Humanist Party of Ontario
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The Humanist Party of Ontario (HPO) is an unregistered political party
in Ontario
, Canada
. The party has fielded candidates in the 1994 Toronto municipal election
, the 1997 Toronto municipal election
, the 1999 provincial election
, and the 2003 Toronto municipal election
. The HPO is a member of the Humanist International
.
, which has been developed since the 1960s by Mario Rodríguez Cobos
. The HPO argues that, "by the very fact of being human, people should have their basic rights met".http://www.web.net/~humanist/hparty.htm
Source: http://www.web.net/~humanist/hparty.htm
In 2003, the Humanist Party began a campaign entitled "Humanize Toronto", calling for an end to homelessness and free Toronto Transit Commission
access on smog days. It also released an alternative budget for the city. The party's candidates and electoral results from 2003 are listed here.
for office. He campaigned in the 1985 Quebec election
in Mont-Royal as a candidate of the Parti humaniste du Quebec
, and received 54 votes, finishing eighth against Liberal candidate John Ciaccia. He was 31 years old at the time (Montreal Gazette, 25 November 1985). He received 99 votes in the 1999 Ontario election, finishing seventh against Liberal Gerard Kennedy
in Parkdale—High Park
.
His electoral record at the municipal level is as follows:
to draw attention to a boycott
of the pulp and paper multinational firm Daishowa, and Daishowa's subsequent lawsuit against those behind the boycott.http://www.web.net/~humanist/pastproj.htm He has also produced "Making a Killing: Canada and the Arms Trade".http://perc.ca/PEN/1996-10/conference.html
Verdecchia opposed plans for a bridge to the Toronto airport in the 2003 municipal election, and called for the establishment of "micro-banks" to provide interest-free loans in different neighbourhoods (Toronto Star, 6 November 2003). He was listed as 32 years old.
The party's other candidate in the 1999 provincial election was Matthew Albrecht of Kitchener—Waterloo
, who received 202 votes.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The party has fielded candidates in the 1994 Toronto municipal election
Toronto municipal election, 1994
The 1994 Toronto municipal election was held in November 1994 to elect councillors in Metropolitan Toronto, Canada, and mayors, councillors and school trustees in Toronto, York, East York, North York, Scarborough and Etobicoke....
, the 1997 Toronto municipal election
Toronto municipal election, 1997
The 1997 Toronto municipal election was the first election held for offices in the amalgamated "megacity" of Toronto, Canada. The elections were administered by the old City of Toronto and its five suburbs within Metropolitan Toronto...
, the 1999 provincial election
Ontario general election, 1999
An Ontario general election was held on June 3, 1999, to elect members of the 37th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
, and the 2003 Toronto municipal election
Toronto municipal election, 2003
The Toronto municipal election of 2003 was held on November 10, 2003, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to elect the Mayor of Toronto, 44 city councillors, and school board trustees.David Miller was elected mayor ....
. The HPO is a member of the Humanist International
Humanist International
The Humanist International is a consortium of Humanist political parties, founded in Florence, Italy, on January 4, 1989, by the approval of foundational documents and statutes by over 40 Humanist Parties from around the world...
.
Ideology
The party's philosophy has its roots in the current of thought known as New or Universal HumanismHumanist Movement
The Humanist Movement is an international volunteer organisation that promotes nonviolence and non-discrimination. It is not an institution...
, which has been developed since the 1960s by Mario Rodríguez Cobos
Mario Rodríguez Cobos
Silo —pseudonym of Mario Luis Rodríguez Cobos — was an Argentine writer and founder of the Humanist Movement....
. The HPO argues that, "by the very fact of being human, people should have their basic rights met".http://www.web.net/~humanist/hparty.htm
Manifesto
The Humanist Party issued a document in 1999 entitled "ORANGE BOOK: For an Ontario of Human Rights". The basic positions outlined in this book include- a constitutional guarantee of free and universal health care
- free and universal post-secondary education
- free or greatly reduced public transportation fees
- interest-free community banks to provide small-business loans
- co-management of businesses by labour and capital to stimulate the economy and reduce unemployment
- voter recall for negligent elected officials
- the establishment of a Ministry of Human Rights in Ontario.
