Your Political Party of British Columbia is a minor political party in the Province of British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

, Canada. It is registered with Elections BC

Elections BC

Elections BC is a non-partisan office of the Legislature responsible for conducting elections in the Canadian province of British Columbia...

, the provincial legislature's elections agency.

Electoral performance

The party's leader, James Filippelli, stood unsuccessfully as a candidate for election to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is one of two components of the Parliament of British Columbia, the provincial parliament ....

 in the riding of Port Moody-Westwood in the 2005 provincial election

British Columbia general election, 2005

The 38th British Columbia general election was held on May 17, 2005, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia , Canada. The BC Liberal Party formed the government of the province prior to this general election under the leadership of Premier Gordon Campbell...

. He won 417 votes, or 1.65% of the total.

The party is dedicated to "creating a transparent and accountable government that minimizes waste by being small and effective".

Party platform

• The provincial budget would be made public, so that the province's residents could see where their tax dollars were going.
• All government actions would be public, including how each MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly
  Member of the Legislative Assembly
  A Member of the Legislative Assembly or a Member of the Legislature , is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to the legislature or legislative assembly of a sub-national jurisdiction....
  
  ) votes on each issue.
• More information would be provided to British Columbians, so that they can be more informed and interested in the government and be able to provide knowledgeable feedback about what they would like the government to do.
• All YPP MLAs would give at least 10% of their take-home salary back to their constituency, and would hold a meeting once every month open to all members of the constituency to inform them about what is happening in the legislature. These meetings will give the people of each constituency a chance to let each MLA know how they feel about what is happening in the legislature and with their tax dollars.
• All government actions and legislation should be sustainable. Everything the government does should be economically sustainable, environmentally sustainable, and socially sustainable.
• Two-way communication between the BC government and the people would be facilitated by having the Premier answer a 1-800 line one day a week for eight hours a day so that citizens could call to give the Premier
  Premier (Canada)
  In Canada, a premier is the head of government of a province or territory. There are currently ten provincial premiers and three territorial premiers in Canada....
  
   feedback on the future of BC.
• Questionnaires with pre-paid postage would be made available at all government buildings so that British Columbians can inform government about the things they would like the government to do.
• All of the votes in the BC legislature would be "free votes", i.e., MLAs would not have to vote along party lines, so that MLAs would be able to better represent the people of their constituencies by voting the way the majority of their constituents would like them to vote.

See also

• List of British Columbia political parties

External links

• Party website
• Something Cool - Issue 111 - May 9, 2005, Section X - One Man's Crusade: Your Political Party of B.C. Interview with party leader James Filippelli.
• City of Coquitlam - Minutes of Public Town Hall Meeting, Wednesday, November 24, 2004 Includes comments by party leader James Filippelli.