Pirate Party of Canada

Pirate Party of Canada
Parti Pirate du Canada
Deregistered federal party
LeaderTravis McCrea
PresidentBailey Lamon
FoundedJune 12, 2009; 15 years ago (2009-06-12)
DissolvedNovember 30, 2017; 6 years ago (2017-11-30)
Headquarters3-212 Henderson Highway, Suite 15. Winnipeg MB R2L 1L8[1]
IdeologyPirate politics
IP reform
Network neutrality
Open government
Populism
Civil liberties
ColoursBlack and purple (alt: red and white)
Seats in the House of Commons
0 / 338
Seats in the Senate
0 / 105
Website
Official website Edit this at Wikidata

The Pirate Party of Canada (French: Parti Pirate du Canada; PPCA) was a minor party in federal Canadian politics. Founded in 2009, the party officially registered with Elections Canada in 2010.[2] The PPCA is modelled on the Swedish Pirate Party and advocates intellectual property reform, privacy protection, network neutrality and greater government openness.[3] No member of the party has been elected to Parliament.[4] The party officially deregistered on November 30, 2017.[5]

  1. ^ "Elections Canada Online - Registered Political Parties and Parties Eligible for Registration". elections.ca. December 2, 2022.
  2. ^ "Duncan Bell, Pirate Party of Canada". Muskokaregion.com. October 5, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
  3. ^ "About the Pirate Party of Canada". Pirate Party of Canada. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
  4. ^ Adrian Humphreys (April 14, 2011). "Beyond the Fringe: A look at the parties without seats". National Post.
  5. ^ "Elections Canada - Deregistration of the Pirate Party of Canada". July 30, 2022.