The Rest of Canada Party was a Canadian political party that intended to run candidates in all provinces outside of Ontario and Quebec, which the party believed were unfairly running the country. The party planned to form a coalition government with the Bloc Québécois if ever elected.
Founded by Ace Cetinski, a Chartered Accountant from Sherwood Park, Alberta, the party's website indicated its intent to advertise for candidates for federal by-elections to be held in September 2000, but there is no evidence that candidates were found.
Cetinski had previously sought election to the Canadian House of Commons on three occasions:
- In the 1980 federal election in the Alberta riding of Pembina, Cetinski won 465 votes (0.96% of the total) as a candidate for the Social Credit Party of Canada, placing fourth out of four candidates.
- In the 1997 federal election in the Alberta riding of Elk Island, Cetinski won 559 votes (1.29% of the total) as an independent candidate on an anti-Goods and Services Tax platform, placing fifth out of five candidates.
- In a November 15, 1999 federal by-election in the Saskatchewan riding of Saskatoon-Rosetown-Biggar, Cetinski won 111 votes (0.71% of the total) with no designation, placing sixth out of six candidates.
The party's website is now dormant.
Cetinski has posted an article entitled, "Western Independence Now", on the Alberta Republicans website.
Read more about Rest Of Canada Party: Party Program
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