It is clear the previous poster has an intention to harm this party's image. First they removed links to the most recent polling and replaced it with old polling that showed less support. They then went on to add negative links. They have not provides any balance. Lets keep this page neutral, like the other parties pages. Tags: Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
A slithy tove (talk | contribs) Undid revision 860553038 by Theboo77 (talk) might as well post theboo77's disclosure of a COI with the People's Alliance here to show the irony of their last comment: "I updated the information, as I was asked to by the political party involved." - theboo77. See Talk Page for the full disclosure. So I would encourage everyone seeing this to keep an eye on this user's edits especially for the remaining of election season. Tag: Undo |
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The current provincial leader of the party is [[Kris Austin]], a former interdenominational minister and candidate for the PC Party nomination in the Grand Lake-Gagetown riding.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/people-s-alliance-kris-austin-1.957380| work=CBC News|title=People's Alliance: Kris Austin|date=August 13, 2010}}</ref> He was the Deputy Mayor of [[Minto, New Brunswick|Minto]] from 2012 to 2016. |
The current provincial leader of the party is [[Kris Austin]], a former interdenominational minister and candidate for the PC Party nomination in the Grand Lake-Gagetown riding.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/people-s-alliance-kris-austin-1.957380| work=CBC News|title=People's Alliance: Kris Austin|date=August 13, 2010}}</ref> He was the Deputy Mayor of [[Minto, New Brunswick|Minto]] from 2012 to 2016. |
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In March 2013, former Liberal MLA Leroy Armstrong joined the party, citing an inability to accept Liberal policies, such as support for |
In March 2013, former Liberal MLA Leroy Armstrong joined the party, citing an inability to accept Liberal policies, such as support for bilingualism, and problems with ineligible voters in the 2012 Liberal leadership election.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/liberal-leroy-armstrong-defects-to-people-s-alliance-1.1387944| work=CBC News|title=Liberal LeRoy Armstrong defects to People's Alliance|date=March 11, 2013}}</ref> |
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==Controversy== |
==Controversy== |
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The party has faced difficulties in francophone New Brunswick, due to the party's stance on language issues.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.acadienouvelle.com/editoriaux/2013/10/17/prix-lintolerance/|title=Le prix de l’intolérance|date=October 17, 2013|work=Acadie Nouvelle|accessdate=October 18, 2016}}</ref> These issues stemmed in part from the party's first president's ties with the small but vocal Anglo Society of New Brunswick.<ref>{{cite news|title=People's Alliance party eyes first election|date=June 10, 2010|work=The Daily Gleaner, p. A1}}</ref> |
The party has faced difficulties in francophone New Brunswick, due to the party's stance on language issues.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.acadienouvelle.com/editoriaux/2013/10/17/prix-lintolerance/|title=Le prix de l’intolérance|date=October 17, 2013|work=Acadie Nouvelle|accessdate=October 18, 2016}}</ref> These issues stemmed in part from the party's first president's ties with the small but vocal Anglo Society of New Brunswick.<ref>{{cite news|title=People's Alliance party eyes first election|date=June 10, 2010|work=The Daily Gleaner, p. A1}}</ref> In October, 2013 two party members publicly left the party accusing it of showing a "lack of respect" towards the province's large Acadian community.<ref>http://www.acadienouvelle.com/actualites/2013/10/16/politique-provinciale-lalliance-gens-lave-linge-sale-en-public/</ref> |
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In April, 2018, [[Global News]] reported that NB People’s Alliance candidate Stewart Manuel had come under fire for sharing Facebook comments comparing Liberals to Nazis. His post claimed both groups believe in "socialism, no guns, censorship, media mind control, and abortion." It went on to claim both groups "hate jews" and "worship the government." Manuel later removed the post from his Facebook page and apologized for the comments. <ref>{{Cite news|title=N.B. People's Alliance candidate apologizes for "thoughtless" Facebook post|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/4173573/nb-peoples-alliance-nazi-apology/|work=Global News|date=April 27, 2018}}</ref> One of the party's executive board members caused another similar controversy in August 2018 by comparing the [[Flag of Acadia|Acadian Flag]] to the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|ISIS]] flag.<ref>{{cite news|title=PC party calls on People's Alliance leader to explain candidates' social media posts|date=August 8, 2018|work=CBC}}</ref> |
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The party has registered between zero and 7 percent support in the polls since the [[New Brunswick general election, 2010|2010 New Brunswick election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cra.ca/nb-liberals-maintain-lead-in-voter-intentions/|title=NB Liberals Maintain Lead in Voter Intentions|first=|last=CRA|website=cra.ca}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.threehundredeight.com/p/new-brunswick.html|title=New Brunswick provincial polling averages|website=ThreeHundredEight.com|publisher=Éric Grenier|date=February 11, 2017}}{{dead link|date=August 2018}}</ref>. |
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== 2018 election planks to date == |
== 2018 election planks to date == |
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The People's Alliance have announced several planks for the upcoming election<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.electionsnb.ca/content/enb/en.html|title=Elections New Brunswick, Canada|first=Elections New Brunswick,|last=Canada|website=www.electionsnb.ca}}</ref> |
