Any party that doesn't attract the "You agree with me or you're my enemy," types would get my attention. I think a party that focuses more on smart policy that's good for the people at large as opposed to empty ideology and vote posturing over contentious issues would attract me. We need people to run the country, not win some kind of high school popularity contest.
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Been idling in the volunteer chat for the "Our Canadian Future" Party -- formerly known as the Centre Ice Canadians. They seem to be solidly focused on pragmatic centrism, while still trying to be big tent enough to pull from all walks. I hate the name, but every interaction I've had with them so far seems like they are trying to do things logically and thoughtfully, even if they never get anyone elected.
Policy framework (general direction -- these are not official documents yet. Those will need to be ratified by members eventually). https://www.ourcanadianfuture.ca/policy
There's a good chat with retired General Hillier here: https://www.ourcanadianfuture.ca/events
Some media coverage:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/centre-ice-canadians-looking-to-form-political-party-1.6839129
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/michael-taube-canadian-future-a-party-for-losers
I particularly like that the right is already attacking it publicly. I suspect they're worried about vote losing the pragmatic right wing to a centrist party that isn't the Liberals. When in reality most of the people voting OCF will be coming from the Liberals.
Huh! I hadn't heard of them before, but I like the policies I'm seeing there.
I agree that I kinda hate the name (and their website).
I'm big on pragmatism, so it's nice to see people trying something real with it. I wonder if I'd be able to run locally under the banner... Hmmm...
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