leadership contest means a competition for the selection of the leader of a registered party.
Section 2, Canada Elections Act
It has been said that nothing exists in a vacuum and my leadership with the Canadian Nationalist Party is no exception.
In order to remain viable, it must be contestable. It is not my intention to be a self-appointed dictator of the party.
For this reason, I am hereby announcing that the Canadian Nationalist Party will commence a leadership contest at the conclusion of this 45th Federal Election (April 28th) in order to determine the question of party leadership. The contest will conclude when the Governor General of Canada issues the writ commencing the 46th Federal Election.
What this means is that any naturalized citizen may stand for nomination to become the new leader of the Canadian Nationalist Party.
I am making this decision because in order to remain fair, the position of party leader must be potentially available to any naturalized Canadian.
Although Elections Canada claims that our party is no longer registered, I maintain that our party was de-registered in violation of Canadian law. Therefore, the leadership contest will be conducted internally in accordance with the Canada Elections Act.
Notice of Leadership Contest
If a registered party proposes to hold a leadership contest, the party’s chief agent shall file with the Chief Electoral Officer a statement setting out the dates on which the leadership contest is to begin and end.
– Section 478.1(1), Canada Elections Act
The terms of the contest are such that a new leader ought not to be determined by way of popular vote (every individual casting a ballot of equal weight). This is so because I don’t believe ballot casting to be the “nationalistic way”. The opinion of some simply carries more weight than others. Certain people should be able to influence their government to a greater degree than others. Indeed, when democracy consists of every divergent motive casting an equal say in the function of their government, it becomes stagnant, and the people whom democracy is meant to serve, are neglected.
The strongest and most intelligent have a divine right to rule. Therefore, our leadership contest will not be a display of ballot casting, but one of Canadian trivia.
Yes, the leader of the party must demonstrate they have the best working knowledge as it relates to Canadian society, history, and government.
This contest of trivia will be administered by an impartial panel of questioners and judges.
For each question answered correctly, a contestant will earn 1 point, and these points will continue accumulating for the duration of the contest. Each trivia session will feature 10 questions posed to the contestants. Trivia sessions will be held on a periodic (monthly basis) until the conclusion of the contest (whenever the 46th Federal Election is called). If no writ is issued by the Governor General, the contest will continue until one contestants accumulates 50 points more than any other contestant.
If a new leader were chosen using this method, many aspects of the party would be subject to change. However, in outlining the parameters of this leadership contest, there are 3 things that I ask not to be changed by any party leader:
- The party name ‘Canadian Nationalist Party’.
- The party website domain name ‘www.nationalist.ca‘.
- The party logo/symbol:
I also reserve my right to compete in any such leadership contest myself. For now, I remain the incumbent leader.
Membership eligibility will continue to be open to naturalized Canadians only.
If you are someone who is interested in contesting leadership, you may apply by email (leadership@nationalist.ca) with subject line ‘Leadership Contest’.
A person may participate in this leadership contest at any point prior to its conclusion. However, you must apply by providing personal identification information.
In order to facilitate this contest, the Canadian Nationalist Party reserves the right to peaceful public assembly in accordance with section 2(c) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.