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“I am a Canadian, free to speak without fear, free to worship in my own way, free to stand for what I think right, free to oppose what I believe wrong, or free to choose those who shall govern my country. This heritage of freedom I pledge to uphold for myself and all mankind.” ~~ John G. Diefenbaker

Today, we are trying something new. The voice of the people who support Centre Ice was clear: start a new party.


Well, this is it. Eighteen months ago, Alberta businessman Rick Peterson started Centre Ice. A project with one goal: to return evidence-based politics to Canada’s federal scene.
 
Through months of conversation, we learned some valuable lessons:
 
When you talk to Canadians about our politics, there’s a level of fear and anxiety I’ve never seen before. From housing to healthcare, the war in Europe, the cost of living, the threat from China, the crime crisis… the list of threats is growing all the time. Canadians know those threats are real and feel the insecurity they bring, but they don’t feel the political establishment is paying attention.
 
When you talk to Canadians about rage-farming –Liberals and Conservatives embracing extreme positions to get more clicks, engagement, and donations through social media – we hear real anger from citizens who want their government to fix problems, not blame others.
 
 We heard that the old parties have abandoned principles for focus groups and policies for algorithms.
 
That’s how we ended up with Liberals encouraging mass immigration without a plan to house people. It’s how you end up with Conservatives amplifying Republican conspiracies about the World Economic Forum instead of Canadian solutions to Canadian problems.
 
 We heard a desire for something new.
 
Today, we are trying something new. The voice of the people who support Centre Ice was clear: start a new party.
 
We are under no illusions about how hard this will be. As I’ve said before: I prefer a hard climb over an easy slide – and Canada is on a slippery slope.
 
Today is the very first step for that new party. If you would like to learn more about the Canadian Future Party and to be part of it, please click here. Over the coming weeks, we will be sharing details about our leadership team, about our principles, and about how those principles will drive our policies.
 
We want this to be a new model party. Based on pride in our country. Based on evidence. Based on Canadians talking to each other, face to face. A move away from pep rallies and social media manipulation to doing the hard work of trying solutions.
 
We want this party to give members meaningful opportunities to engage in politics and to offer learning opportunities on everything from election campaigning to Canada’s role in the 21st century.
 

Now I need you to sign up to receive information about Canadian Future, to join as one of the 250 founding members required by Elections Canada, and to volunteer the time and effort that you think a new option for Canada is worth.
 
Want to talk about how you can help? Let me know. You can also get your questions answered during my Facebook Live September 21, 2023 at 7 pm EST. 
 
Let’s get to work!
 
 Dominic Cardy
Member of the New Brunswick Legislature
Chair, Centre-Ice Canadians Advisory Board

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