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Bernier sees a larger role for People's Party following a stronger showing in election: Interview full Comment podcast: PPC vote share grew with the wave of antilockdown and antivaccine passport. But Bernier said that there's still "opportunity" to grow. Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
Article content Although Maxime Berniers Peoples party of Canada did not win any seats in Monday's federal election, its popularity is increasing and it could be poised for a greater role in Canadian politics.
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Article content Bernier stated to the National Posts Full Comment podcast that the party plans on hiring a larger team and building out its organizational structure following the election. This is partly due to Elections Canada's new ability to reimburse some campaign expenses. This video is not loading. We are sorry.
Tap here to view other videos by our team. Refresh your browser. Bernier sees a bigger role for People's Party following a stronger showing in the election: Interview. Back to video Monday's episode of Full Comment will be available. It's hosted by Postmedias Anthony Furey. Bernier stated that the party spent only the money it raised from supporters during the election, which put it in a strong financial position. Elections Canada will reimburse half the expenses of the party because it received more than 2% of the vote. Continue reading: The Splinter Party Fights Trudeau’s Vaccine Rules. Diane Francis: Maxime Bernier's anti-vax super-preader party doesn't deserve your vote.
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Article content Bernier stated that now we have more money in our bank to help build the party and the organization across the country. PPC rode anti-lockdown sentiment, anti-mask, and anti-vaccine passport sentiment and won more than 830,000 votes. This is 5.1% of the Canadian electorate, an increase from the party's 2019 showing of 292,703 and 1.6% of the total vote count. Bernier acknowledged that the party was primarily concerned with opposition to public health measures during its campaign. This may not be a significant role in future elections. However, he stated that he believes the party has the potential to grow due to the Conservative Party of Canada's recent shift towards the centre of politics. He said that he believes that the Conservatives will move further to the left to be in power, but that a conservative government that doesn't do anything conservative is a waste of votes.
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Article content Bernier accused OToole, the Conservative leader, of not being a conservative and pushing the same policies that Trudeau. We will now have more money in Bernier's bank, which was not able to win Beauce, his riding in Quebec. This means that Bernier, who did not win Beauce in 2017, will be able to travel more and increase the support of the party. Bernier is a controversial figure since he lost the Conservative leadership race in 2017 to Andrew Scheer and founded the PPC in 2018. He was arrested in violation of health restrictions for multiple appearances during the pandemic.
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Article content The signs and shirts bearing the purple PPC symbol were common sight among protestors who opposed Trudeaus' campaign. Experts have made numerous connections between PPC and extremist views. In a blog post on Sept. 14, the Canadian Anti-Hate Network stated that the PPC's recent support wave has been fueled by one issue: public health measures such as vaccine passports. But the party itself is far more than that. It is a party of allowed bigotry as evidenced by its history of attracting a lot of white supremacists during its two lived election cycles. Photo taken by REUTERS/Chris Helgren. According to the CAHN multiple PPC candidates attended a white-supremacist conference in June. The PPC riding director was also arrested for throwing gravel at Trudeau in London. He also ran multiple white nationalist social media profiles.
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Furey was told by Bernier that he disagreed with Furey's description of his party being racist. He said this because there are a variety in his candidates. Twitter suspended Berniers' account for 12 hours on Friday after he encouraged his followers not to cooperate with journalists seeking comment about connections between his party, extremist views. He shared the email addresses three reporters. His followers were encouraged to play dirty with journalists seeking comment on connections between his party and extremist views. Ahmar Khan, Global News reporter, shared screen shots of messages from PPC supporters he claimed were anti-Semitic. The Canadian Association of Journalists posted a tweet stating that journalists have an ethical and legal obligation to ask questions and request comments from politicians. It is dangerous and unacceptable to pursue them for their basic duties. Bernier responded to his tweet by saying that journalists were trying to discredit his party. The Canadian Association of Journalists wrote on Twitter that journalists have a legal and ethical obligation to send questions and request comment from our politicians. He said he will ignore journalists and spread his message via social media.
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