New Reform Party of Ontario

New Reform Party of Ontario
Nouveau Parti réformiste de l’Ontario
Former provincial party
Founded1987 (1987)
Dissolved2016 (2016)
HeadquartersHamilton, Ontario
IdeologyRight-wing populism
Fiscal conservatism
Social conservatism
Grassroots democracy
Economic libertarianism
Localism
Familialism
Political positionRight-wing
ColoursBlue, Green
Website
newreform.ca

The New Reform Party of Ontario (NRP; French: Nouveau Parti réformiste de l'Ontario) was a minor provincial political party in Ontario, Canada, that promoted a populist, fiscally conservative, socially conservative, libertarian, and localist ideology.

It was formed in Hamilton in 1987 as the Family Coalition Party of Ontario (FCP)[1] through 11,000 signatures fulfilling the Elections Ontario requirements[2][3] by members from the Liberals for Life (a splinter group of the Liberal Party of Canada) and members of the anti-abortion organization Campaign Life Coalition.[4] It has fielded candidates in every provincial election since then. None of its candidates were ever elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

In late 2015, the FCP renamed itself the "New Reform Party of Ontario", which maintained the party's conservative social values,[5] while also promoting conservative fiscal values. It began to overhaul its principles, policies, and platform, reorganizing the central office, and aiming to reestablish is provincial executive council regionally[6] in time for the next provincial election in Fall 2018.

The last leader of the NRP was James Gault and provincial party president was Lynne Scime.

The party was deregistered by Elections Ontario in January 2016.[7][8]

  1. ^ "What people are asking about the New Reform Party of Ontario". New Reform Party of Ontario. Retrieved 13 March 2015.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "The Editorial: It's party time". www.theinterim.com. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Ontario Provincial Election '90". www.theinterim.com. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Successful strategy meeting". www.theinterim.com. 9 June 1986. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  5. ^ "The Editorial The FCP and no one else". www.theinterim.com. 10 September 1990.
  6. ^ "FCP maps path to success". www.theinterim.com. 28 May 2008.
  7. ^ "Elect James Gault". Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016. James is the Leader of the New Reform Party that Elections Ontario deregistered moments after he filed his candidacy for the Whitby-Oshawa by-election.
  8. ^ Ontario, Elections. "Registered Political Parties in Ontario". www.elections.on.ca.