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National Citizens Alliance

Alliance Nationale des Citoyens
FounderStephen J. Garvey[1]
FoundedJanuary 2019 (2019-01)
Preceded byNational Advancement Party of Canada (NAPC), Democratic Advancement Party of Canada (DAPC)
Headquarters728 Northmount Drive North-West
PO Box 94
Calgary, Alberta T2K 6J8
IdeologyCanadian nationalism[2]
Anti-globalization[2][3]
National conservatism
Anti-Islam
White nationalism
Political positionFar-right[4][5][6][7]
ColoursRed, White and Black
Website
www.nationalcitizensalliance.ca Edit this at Wikidata

The National Citizens Alliance (French: Alliance Nationale des Citoyens) is a far-right federal political party in Canada. The party was officially registered by Elections Canada in January 2019.

The party is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta and led by perennial candidate and white nationalist Stephen Garvey, who has been charged with four counts of election fraud[8].

History

In August 2015, the National Advancement Party of Canada (NAPC) was registered under the party name, Democratic Advancement Party of Canada (DAPC). The NAPC, under the DAPC name, fielded four candidates in the 2015 federal election.[9] In January 2017, the party name was changed to National Advancement Party of Canada. Garvey was a candidate in Calgary Skyview, receiving 1.5% of the vote, Fahed Khalid was a candidate in Bow River where he won 0.17% of the vote, Max Veress received 0.33% of the vote in Calgary Forest Lawn, and Faizan Butt received 0.34% of the vote in Calgary Nose Hill. No candidate was elected.[10]

The NAPC fielded two candidates in by-elections for the Calgary ridings in April 2017: Garvey was the candidate in Calgary Heritage (79 votes, 0.3%), and Kulbir Singh Chawla was the candidate in Calgary Midnapore (81 votes, 0.3%).[11]

On December 13, 2017 the National Advancement Party voluntarily deregistered itself from Elections Canada effective December 31, 2017.[12]

National Citizens Alliance registration was confirmed in January 2019.

The party is running four candidates in the 2019 federal election, all in Atlantic Canadian ridings.

Policy and views

According to the platform posted on their website in advance of the 2019 Canadian federal election, the NCA advocates the following:[13]

The party wants to limit the immigration rate, which they believe to be too high for proper screening and vetting, as well as restricting or halting immigration from nations with strong terrorist activities, or that supposedly do not share what the party describes as Canadian values. They also advocate deportation of all illegal immigrants who entered Canada through the United States as part of a Safe Third Country Agreement loophole.[14] NCA Leader Stephen Garvey has promoted White Nationalist conspiracy theories such as the "great replacement" hoax.[15] The NCA supports abortion rights, but banning them after 3 months of pregnancy.[16] The party states it supports LGBT rights but also states it will prohibit "schools and any other relevant organizations/institutions from exposing children to indoctrination [on] sexual identity".[17] The party supports gun rights, and describes the current gun regulations as excessive and ineffective.[18] They want to increase penalties for animal cruelty, and a full ban on bestiality,[19] which is currently only partly banned in Canada.[20] National Citizens Alliance supports Quebec preserving their culture, but opposes full independence, instead advocating for greater cooperation between the federal government and Quebec.[21] The party states that "Climate change is a hoax."[22]

Leader

Stephen Garvey is a former associate of the anti-immigrant group Worldwide Coalition Against Islam (WCAI),[23][24] until publicly cutting ties with the group in June 2017.[25] He was the lead organizer of a March 2017 protest in Calgary against Motion 103 (M-103), a non-binding resolution in the federal House of Commons which condemned Islamophobia and all other forms of systemic racism and religious discrimination.[26][27][28]

In May 2017, Garvey was the spokesperson for a protest in Red Deer which alleged that Syrian students at Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School were given more lenient punishments for participating in a fight than other students.[29] The allegations were false, as school officials and local RCMP confirmed all eight students involved were suspended for one week.[30]

In June 2017, the NAPC held an impromptu press conference in protest against the City of Calgary for revoking the special event permit for the party's "Say No to Hate and Racism Festival", which the City viewed as "anti-Muslim and Islamophobic" and other observers characterized as "anti-Islam".[24][31] Garvey, former candidate Kulbir Singh Chawla and several other National Advancement supporters were interrupted later that month at another press conference by marchers from the anti-fascist group Calgary Antifa.[25]

In August 2019, Garvey was charged with offenses under the Criminal Code and Canada Elections Act for providing false information to the Chief Electoral Officer and circumventing election contribution limits.[32]

A man, later identified as Garvey, was captured on video questioning Ontario MPP Gurratan Singh at MuslimFest in September 2019 and demanding to know if Singh supported "political Islam". Garvey was shown being escorted out of the event by security in the video. Singh classified the encounter as racist and other politicians, including Justin Trudeau and Andrew Scheer, released statements condemning racism and discrimination in response to the video.[33]

Electoral results

Electoral results
Election Leader Candidates Votes % Seats +/− Position Government
2019 Stephen Garvey
4 / 338
 507 0.0028339436467
0 / 338
 Steady 19th No seats

