What does it take to become an independent, and how does one go about it.

I think that you will find that the Elections Act bars one from running WITH A PARTY in more than one riding. I don’t believe, but will stand corrected if I am wrong, that the same prohibition applies to Independents.

I will check the Elections Act and see if a candidate can run for more than one party – although I expect the answer is that it is prohibited by the Elections Act.

I’m interested in a democracy without partisanship, where candidates are elected on their merit. Issues decided one at a time based on facts and unanimity.

The most common comment I’ve heard against a non-party government is “how will we get people to agree”. People need to know that that challenge occurs within parties and the partisanship is worse than finding the majority view or dialogue for a consensus.

I suggest such a group establish a charter and even draft a new elections act and how a parliament would function with independents elected.

Question for folks out there. Does anyone know if there’s any legal reason why a person couldn’t obtain the nomination for a particular riding from more than one party? Perhaps that would be another way to erode the partisan process.

Thanks

Stephen Webster

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It’s MORE than $1.95, and as a taxpaying voter SOME of my money inevitably funds parties other than that for which I’ve voted.

Here’s how.

Of all the millions of voters, probably only 80% are taxpayers. What of the retirees, students, etc. What of those 80,000 non-taxpaying federal prisoners the Liberal Party granted the vote to? Does the Liberal Party etc. say, “Well, we won’t collect the subsidy from them, then, since they’re not taxpayers.” Hogwash! They pull it out of General Revenue like every other stealing tax these socialists grab their money from.

That means that I subsidize the non-taxpaying voters, and at least some of those are not voting for my guys, or, worse, for any Independent candidate I wish to support — who never receive any subsidy at all! Talk about boondoggle!

Cancel this darned subsidy.

Political parties are not social programs, defense, the environment or anything else we need to spend our taxes on. Let the parties collect their own donations (transparently). Then, once they’re elected, I’m willing to pay them their salaries and pensions. But not till then.

Political parties are NOT part of government!