The People's Alliance have announced several planks for the upcoming election<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.electionsnb.ca/content/enb/en.html|title=Elections New Brunswick, Canada|first=Elections New Brunswick,|last=Canada|website=www.electionsnb.ca}}</ref> on September 24, 2018: |
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* Reduce the "double taxation" to give renters relief and spur development<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.peoplesalliance.ca/single-post/2017/02/20/PEOPLE%E2%80%99S-ALLIANCE-AIM-TO-OVERHAUL-PROPERTY-DOUBLE-TAX-TO-SPUR-DEVELOPMENT-GIVE-RELIEF-TO-RENTERS|title=Home|website=Home|language=en|access-date=2018-02-21}}</ref> |
* Reduce the "double taxation" to give renters relief and spur development<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.peoplesalliance.ca/single-post/2017/02/20/PEOPLE%E2%80%99S-ALLIANCE-AIM-TO-OVERHAUL-PROPERTY-DOUBLE-TAX-TO-SPUR-DEVELOPMENT-GIVE-RELIEF-TO-RENTERS|title=Home|website=Home|language=en|access-date=2018-02-21}}</ref> |
Revision as of 13:31, 21 September 2018
People's Alliance of New Brunswick Alliance des gens du Nouveau-Brunswick | |
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Leader | Kris Austin |
President | Claude Stewart |
Founded | 2010 |
Headquarters | Fredericton, New Brunswick |
Ideology | Fiscal conservatism Direct democracy Populism |
Political position | Right-wing |
Colours | Purple |
Website | |
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The People's Alliance of New Brunswick (French: Alliance des gens du Nouveau-Brunswick), founded in July 2010, is a political party registered in the province of New Brunswick, Canada.
History
The People's Alliance Party of New Brunswick was created in the spring of 2010 amidst opposition to the provincial government's plan to sell NB Power to Hydro-Quebec. [1] It is based on the values of "conservatism, rural populism and opposition to official bilingualism and language duality." [2]
In the provincial election held on September 27, 2010, the party aimed to run as many candidates as possible.[3] It nominated 14, none of whom was elected. The party won 4,365 votes in those ridings.
The current provincial leader of the party is Kris Austin, a former interdenominational minister and candidate for the PC Party nomination in the Grand Lake-Gagetown riding.[4] He was the Deputy Mayor of Minto from 2012 to 2016.
In March 2013, former Liberal MLA Leroy Armstrong joined the party, citing an inability to accept Liberal policies, such as support for bilingualism, and problems with ineligible voters in the 2012 Liberal leadership election.[5]
Controversy
The party has faced difficulties in francophone New Brunswick, due to the party's stance on language issues.[6] These issues stemmed in part from the party's first president's ties with the small but vocal Anglo Society of New Brunswick.[7] In October, 2013 two party members publicly left the party accusing it of showing a "lack of respect" towards the province's large Acadian community.[8]
In April, 2018, Global News reported that NB People’s Alliance candidate Stewart Manuel had come under fire for sharing Facebook comments comparing Liberals to Nazis. His post claimed both groups believe in "socialism, no guns, censorship, media mind control, and abortion." It went on to claim both groups "hate jews" and "worship the government." Manuel later removed the post from his Facebook page and apologized for the comments. [9] One of the party's executive board members caused another similar controversy in August 2018 by comparing the Acadian Flag to the ISIS flag.[10]
Support
The party has registered between zero and 7 percent support in the polls since the 2010 New Brunswick election.[11][12].
Policies
Early on, the party platform advocated free votes for Members of the Legislative Assembly on all matters in the legislature. Other planks were developed at a policy convention in Oromocto in July 2010, elimination of ambulance fees, and opposition to a second reactor at Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station.[3][13]
Adopted policies after the 2010 election include revising the province's Forestry Act[14] and changing natural resource royalty rates.[15] The party's position on shale gas development had sought to leave the decision to a free vote by all MLAs,[16] but was changed in 2013 to a call for a popular referendum.[17]
In March 2014 the People's Alliance released the first plank of its 2014 Election Platform: the party proposed to rein in MLA salaries and expenses, eliminate MLA pensions by transforming them into an RRSP mirrored in the private sector, and reduce the size of cabinet.[18]
The party held its annual general meeting and policy convention in April 2014 asking party members and people from around the province to submit and debate items for further study which would make up its election platform[19] for the September election. The platform centred on eight key items:[20]
- Return to fiscal balance
- Democratic reform
- A path to economic prosperity
- Common sense approach to language policy
- Successful future built on a solid educational foundation
- A vision for healthcare
- Strengthening rural New Brunswick
- Natural resources
Other items in included merging the two health authorities, Ambulance NB and Facilicorp into one bilingual authority serving all New Brunswickers. It also proposed merging Invest NB into the Department of Economic Development and transforming the department into a capital venture fund. It would change the Motor Vehicle Act to eliminate the front licence plate and tag stickers, allow two-year registration option for vehicle owners, and two-year inspection intervals on vehicles six years or newer (or up to 150,000 km of usage). The party called for NB Liquor to complete the move towards private retailers selling alcohol (the majority of sites are now private), and for NB Liquor to maintain the profitability of wholesale and distribution which has been implemented in the province of Alberta.