Source: http://www.web.net/~humanist/hparty.htm
In 2003, the Humanist Party began a campaign entitled "Humanize Toronto", calling for an end to homelessness and free Toronto Transit Commission
Toronto Transit Commission
-Island Ferry:The ferry service to the Toronto Islands was operated by the TTC from 1927 until 1962, when it was transferred to the Metro Parks and Culture department. Since 1998, the ferry service is run by Toronto Parks and Recreation.-Gray Coach:...
access on smog days. It also released an alternative budget for the city. The party's candidates and electoral results from 2003 are listed here.
Jorge Van Schouwen
Van Schouwen is a perennial candidatePerennial candidate
A perennial candidate is one who frequently runs for public office with a record of success that is infrequent, if existent at all. Perennial candidates are often either members of minority political parties or have political opinions that are not mainstream. They may run without any serious hope...
for office. He campaigned in the 1985 Quebec election
Quebec general election, 1985
The Quebec general election of 1985 was held on December 2, 1985, to elect members of the National Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The Quebec Liberal Party, led by former premier Robert Bourassa, defeated the incumbent Parti Québécois, led by premier Pierre-Marc Johnson.This election...
in Mont-Royal as a candidate of the Parti humaniste du Quebec
Parti humaniste du Québec
Parti humaniste du Québec was a provincial political party in Canadian province of Quebec. It contested the 1985 provincial election and also fielded candidates in a number of by-elections before folding...
, and received 54 votes, finishing eighth against Liberal candidate John Ciaccia. He was 31 years old at the time (Montreal Gazette, 25 November 1985). He received 99 votes in the 1999 Ontario election, finishing seventh against Liberal Gerard Kennedy
Gerard Kennedy
Gerard Michael Kennedy is a Canadian politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as Ontario's Minister of Education from 2003 to 2006, when he resigned to make an unsuccessful bid for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada...
in Parkdale—High Park
Parkdale—High Park
Parkdale—High Park is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979.Peggy Nash of the New Democratic Party was elected the Member of Parliament for the riding on May 2, 2011....
.
His electoral record at the municipal level is as follows:
- 1997 Toronto electionToronto municipal election, 1997The 1997 Toronto municipal election was the first election held for offices in the amalgamated "megacity" of Toronto, Canada. The elections were administered by the old City of Toronto and its five suburbs within Metropolitan Toronto...
, Ward 19, 599 votes, eighth out of eight candidates. The winners for this two-member ward were David Miller and Chris Korwin-KuczynskiChris Korwin-KuczynskiChris Korwin-Kuczynski is a Canadian politician. He served as a councillor in Toronto from 1981 to 2003, and was the city's deputy mayor for a time....
. - 2000 Toronto electionToronto municipal election, 2000The Toronto municipal election of 2000, dubbed "Toronto Vote 2000" was the municipal and school board election held in the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada on November 13, 2000.Elections were held to elect:* the Mayor of Toronto,* councillors for each of Toronto's 44 wards,* trustees...
, Ward 14 Councillor, 416 votes, fourth out of four candidates. The winner was Chris Korwin-KuczynskiChris Korwin-KuczynskiChris Korwin-Kuczynski is a Canadian politician. He served as a councillor in Toronto from 1981 to 2003, and was the city's deputy mayor for a time....
.
