Freedom Party of British Columbia
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Freedom Party of British Columbia | |
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| Provincial party | |
| Leader | Amrit Birring |
| Founded | January 9, 2023 |
| Headquarters | 9740 155A St Surrey, BC V3R 7G7[1] |
| Colours | Black & Gold |
| Website | |
| freedompartybc | |
The Freedom Party of British Columbia is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party is currently led by Amrit Birring, an activist who has been consistently protesting against the SOGI123 cirriculum.[2]
History
[edit]The Freedom Party was founded on January 9, 2023, by Amrit Birring and Jay Em.[3][4] Birring was the People's Party of Canada candidate for Fleetwood—Port Kells in the 2021 Canadian federal election, receiving 2.7% of the vote. In 2022, he ran for mayor of Surrey with the People's Council Surrey and got 1.9%.
The party made headlines in March 2023 for holding protests in Surrey against the SOGI (sexual orientation and gender identity) curriculum being used in schools.[5][6] In June 2023, party supporters disrupted a Surrey school board meeting.[7]
The party first contested the 2024 British Columbia general election by nominating 5 candidates in ridings in Surrey and Delta.
Platform
[edit]The party proposes:[8]
- Freedom of choice in raising children
- Lower taxes
- Firearms rights
See Also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Registered Political Parties - Information" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ Burns, Anna (7 November 2023). "Petition filed to recall Surrey MLA". Terrace Standard. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "About". Freedom Party of British Columbia. Retrieved 24 July 2023..
- ^ "Volume CLXIII, No. 3". The British Columbia Gazette. Government of British Columbia. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ Bower, Angela (26 March 2023). "Protesters clash in Surrey over SOGI in B.C. schools". CityNews. Rogers Sports & Media. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ Burns, Anna (25 March 2023). "Saturday's anti-SOGI protest in Surrey was a missed opportunity to educate, says Surrey teacher". Surrey Now-Leader. Black Press Media. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ Thayaparan, Arrthy (15 June 2023). "Opponents of sexual orientation and gender-identity policies bring Surrey school board meeting to halt". CBC News. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ Magher, Jennifer (25 March 2023). "Manifestation à Surrey contre des politiques intégrant l'identité de genre dans les écoles". Radio-Canada (in French). Retrieved 18 September 2023.
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