2014 election
During the 2014 election campaign (August–September 2014), the People's Alliance fielded 18 candidates. The party presented a 36-page election platform with policies on fiscal responsibility, economic development, a comprehensive education strategy, democratic reform among many other policies, which was completely costed out and audited by an independent firm. In mid-August the governing Progressive Conservative party threatened to pull out of the CBC,[21] Rogers and CTV leaders debates if People's Alliance leader Kris Austin or Green leader David Coon were allowed into the televised debates. CBC stood its ground, citing the right of all New Brunswickers to see and hear all five leaders debate the issues. Soon after PC leader David Alward reversed his decision when CBC was to go ahead without him[22] Rogers soon followed suit, reversing its decision to keep Austin and Coon out. In the end, only CTV (Bell Media) kept Austin and Coon out of its roundtable debate, which was aired three days before election night.
The party did not win any seats in the election; however, leader Kris Austin missed being elected by only 26 votes in the riding of Fredericton Grand Lake. After some problems with the tabulators on election night, and following confirmation from Elections NB that one or more people may have voted in Austin's riding who shouldn't have, he was granted a recount[23] The recount upheld the election night results with only one additional vote going to Austin than originally counted.
The party had two third-place finishes with LeRoy Armstrong in Sussex-Fundy-St.Martins and deputy leader Wes Gullison in SW Miramichi Bay du Vin.
2018 election planks to date
The People's Alliance have announced several planks for the upcoming election[24] on September 24, 2018:
- Reduce the "double taxation" to give renters relief and spur development[25]
- Eliminate the yearly registration of vehicles, and the way they are taxed[26]
- An end to glyphosate[27] spraying on Crown land[28]
- Free vote of MLAs, in representing the voters[16]
- Eliminate the small business tax [29]
- Increase budget for the Auditor General to investigate government spending and make the findings public [30]
Election results
Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government |
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2010 | Kris Austin | 4,363 | 1.2 | 0 / 55
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2014 | Kris Austin | 7,964 | 2.1 | 0 / 49
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References
- ^ "People's Alliance forms new N.B. political party". CBC News. June 9, 2010. Archived from the original on July 2, 2010.
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- ^ a b "People's Alliance opposes 2nd nuclear plant". CBC News. July 11, 2010. Archived from the original on July 15, 2010.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "People's Alliance: Kris Austin". CBC News. August 13, 2010.
- ^ "Liberal LeRoy Armstrong defects to People's Alliance". CBC News. March 11, 2013.
- ^ "Le prix de l'intolérance". Acadie Nouvelle. October 17, 2013. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
- ^ "People's Alliance party eyes first election". The Daily Gleaner, p. A1. June 10, 2010.
- ^ http://www.acadienouvelle.com/actualites/2013/10/16/politique-provinciale-lalliance-gens-lave-linge-sale-en-public/
- ^ "N.B. People's Alliance candidate apologizes for "thoughtless" Facebook post". Global News. April 27, 2018.
- ^ "PC party calls on People's Alliance leader to explain candidates' social media posts". CBC. August 8, 2018.
- ^ CRA. "NB Liberals Maintain Lead in Voter Intentions". cra.ca.
- ^ "New Brunswick provincial polling averages". ThreeHundredEight.com. Éric Grenier. February 11, 2017.[dead link]
- ^ Moore, Nick (July 12, 2010). "People's Alliance party would scrap ambulance fees". Moncton Times and Transcript.
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suggested) (help)[permanent dead link] - ^ "People's Alliance of New Brunswick Leader Kris Austin views on the new propose Forestry Act". youtube.com. Charles LeBlanc. July 28, 2014.
- ^ "Platform & Policies – Natural Resources". People's Alliance of New Brunswick.
- ^ a b "Telegraph Journal: People's Alliance Looks to Make Inroads". People's Alliance of New Brunswick. September 27, 2013. Archived from the original on December 20, 2013.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "Message from Kris Austin, Party Leader". People's Alliance of New Brunswick.
- ^ "2014 Election Platform" (PDF). People's Alliance of New Brunswick.
- ^ "Progressive Conservatives pull out of CBC election debate". CBC News. August 19, 2014.
- ^ "Tories reverse decision, agree to CBC election debate". CBC News. August 22, 2014.
- ^ "Kris Austin applies for recount in Fredericton-Grand Lake". CBC News. September 29, 2014.
- ^ Canada, Elections New Brunswick,. "Elections New Brunswick, Canada". www.electionsnb.ca.
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: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Home". Home. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
- ^ "Home". Home. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
- ^ "California places popular N.B. herbicide on list of cancer-causing chemicals - CBC News".
- ^ "Home". Home. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
- ^ "Austin unveils party plans to eliminate property double tax, small business tax and increase the Auditor General's budget | Home". Home. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
- ^ "Austin unveils party plans to eliminate property double tax, small business tax and increase the Auditor General's budget | Home". Home. Retrieved 2018-09-16.