Rhinoceros Party

Not to be confused with Republican in Name Only.

Parti Rhinocéros Party
LeaderSébastien CoRhino[1]
FounderFrançois Gourd
FoundedMay 21, 2006 (2006-05-21)
Headquarters454 Tessier Street, Rimouski, Québec G5L 4L1
IdeologyPolitical satire
Senate
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House of Commons
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Website
www.partyrhino.ca/en/
Logo used from 2006 to 2010

The Rhinoceros Party, officially the Parti Rhinocéros Party,[2] is a Canadian federal political party. It originally existed from 1963 to 1993. It was refounded in Montreal on May 21, 2006, and was registered with Elections Canada on August 23, 2007.[3] It was known as neorhino.ca until 2010 when the party changed its name and logo.

The party was founded by François "Yo" Gourd, who was involved with the original incarnation of the Rhinoceros Party. He has said that he named the new party (then under the name "neorhino") after the Rhinoceros Party and Neo, the Matrix character.[4] The party is led by Sébastien Côrriveau[5] (who used the names "Sébastien CôRhino Côrriveau" and "Sébastien CoRhino" when running in the 2015 and 2019 federal elections, respectively[6][7]). It promises, like its predecessor, not to keep any of its promises if elected.[8]

  1. ^ "Registered Political Parties and Parties Eligible for Registration". August 20, 2021. Archived from the original on April 1, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "Registered Political Parties and Parties Eligible for Registration". Elections Canada. Archived from the original on July 6, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  3. ^ Canada, Elections. "Registered Political Parties and Parties Eligible for Registration". www.elections.ca. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  4. ^ "Rhinos return to Canadian political landscape". Canada.com. CanWest. February 29, 2008. Archived from the original on April 5, 2016. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  5. ^ "Registered Political Parties and Parties Eligible for Registration". Elections Canada. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015.
  6. ^ "List of Candidates for the 42nd General Election: Quebec". Elections Canada. 2015. Archived from the original on November 4, 2019. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  7. ^ Amélie Légaré (October 22, 2019). "Élections fédérales: Jean-Yves Duclos l'emporte par 215 voix". Mon Saint-Roch. Archived from the original on October 30, 2019. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  8. ^ "Rhino party escapes extinction to run in September byelection". CBC News. August 7, 2007. Archived from the original on November 9, 2012.