National Citizens Coalition

National Citizens Coalition
Coalition nationale des citoyens
AbbreviationNCC
Formation1967
  • 1975 (incorporated)
FounderColin M. Brown
TypeLobby group
HeadquartersToronto
Location
  • Canada
President and CEO
Peter Coleman
Websitewww.nationalcitizens.ca

The National Citizens Coalition (NCC) is a Canadian conservative lobby group that was incorporated in 1975 by Colin M. Brown, a successful insurance agent who strongly opposed public health insurance—medicare. In response to what he perceived to be excessive government spending in Canada, Brown had begun an advertisement campaign in 1967.[1] Its slogan is “More freedom through less government.” campaigns against public sector unions and in favour of smaller government and lower taxes.[2]: 197–206 

From 1998 to 2002, the president of the group was Stephen Harper, who served as the 22nd prime minister of Canada from 2006 to 2015.

  1. ^ "The ad that started it all". The Globe and Mail. 1967.
  2. ^ Dobbin, Murray (April 2003). The Myth of the Good Corporate Citizen: Canada and Democracy in the Age of Globalization. James Lorimer & Company. ISBN 978-1-55028-785-1.