Confederation of Regions Party candidates, 1988 Canadian federal election
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The Confederation of Regions Party of Canada
fielded several candidates in the 1988 federal election
, none of whom were elected.
S. Brent Ridley (Sudbury
Ridley was an instrumentation technician. He was a vocal opponent of official bilingualism and the proposed Meech Lake Accord
, and was quoted as saying that "the French are going to be controlling every government office" as the result of federal legislation. He received 3,391 votes (7.97%), finishing fourth against Liberal Party
candidate Diane Marleau
.
Brent Morin (Calgary West
Morin was listed as a construction worker. He received 170 votes (0.31%), finishing sixth against Progressive Conservative
incumbent James Hawkes. Future Prime Minister of Canada
Stephen Harper
finished second. Morin later received a passing reference in a "Harper's index" column published by the National Post
newspaper during 2004 federal election
(26 June 2004).
Confederation of Regions Party of Canada
The Confederation of Regions Party was a right-wing Canadian political party founded in 1984 by Elmer Knutson. It was founded as a successor to the Western Canada Federation , a non-partisan organization, to fight the Liberal Party of Canada...
fielded several candidates in the 1988 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1988
The Canadian federal election of 1988 was held November 21, 1988, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 34th Parliament of Canada. It was an election largely fought on a single issue: the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement ....
, none of whom were elected.
S. Brent Ridley (SudburySudbury (electoral district)Sudbury is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1949.Its population in 2001 was 89,443. The district is one of two serving the city of Greater Sudbury, Ontario....
)
Ridley was an instrumentation technician. He was a vocal opponent of official bilingualism and the proposed Meech Lake AccordMeech Lake Accord
The Meech Lake Accord was a package of proposed amendments to the Constitution of Canada negotiated in 1987 by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and ten provincial premiers. It was intended to persuade the government of the Province of Quebec to endorse the 1982 Canadian Constitution and increase...
, and was quoted as saying that "the French are going to be controlling every government office" as the result of federal legislation. He received 3,391 votes (7.97%), finishing fourth against Liberal Party
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
candidate Diane Marleau
Diane Marleau
Diane Marleau, PC, MP is a Canadian politician. She represented the riding of Sudbury in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 2008, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Jean Chrétien...
.
Brent Morin (Calgary WestCalgary WestCalgary West is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1953, and since 1979. It is located in the western part of the City of Calgary....
)
Morin was listed as a construction worker. He received 170 votes (0.31%), finishing sixth against Progressive ConservativeProgressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
incumbent James Hawkes. Future Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada
The Prime Minister of Canada is the primary minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus head of government for Canada, charged with advising the Canadian monarch or viceroy on the exercise of the executive powers vested in them by the constitution...
Stephen Harper
Stephen Harper
Stephen Joseph Harper is the 22nd and current Prime Minister of Canada and leader of the Conservative Party. Harper became prime minister when his party formed a minority government after the 2006 federal election...
finished second. Morin later received a passing reference in a "Harper's index" column published by the National Post
National Post
The National Post is a Canadian English-language national newspaper based in Don Mills, a district of Toronto. The paper is owned by Postmedia Network Inc. and is published Mondays through Saturdays...
newspaper during 2004 federal election
Canadian federal election, 2004
The Canadian federal election, 2004 , was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 38th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal government of Prime Minister Paul Martin lost its majority, but was able to form a minority government after the elections...
(26 June 2004).