Yukon Freedom Party
Yukon Freedom Party | |
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| Active territorial party | |
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| Leader | Joseph Zelezny |
| President | Joseph Zelezny |
| Founder | Joseph Zelezny |
| Founded | 15 November 2021 |
| Headquarters | Box 61 Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 5X9[1] |
| Ideology | Populism |
| Seats in Legislature | 0 / 19 |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Yukon Freedom Party is a territorial political party in Yukon, Canada. Its founder and leader is Joseph Zelezny who was previously the People's Party of Canada candidate for Yukon in the 2019 Canadian federal election.[2][3]
The party formed and registered with Elections Yukon on November 15, 2021.[2][4] In the remaining weeks of 2021, the party raised $8,149.[5]
Yukon premier Sandy Silver has suggested that the party's existence has exerted considerable pressure on the Yukon Party.[6]
In 2022, Zelezny attended some convoy protests in the territory organized by a citizens group called "Yukon Freedom".[7] The party denied any connection between the party and the protest organizers, saying that Zelezny was not an organizer, and that the similarity to the party's name was coincidental.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "List of Political Parties". Elections Yukon. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ a b Ritchie, Haley (2021-11-20). "Former PPC candidate launches Yukon Freedom Party". Yukon News. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ^ De Flaviis, Sissi (2021-11-22). "Former PPC candidate launches Yukon Freedom Party as 'voice for the people'". CBC News. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
- ^ Madore, Colleen (2021-11-15). "Media Advisory: Elections Yukon Registers the Yukon Freedom Party" (PDF). Elections Yukon. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ^ Desmarais, Anna (2022-09-20). "Political fundraising more than doubles for Yukon parties in 2021". CBC News. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ^ CBC News (2021-11-25). "Premier fires back at 'desperate' Yukon Party, after surviving confidence vote". CBC News. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
- ^ a b Tukker, Paul (2022-02-17). "Why you won't hear from organizers of Whitehorse's 'convoy' demonstrations". CBC News. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ^ De Flaviis, Sissi (2022-01-23). "Hundreds in Whitehorse attend protests against COVID-19 health restrictions". CBC News. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
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