Ontario Libertarian Party Parti libertarien de l'Ontario | |
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Leader | Mark Snow[1] |
President | Michelle Lashbrook[2] |
Deputy leader | Coreen Corcoran[3] |
Founded | 1975 |
Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
Ideology | |
Colours | Yellow |
Website | |
libertarian | |
The Ontario Libertarian Party (OLP; French: Parti libertarien de l'Ontario) is a minor libertarian party in the Canadian province of Ontario. Founded in 1975 by Bruce Evoy and Vince Miller, the party was inspired by the 1972 formation of the United States Libertarian Party.[4] The party is guided by a charter of principles, and its own Ontario charter of rights and freedoms.[5]
In the 2018 Ontario general election, the Libertarian Party ran a candidate in a majority of the province's electoral districts. Jacques Boudreau was appointed interim party leader in March 2021, replacing the departing leader Keith Komar. In October 2021, Mark Snow was elected leader at the Party's convention.[6] Under Snow, the party promotes an Ontario charter of rights which includes a section on immigration restrictions based on the eligibility of obtaining a job at an English speaking workplace.[7] The party fielded only 16 candidate in the 2022 Ontario general election, over 100 fewer candidates than the province's previous election held in 2018.
In 2024, its leader Mark Snow ran in a by-election in Bay of Quinte.[8] He placed last out of 7 candidates with 129 votes or 0.35%.[9]