Roberto Verdecchia
Verdecchia is the co-founder of Annex newspaper. He supports lowering the voting age to sixteen, and entrenching the right to health care and free post-secondary education in the Canadian Constitution (Toronto Star, 30 May 1997). In 1996, he participated in a press conference with David SuzukiDavid Suzuki
David Suzuki, CC, OBC is a Canadian academic, science broadcaster and environmental activist. Suzuki earned a Ph.D in zoology from the University of Chicago in 1961, and was a professor in the genetics department of the University of British Columbia from 1963 until his retirement in 2001...
to draw attention to a boycott
Boycott
A boycott is an act of voluntarily abstaining from using, buying, or dealing with a person, organization, or country as an expression of protest, usually for political reasons...
of the pulp and paper multinational firm Daishowa, and Daishowa's subsequent lawsuit against those behind the boycott.http://www.web.net/~humanist/pastproj.htm He has also produced "Making a Killing: Canada and the Arms Trade".http://perc.ca/PEN/1996-10/conference.html
Verdecchia opposed plans for a bridge to the Toronto airport in the 2003 municipal election, and called for the establishment of "micro-banks" to provide interest-free loans in different neighbourhoods (Toronto Star, 6 November 2003). He was listed as 32 years old.
| Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 federal Canadian federal election, 1997 The Canadian federal election of 1997 was held on June 2, 1997, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 36th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's Liberal Party of Canada won a second majority government... |
Trinity—Spadina Trinity—Spadina Trinity—Spadina is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988.It generally encompasses the western portion of Downtown Toronto. In the 2001 Canadian census, the riding had 106,094 people, of whom 74,409 were eligible to... |
Ind. | 129 | 10/10 | Tony Ianno Tony Ianno Tony Ianno, PC is a businessman and a former Canadian politician. He served as a Liberal Party of Canada MP representing Trinity-Spadina and Minister of Families and Caregivers .-Personal life:... , Liberal Liberal Party of Canada The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative... |
|
| 1997 municipal | Ward 24 Council | - | 787 | 1.58 | 8/9 | Olivia Chow Olivia Chow Olivia Chow is a Canadian New Democratic Party Member of Parliament and former city councillor in Toronto. She won the Trinity—Spadina riding for the New Democratic Party on January 23, 2006, becoming a member of the Canadian House of Commons. Most recently, she was re-elected in her riding for... and Kyle Rae Kyle Rae Kyle Rae is a former Canadian politician. He was a city councillor for Ward 27 Toronto Centre-Rosedale in Toronto, Ontario from 1991 to 2010. Rae is now a self-described consultant.-Politics:... |
| 1999 provincial Ontario general election, 1999 An Ontario general election was held on June 3, 1999, to elect members of the 37th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada.... |
Trinity—Spadina Trinity—Spadina Trinity—Spadina is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988.It generally encompasses the western portion of Downtown Toronto. In the 2001 Canadian census, the riding had 106,094 people, of whom 74,409 were eligible to... |
Ind. | 258 | 0.72 | 6/8 | Rosario Marchese Rosario Marchese Rosario Marchese is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the downtown Toronto riding of Trinity-Spadina for the New Democratic Party of Ontario.-Background:... , New Democratic Party |
| 2000 municipal | Ward 20 Council | - | 1,126 | 9.59 | 3/3 | Olivia Chow Olivia Chow Olivia Chow is a Canadian New Democratic Party Member of Parliament and former city councillor in Toronto. She won the Trinity—Spadina riding for the New Democratic Party on January 23, 2006, becoming a member of the Canadian House of Commons. Most recently, she was re-elected in her riding for... |
| 2003 municipal | Ward 20 Council | - | 484 | 4.77 | 4/5 | Olivia Chow Olivia Chow Olivia Chow is a Canadian New Democratic Party Member of Parliament and former city councillor in Toronto. She won the Trinity—Spadina riding for the New Democratic Party on January 23, 2006, becoming a member of the Canadian House of Commons. Most recently, she was re-elected in her riding for... |
The party's other candidate in the 1999 provincial election was Matthew Albrecht of Kitchener—Waterloo
Kitchener—Waterloo (provincial electoral district)
Kitchener—Waterloo is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999...
, who received 202 votes.