Ontario Options was a short-lived political party in Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

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.

The party was registered on June 10, 1994 by Don Scott

Don Scott (Ontario author)

Don Scott is a retired school teacher, writer and sometime political candidate based in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. He is a graduate of the University of Toronto, holds a Master of Science degree from Guelph University, and is self-educated in the field of degenerative diseases...

, who was its only member at the time. According to a summary article in the Montreal Gazette, Scott called for Canada to be divided into five separate countries: Ontario, Quebec

Quebec

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, an Atlantic provinces federation to be called "Atlantis", a Prairie federation to be called "Alsatoba", and a union of British Columbia

British Columbia

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, Yukon

Yukon

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 and the Northwest Territories

Northwest Territories

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 to be called "Columbia".

Ontario Options does not appear to have fielded any candidates for federal office, although Scott ran under its banner in the 1995 provincial election

Ontario general election, 1995

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. As the party was not registered provincially, he appeared on the ballot as an independent. He received 506 votes (1.67%), finishing fourth against Liberal

Ontario Liberal Party

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 candidate Rick Bartolucci

Rick Bartolucci

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 in Sudbury

Sudbury (provincial electoral district)

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. It is not clear if the party ran any other candidates.

Scott, a former New Democrat

New Democratic Party

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, later affiliated with the Canadian Action Party

Canadian Action Party

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at the federal level. He was still listed as president of the Options Ontario Party in December 2000.