Natural Law Party of Ontario
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The Natural Law Party of Ontario was a political party in Ontario, Canada, the provincial affiliate of the Natural Law Party of Canada
. It was established in 1993, and fielded candidates in the 1995
and 1999 provincial elections
. Ashley Deans
was the president of the party between 1993 and 2000, and ran in provincial and federal elections in Ontario. The party appears to have dissolved at the same time as the federal party, in or around 2000.
The Natural Law Party of Canada
received notoriety in the 1993 federal election
by promising to solve Canada's social and economic problems by developing a team of yogic flyers to elevate the nation's consciousness. The party was generally regarded as a novelty, despite protestations of seriousness from its leadership.
Ronald J.D. Parker, leader of the Ontario party, frequently spoke of "consciousness-based solutions" and "the science of consciousness" in reforming the individual. In the 1997 federal election
, he promoted yogic flying as a means of developing a creative "national consciousness" and claimed that people using the NLP's approach to preventative health care experienced 90% fewer patient days in hospital.
In the 1999 provincial election
, Parker promised to bring 7,000 yogic flyers to Ontario to improve the consciousness of the province. He promised that his party's policies would reduce health spending by 50%, as well as increasing the value of education and ending school violence.
Natural Law Party of Canada
The Natural Law Party of Canada was the Canadian branch of the international Natural Law Party founded in 1992 by a group of educators, business leaders, and lawyers who practiced Transcendental Meditation....
. It was established in 1993, and fielded candidates in the 1995
Ontario general election, 1995
The Ontario general election of 1995 was held on June 8, 1995, to elect members of the 36th Legislative Assembly of the province of Ontario, Canada...
and 1999 provincial elections
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....
. Ashley Deans
Ashley Deans
Ashley Deans is Professor of Consciousness-Based Education at Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, Iowa and Executive Director of Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment...
was the president of the party between 1993 and 2000, and ran in provincial and federal elections in Ontario. The party appears to have dissolved at the same time as the federal party, in or around 2000.
The Natural Law Party of Canada
Natural Law Party of Canada
The Natural Law Party of Canada was the Canadian branch of the international Natural Law Party founded in 1992 by a group of educators, business leaders, and lawyers who practiced Transcendental Meditation....
received notoriety in the 1993 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1993
The Canadian federal election of 1993 was held on October 25 of that year to elect members to the Canadian House of Commons of the 35th Parliament of Canada. Fourteen parties competed for the 295 seats in the House at that time...
by promising to solve Canada's social and economic problems by developing a team of yogic flyers to elevate the nation's consciousness. The party was generally regarded as a novelty, despite protestations of seriousness from its leadership.
Ronald J.D. Parker, leader of the Ontario party, frequently spoke of "consciousness-based solutions" and "the science of consciousness" in reforming the individual. In the 1997 federal election
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...
, he promoted yogic flying as a means of developing a creative "national consciousness" and claimed that people using the NLP's approach to preventative health care experienced 90% fewer patient days in hospital.
In 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....
, Parker promised to bring 7,000 yogic flyers to Ontario to improve the consciousness of the province. He promised that his party's policies would reduce health spending by 50%, as well as increasing the value of education and ending school violence.
See also
- Natural Law Party candidates, 1999 Ontario provincial electionNatural Law Party candidates, 1999 Ontario provincial electionThe Ontario Natural Law Party ran a number of candidates in the 1999 provincial election, none of whom were elected. Information about these candidates may be found here.-Brampton West—Mississauga: Mei Sze Viau:...
- List of Ontario political parties