliticalParties.htm   (2247 words)

  
 cric.ca - Canada's Portal - Quick Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Another political party, the Reformers, emerged in the early years of the 19th century and railed against the governor’s use of nepotism.
Reform’s roots lay in the western autonomy movement: specifically, western alienation; neo-conservatism (related to the variant that captured the U.S. Republican Party in the 1980s); religion; and lastly, the desire (especially within Alberta) to play a larger role in the Canadian federation.
Western Refederation Party of BC (formerly known as Western Independence Party of BC)
www.cric.ca /en_html/guide/parties/parties.html   (1991 words)

  
 Western Refederation Party of BC
The concept of refederation refers to an altered relationship between the bureaucracy in Ottawa on the one hand and the provinces on the other hand, and especially the province of British Columbia.
This party was registered in March 2001 and has spent five years designing a dual policy to lawfully bring about needed fundamental change.
The objective of all the other parties is to be elected to power in Victoria under the existing political system in order to run the province their way.
www.refedbc.com   (625 words)

  
 The Sex Party   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Party leader John Ince, a lawyer and co-owner of a sex shop in Vancouver, said he founded the Sex Party to "heal the culture of its erotic wound." Ince contends that the more squeamish people are about sex, the more likely they elect right-wing governments.
Most fringe parties aren't running candidates in all or even most of the 79 ridings, but each is fired by a distinct vision for a better B.C. That was expressed by the Marijuana party with the sparking of hundreds of doobies at a toke-in on the lawn of the Vancouver Art Gallery.
A rookie political party is angling for the sex vote in next month's British Columbia election with a platform that includes beefed up sex ed in schools, a sex research centre and a "Sex-Positive Press Council" to expose censorship in the media.
thesexparty.ca /Media.html   (8062 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Bloc British Columbia Party
The Bloc British Columbia Party is a minor political party in British Columbia, Canada, that was formed in 2004 to contest both provincial and federal elections on a platform of independence for British Columbia.
In the 2005 BC provincial election, the party nominated three candidates, who won a total of 276 votes (0.02% of the provincial total):
British Columbia has two other minor parties that promote independence (the Western Canada Concept Party of British Columbia) or autonomy (the Western Refederation Party of British Columbia) for the province.
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Bloc_British_Columbia_Party   (160 words)

  
 western red cedar - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about western red cedar
There are some 40–50 recognized species of juniper, all of which come from the northern hemisphere, with some species extending as far south as Mexico and the West Indies.
Junipers produce a valuable wood and their berries are used to flavour gin and in cooking.
This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /western+red+cedar   (155 words)

  
 Shared Vision: Four To Watch   (Site not responding. Last check: )
British Columbia Marijuana Party website In the 2001 election, the BCMP became the first party to run a full slate of candidates in its first provincial election and captured three per cent of the provincial vote.
Work Less Party of British Columbia website The party that believes that “we are proudly working and sacrificing endless hours of our own personal well-being to make things that are having a detrimental impact on the planet” will field more than 10 candidates.
Party Of Citizens Who Have Decided To Think For Themselves And Be Their Own Politicians website The name pretty much says it all.
www.shared-vision.com /2005/sv1804/fourtowatch1804.html   (1886 words)

  
 Elections BC
Grey Party of B.C. British Columbia Labour Party
Communist Party of BC Communist Party of BC Confederation Party of British Columbia
New Democratic Party of B.C. New Democratic Party of BC None of the Above Party of BC None of the Above Party of BC Party Of Citizens Who Have Decided To Think For Themselves And Be Their Own Politicians
www.elections.bc.ca /reg/polpartynamesused.htm   (173 words)

  
 Nodice.ca · BC  •  British Columbia Provincial Election 2009 · Ridings and Candidates
Nodice.ca · BC • British Columbia Provincial Election 2009 · Ridings and Candidates
Platinum Party of Employers Who Think and Act to Increase Awareness
Note: This site is not sponsored by any political party, candidate, entity, or organization.
www.nodice.ca /elections/britishcolumbia/ridings-1.php   (61 words)

  
 Merriman's Truth
The Bloc will work to make sure that "no person standing on the soil of British Columbia will have his or her life affected in any way by any law or regulation that is not made entirely in British Columbia by British Columbians".
The party goes on to describe how this new nation would be the most prosperous nation on earth with huge resources in fishing, forestry, mining, agriculture, petroleum, coal, natural gas and fresh water".
Party of Citizens Who Have Decided To Think for Themselves And Be Their Own Politicians: They're thinking for themselves, but with a name like that its obvious they aren't thinking hard.
www.merrimanstruth.blogspot.com   (3409 words)

  
 Dennis Fox’s Weblog » 2005 » April » 21
Ince of the Sex Party said mainstream parties are notoriously skittish about dealing with sex issues — be it education or prostitution — because they fear alienating voters.
Except for the Annexation Party’s short-sighted interest in joining the U.S., most of the parties mentioned seem to raise serious issues despite, as the article says, their tongue-in-cheek platforms.
One of the friends I’ll visit in British Columbia is Ron Sakolsky, who taught as I did at the University of Illinois at Springfield (originally the more interesting Sangamon State University).
blog.dennisfox.net /index.php/archives/2005/04/21   (799 words)

  
 Free Dominion :: View topic - Republic or Refederate?
Where the notion of imposing a republic on British Columbians(I really don't care if Canadians wish to flush themselves down the toilet, just leave BC out of it.)falls down is that you're assuming that the world is exactly the same today as it was in the 1700's.
Refederation, on the other hand, seems to me to be consistent with our constitutional traditions.
I say cut the damn decommissioned ceremonial British sovereign crown loose for good,….stop pretending fercrissake!… recognize and act on the natural sovereignty that now resides in the nation's citizens....call a national citizen's congress and constitute a proper operational document to achieve equitable consensual confederation with Ottawa's powers fully restricted and accountable.
www.freedominion.ca /phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=18754   (3215 words)

  
 Canadian Political Parties/Les Partis politiques du Canada
Party of Citizens Who Have Decided To Think For Themselves And Be Their Own Politicians, POC
Parti municipal Rive-Sud - Équipe Gladu, PMRS (Longueuil)
Parti Municipal Énergie avec Sylvie Surpenant, PME-Surpenant (Ste-Thérèse)
home.ican.net /~alexng/can.html   (770 words)

  
 Results of 2005 British Columbia, Canada General Election - Wikinews
Results are still coming in, and no party has won an overall majority in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia yet.
Held in conjunction with the general election was the British Columbia electoral reform referendum, 2005, where voters were asked to decide whether to switch from the First Past the Post electoral system to the Single Transferable Vote electoral system.
A 60% Yes vote as well as a simple majority in 48 of the 79 ridings are needed for the measure to pass.
en.wikinews.org /wiki/Results_of_2005_British_Columbia,_Canada_General_Election   (372 words)

  
 Terremoto -Earthshaking News, Views, Spews and Idle Musings
Not to mention the Platinum Party, the Western Refederation Party and Your Political Party of British Columbia.
I would suspect the Marijuana Party of BC would be fairly well financed and wouldn't have to resort to tactics made infamous by the Liberal Party of Canada.
Cast a vote for the Annexation Party of British Columbia and forget about having to head south for the winter cause you'ld already be there.
www.terremoto.ca /cgi-bin/blosxom.cgi/2005/04/14   (979 words)

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