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The Libertarian Party of Canada is a political party in Canada, founded in 1973. The party subscribes to socially progressive and economically right wing tenets of the libertarian movement across Canada. Some policies the party advocates for are; ending Prohibition of drugs, lowering taxes, protecting gun rights and non-interventionism.〔(【引用サイトリンク】date=2015-06-06 )〕 ==History== The party was founded on July 7, 1973 by Bruce Evoy, who became its first chairman, and seven others. Evoy ran for election to Parliament in the 1974 federal election in the Toronto riding of Rosedale. The party achieved registered status in the 1979 federal election by running more than fifty candidates. The party described itself as Canada's "fourth party" in the 1980s , but it has since been displaced by new parties such as the ''Bloc Québécois'' and the Green Party of Canada. The party declined to join the Reform Party of Canada when it was formed in 1987 . Many libertarians were also attracted to provincial Progressive Conservative parties that moved to the right during the 1990s in Ontario under Mike Harris, and in Alberta under Ralph Klein. The decline in the party's membership and resources resulted in Elections Canada removing their status as a registered party immediately before the 1997 federal election when the party failed to run the minimum fifty candidates needed to maintain its registration. Jean-Serge Brisson led the party from May 22, 2000 until May 18, 2008 when he was succeeded by Dennis Young. Young defeated outgoing party president Alan Mercer for the leadership. Savannah Linklater was elected deputy leader. In May 2011, Katrina Chowne was elected leader of the Libertarian Party. In May 2014, Tim Moen was elected leader of the Libertarian Party. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Libertarian Party of Canada」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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