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Progressive Canadian Party Parti progressiste canadien
Founder	Joe Hueglin
Founded	March 29, 2004 (2004-03-29)
Registered	Inactive
Dissolved	November 30, 2019 (2019-11-30)
Split from	Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
Headquarters	218 Twyford Street Ottawa,Ontario K1V 0V9
Ideology	Liberal conservatism Progressive conservatism Red Toryism
Political position	Centre tocentre-right
Colours	Blue, usually withRed trim
Politics of Canada Political parties Elections

TheProgressive Canadian Party (PC Party) (French:Parti progressiste canadien) was a minorcentre-right federalpolitical party inCanada. It was registered withElections Canada, the government's election agency, on March 29, 2004.

Under provisions of theCanada Elections Act that took effect on May 14, 2004, parties were only required to nominate one candidate in order to qualify forofficial party status in theJune 28, 2004, federal election. This meant that Progressive Canadian Party candidates were listed on the ballot alongside the party's name, rather than being designated asindependents.

The party was deregistered by the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada on November 30, 2019, for failing to comply withCanada Elections Act requirements set out in subsection 415(1).^[1][2]

Following the dissolution of theProgressive Conservative Party of Canada and its merger with theCanadian Alliance into the newConservative Party of Canada, the Progressive Canadian Party was formed by "Red Tories" who opposed the merger. One of the organizers,Joe Hueglin, was a former Progressive ConservativeMember of Parliament (MP) fromNiagara Falls, Ontario.^[3]

In announcing the new party, Hueglin stated that the party had about a dozen potential candidates and a mailing list of 330 names. The party nominated 16 candidates for the 2004 general election, mostly in southernOntario andNova Scotia.

The party held a national convention in 2005 to select a leader and to develop policies. It has also established the "Macdonald-Cartier PC Fund" to raise money for the party, under the direction ofSinclair Stevens, a cabinet minister in the Progressive Conservative government ofBrian Mulroney.

On November 17, 2005, the Federal Court of Appeal rejected Stevens' lawsuit to force Chief Electoral OfficerJean-Pierre Kingsley to rescind recognition of the merger of the Progressive Conservative Party with the Canadian Alliance. The court did rule, however, that Kingsley erred in not waiting 30 days to register the merger. Stevens appealed the ruling to theSupreme Court of Canada, but that court announced on April 27, 2006, that it would not hear the appeal. The court gave no reason for its decision.

Founding party leaderErnie Schreiber resigned in 2005 because of a heart condition. The party appointed Tracy Parsons as his successor. The party nominated 25 candidates for the2006 federal election. Former Progressive Conservative cabinet minister and leadership candidateHeward Grafftey stood as a candidate for the party during that election.(See also:Progressive Canadian Party candidates, 2006 Canadian federal election.)

In the 2015 election, the party ran eight candidates, none of whom were elected with five getting the fewest votes in their riding.

The party aimed to be the successor to the former Progressive Conservative Party. A few prominent figures were associated with this new party (Stevens andHeward Grafftey).David Orchard, a fervent opponent of the merger of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada and the Canadian Alliance, made no official statement about the new party. During the 2006 election, Orchard endorsed and later joined the Liberal Party.

The party adopted the last policy platform of the Progressive Conservative party; they also began to create new policies for Canada to meet new situations and challenges. These platforms included (but were not limited to): support of theCanadian Wheat Board, support for small business, belief in a single-tier health-care system, the promise of eliminating student debt, and a foreign policy that emphasizes Canada's dual role of peace-keepers and diplomats. The new party's official logo and initials were an homage to the Progressive Conservative Party, from where the party claims to draw its history, policy, and constitution.

According to the party's website, the Progressive Canadian Party had "seven pillars for bringing prosperity to Canada".^[4] These seven pillars are:

1. "Facilitating post-secondary education"
2. "Realizing growth opportunities"
3. "Harnessing renewable resources"
4. "Meeting differing needs"
5. "Serving the world"
6. "Allying for peace and stability"
7. "Bringing new hope"

• Eligibility: March 29, 2004
• Short-form name: PC Party
• Party leader:Hon. Sinclair Stevens, P.C.
• President:Dorian Baxter
• National co-ordinator:Joe Hueglin
• Chief agent: Macdonald Cartier PC Fund
• Auditor: Ben Seto, C.A.

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