Independent Candidates Canada

Some will sacrifice principle for party and some party for principle – Winston Churchill

Skip to content
  • Home
  • About This Blog
  • Announce An Independent Candidate Here
  • BBM Channel
  • Candidate prep
  • Chretien – On The Party MP – Theory vs. Reality
  • Contact Us
  • Democracy and Party Politics In Canada
  • Discrimination against Independents – Violation of charter?
  • Election Financing Unfair To Independents
  • Garth Turner – On Independents
  • How would an Independent represent a riding
  • Independent Candidates – Tax free democracy
  • Independent Candidates 2008 – Who They Are
  • Independent Candidates Since 1867
  • Platform of an independent
  • Save our democracy
  • Yahoo answers – voting for independent candidates
  • You Are Invited – Become an independent candidate
Independent Candidates Canada

Contact Us

independentcandidates@gmail.com

(416) 657 – INDP (4463)

Skype: independentcandidates

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/fbnew.php?next=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fhome.php%3F#/group.php?gid=6411752404

Share this:

  • Email
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • WhatsApp
  • Telegram
  • Print
  • Facebook
  • More
  • Pinterest
  • Tumblr
  • Reddit
Logging In...

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

  • 8 Replies
  • 0 Comments
  • 0 Tweets
  • 0 Facebook
  • 0 Pingbacks
Last reply was June 5, 2015

    Warning: Declaration of Social_Walker_Comment::start_lvl(&$output, $depth, $args) should be compatible with Walker_Comment::start_lvl(&$output, $depth = 0, $args = Array) in /home/customer/www/independentcandidates.ca/public_html/blog/wp-content/plugins/social/lib/social/walker/comment.php on line 0

    Warning: Declaration of Social_Walker_Comment::end_lvl(&$output, $depth, $args) should be compatible with Walker_Comment::end_lvl(&$output, $depth = 0, $args = Array) in /home/customer/www/independentcandidates.ca/public_html/blog/wp-content/plugins/social/lib/social/walker/comment.php on line 0
  1. David Boese
    View February 17, 2010

    Please take a look at my blog-site. You may find that we have a lot in common. Notwithstanding that I am trying to start a new political party I am not adverse to the “independent movement” and would change the direction I’m taking in my blog if independents were in sync with the ESD platform. My goal actually was and is to form a party that’s not beholden to any special interests, especially the financial moguls. In any event I would like us to consider linking our sites! I really like what I see in yours’. Because I’m 74 and have survived 7 heart attacks, it’s not a good idea for me to run as a candidate, but I am talking to friends of mine, hoping that someone will put their name forward.

    Reply
  2. David Boese
    View February 19, 2010

    The question I’m being asked–“How simple or easy is it for an independent candidate to get put on the ballot?” I can’t seem to find it on your blog! I guess what I’m asking is what exactly is it that we have to do?

    Reply
  3. arachnid
    View February 19, 2010

    @David Boese

    Hello David:

    I should probably write a post on this. Basically the procedure for an Independent Candidate to get on the ballot is the same as for any other candidate. One must get 100 signatures of the people in the riding. The reality is that one should probably get 150 because some of them will be from ineligible people (usually because they don’t live in the riding or the information in incomplete). Elections Canada does validate the signatures.

    You may think that it is easy to get 100 signatures. It is not. I have met people who wanted to run as independents who were discouraged by the amount of work required to get those signatures. You will be doing it yourself. Party candidates have no problem getting the signatures. Usually a riding association will provide them.

    Once on the ballot the Independent then has the problem of marketing himself or herself.

    I would like to put together a “coalition of independent candidates” so that they can help each other. If you know anybody who his interested please have them:

    1. Go go http://www.independentcandidates.ca/

    2. Contact me at the email address on that site.

    I would like very much to help and encourage independent candidates to get on the ballot.

    John Richardson

    P.S. Also check the following page:

    http://www.elections.ca/content.asp?section=pol&document=index&dir=can&lang=e&textonly=false

    on the Elections Canada site.

    Reply
  4. David Boese
    View February 19, 2010

    Thanks John for providing the answer to my question. We’ll have to wait and see how it all plays out in our riding!

    Reply
  5. Stephen Webster
    View April 10, 2011

    I am interested in helping establish a coalition for independent candidates.

    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

    Reply
  6. arachnid
    View April 11, 2011

    @Stephen Webster
    Stephen:

    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.

    Reply
  7. Raymond Belec
    View July 29, 2014

    I believe that the Independent movement is the best chance we have. And I want to be involved. I am committed to developing a Independent Candidate Advisory Network for Canada. Thanks for the support.
    Raymond Belec
    Future Independent Candidate For Temiskming-Chocrane-James Bay Region

    Reply
  8. matthew hadwen
    View June 5, 2015

    Just wondering whether you might give me some initial advice about running this fall as an independent.

    Reply

@Independents

My Tweets

Independent Candidates on Facebook

Independent Candidates on Facebook

Follow me on Twitter

My Tweets

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 231 other subscribers

Recent Posts

  • Interview with Dr. Valerie McCray – Independent Candidate For President Of The United States
  • News on the @BobKristNE campaign: Bob Krist running for Nebraska Governor as independent candidate
  • What happened? About the @DNCFraudLawsuit
  • Conference of @Independents National Conference – March 18, 2017
  • Are you one of those @Independents? Consider running for the @PCParty1867

Recent Comments

  • PCParty1867 on Are you one of those @Independents? Consider running for the @PCParty1867
  • Independents on Are you one of those @Independents? Consider running for the @PCParty1867
  • Independents on Clinton candidacy under underscores Democratic party contempt for democratic process
  • NCAPrep on End Party Tyranny: Canada #FATCA IGA demonstrates the need for @Independents to become candidates
  • Independents on End Party Tyranny: Canada #FATCA IGA demonstrates the need for @Independents to become candidates

Categories

Archives

  • July 2020
  • February 2018
  • September 2017
  • March 2017
  • June 2016
  • May 2016
  • March 2016
  • October 2015
  • July 2015
  • December 2013
  • October 2013
  • August 2013
  • June 2013
  • April 2013
  • March 2013
  • August 2012
  • June 2012
  • November 2011
  • October 2011
  • April 2011
  • March 2011
  • December 2010
  • November 2010
  • August 2010
  • June 2010
  • April 2010
  • March 2010
  • February 2010
  • January 2010
  • December 2009
  • November 2009
  • October 2009
  • September 2009
  • August 2009
  • July 2009
  • June 2009
  • February 2009
  • January 2009
  • December 2008
  • November 2008
  • October 2008
  • September 2008

@Independents

Categories

  • Debates
  • Democracy
  • Floor crossing
  • How to run as an independent
  • Independent twitter
  • Party choosing candidates
  • Political parties
  • Progressive Canadian Party
  • Toronto Danforth
  • Uncategorized

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org
Proudly powered by WordPress
loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.