See also

References

  1. ^ "Registered Political Parties: National Advancement". Elections Canada. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b Garvey, Steven. We are at war with a privileged globalist elite (Video). Retrieved September 20, 2017. We support Canadian nationalism over globalism. We are pro-Canadian, anti-globalists.
  3. ^ "Integration of New Arrivals Policy Statement". National Advancement Party of Canada. Retrieved September 20, 2017. National Advancement rejects the liberal socialist globalist agenda of creating a Canada that is devoid of a distinct identity and heritage
  4. ^ "Two members of National Citizens Alliance greeted by protesters during Saint John appearance". Global News. Retrieved August 14, 2019. The far-right, anti-immigration group, which is a federally registered party, had originally planned to hold an event at Branch 69 of the Royal Canadian Legion on Friday which was later cancelled.
  5. ^ "Saint John mayor joins protest against National Citizens Alliance". CTV News. Retrieved August 14, 2019. The mayor of Saint John was among those who showed up to protest, when members of a far-right political party showed up at City Hall on Friday.
  6. ^ "Large crowd cheers as far-right group escorted from rally by Halifax police". Toronto Star. Retrieved August 14, 2019. The National Citizens Alliance (NCA), a far-right group based in Calgary, Alta., held a “Canadians First Rally” and were quickly surrounded by counterprotestors.
  7. ^ "Anti-immigration rally on Hill fizzles, leader disappointed". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved August 14, 2019. Dozens of tourists took photographs of the far-right participants, many waving Canadian and Quebec flags.
  8. ^ Sarah, Rieger (18/08/19). [CBC Calgary "Far-right Calgary candidate faces criminal, election act charges from 2015 vote"] Check |url= value (help). CBC News. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-election-2015-registered-parties-elections-canada-1.3277145
  10. ^ https://lop.parl.ca/ParlInfo/Files/Party.aspx?Item=fb6c97a3-277c-43f5-8133-3c32a8908b11&Language=E
  11. ^ "Calgary By-elections". National Advancement Party of Canada. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  12. ^ Elections Canada (December 13, 2017). "Deregistration of the National Advancement Party of Canada". CNW. Cision. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  13. ^ "Our Platform and Policies". National Citizens Alliance. 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  14. ^ "NCA Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Policy Statement - National Citizens Alliance". National Citizens Alliance. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
  15. ^ Stephen J Garvey Interview by Free Bird Media, retrieved 2019-10-17
  16. ^ "NCA Abortion Policy Statement - National Citizens Alliance". National Citizens Alliance. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
  17. ^ "NCA LGBTQ Policy Statement - National Citizens Alliance". National Citizens Alliance. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
  18. ^ "NCA Firearms Policy Statement - National Citizens Alliance". National Citizens Alliance. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
  19. ^ "NCA Animal Welfare Policy Statement - National Citizens Alliance". National Citizens Alliance. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
  20. ^ "Supreme Court clarifies Canada's bestiality law with ruling". Retrieved 2018-08-23.
  21. ^ "NCA Canadian Unity and Quebec Policy Statement - National Citizens Alliance". National Citizens Alliance. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
  22. ^ "Home". National Citizens Alliance. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
  23. ^ Snowdon, Wallis; Huncar, Andrea (May 23, 2017). "Anti-immigrant protest at Alberta school follows student fight". CBC News. Retrieved September 20, 2017. Stephen Garvey, a member of the anti-immigration group Worldwide Coalition Against Islam, said the intent of the protest was to raise awareness about the need to protect 'Canadian culture' in schools.
  24. ^ a b Kury de Castillo, Carolyn (June 24, 2017). "Calgary rally draws dozens opposed to proposed anti-Islam event". Global News. Retrieved September 20, 2017. Garvey suggests his event was punished because of his previous association with the World Wide [sic] Coalition Against Islam through their shared opposition to Sharia Law.
  25. ^ a b "Calgary anti-racism activists rally, cross paths with opponents". Calgary Herald. 2017-06-25. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  26. ^ "Alt-right groups hold M-103 protest outside Calgary City Hall". Metro Calgary. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  27. ^ Montpetit, Jonathan (March 5, 2017). "What we learned about the far right over the weekend". CBC News. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  28. ^ Brooks, Anna (March 5, 2017). "Protesters in Calgary clash over M-103 anti-Islamophobia motion". Calgary Herald. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  29. ^ "Protesters left unsatisfied following meeting with Thurber school officials". rdnewsNOW. 2017-05-23. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
  30. ^ Wood, James (May 24, 2017). "'We are Albertans': Notley weighs in on Red Deer school protest by anti-immigration groups". Calgary Herald. Retrieved September 20, 2017. School officials and the RCMP said four Canadian students and four Syrian students who had been involved in a fight had all been suspended for a week from school.
  31. ^ National Advancement Party of Canada (2017-06-24), Message of Unity to ALL Canadians, retrieved 2017-08-24
  32. ^ "Far-right Calgary candidate faces criminal, election act charges from 2015 vote". CBC. 2019-08-18. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
  33. ^ Tunney, Catharine (2019-09-02). "Jagmeet Singh proud of brother for confronting 'racism' at MuslimFest". CBC News. Retrieved 2019-09-02.

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