New Party established in Riding
The new People’s Party of Canada (PPC) held an inaugural meeting in Cobourg tonight to establish their Electoral District Association (EDA) for Northumberland Peterborough South. The new Federal Party was established in September 2018 when Maxime Bernier broke away from the Conservative Party. With almost 40,000 members across Canada but not yet an official party, it is racing against time to be set up for the next federal election in October 2019. At the meeting, a new executive was elected, or rather nominated since their confirmation is subject to some background checking. There were about 18 people at the meeting held in Arthur’s pub – more than expected by organizer Adam Gray from Belleville. All ages were represented with about… Read complete articleNew Party established in Riding