Animal Protection Party of Canada facts for kids

Animal Protection Party of Canada
Quick facts for kids Animal Protection Party of Canada
	Active federal party
Leader	Liz White
Founded	2005
Headquarters	101–221 Broadview Avenue; Toronto, Ontario; M4M 2G3
Ideology	Animal rights; Environmentalism;
Colours	Forest Green
Seats in the House of Commons	0 / 338
Seats in the Senate	0 / 105
	Political parties;

The Animal Protection Party of Canada (French: Parti pour la protection des animaux du Canada) is a minor registered political party in Canada that focuses on animal rights and environmentalism. It was formed in 2005 as the Animal Alliance Environment Voters Party of Canada by the merger of two organizations, the Animal Alliance of Canada and Environment Voters. Both parent organizations have been vocal in opposition to the seal hunt in Newfoundland and Labrador, fur farming, trapping, and bear hunting. The party is led by Liz White, a Toronto-based animal rights advocate.

Influence of electoral law

Federal laws restricting political advocacy by "third parties" (i.e., organizations not registered by Elections Canada as political parties) during election campaigns led to the formation of this party. Following a Supreme Court of Canada ruling that allowed political parties to be registered by only running a single candidate, animal rights activists formed the party. The AAEV party provides its members and candidates the opportunity to promote its views during election periods.

The party originally endorsed major-party candidates who promotes positions favourable to its own. In the 2006 general election, AAEV's free-time political ads endorsed the New Democratic Party, counterbalanced by the statement that voters could also vote for AAEV party leader Liz White in Toronto Centre.

Canadian electoral laws hinder misuse of this loophole by setting campaign spending limits for parties, proportional to the number of voters in the electoral districts where the party is running candidates. Because the AAEV was running only one candidate, it was permitted to spend $66,715.37, compared to the $18,225,260.74 limits granted to the major national parties. In 2008, the party ran four candidates. In 2011, it ran 7 candidates with one candidate in the Western Arctic riding. In 2015, the party ran 8 candidates, with one in Victoria, British Columbia. In 2019, the party ran 15 candidates. The party now acts like a traditional political party and rarely endorses other parties or candidates.

Candidates

2008 candidates

In the 2008 general election, the AAEVPC fielded four candidates, all in Ontario:

Marie Crawford in Toronto–Danforth
Karen Levenson in Guelph
Simon Luisi in Davenport
Liz White in Toronto Centre

2011 candidates

Main page: Animal Alliance Environment Voters Party of Canada candidates, 2011 Canadian federal election

In the 2011 general election, the AAEVPC fielded seven candidates: six in Ontario, one in the territories:

Marie Crawford in Toronto—Danforth
Bonnie Dawson in Western Arctic
Karen Levenson in Guelph
Simon Luisi in Davenport
Yvonne Mackie in Newmarket—Aurora
AnnaMaria Valastro in London North Centre
Liz White in Thornhill

2015 candidates

In the 2015 general election, the AAEVPC fielded eight candidates: seven in Ontario, one in British Columbia:

Elizabeth Abbott in Toronto—Danforth
Kyle Bowles in Aurora-Oak Ridges-Richmond Hill
Jody Di Bartolomeo in Niagara Centre
Emma Hawley-Yan in Waterloo
Simon Luisi in University-Rosedale
Jordan Reichert in Victoria
Rudy Brunell Solomonivici in Eglinton-Lawrence
Liz White in Etobicoke-Lakeshore

2019 candidates

In the 2019 general election, the AAEVPC fielded fifteen candidates: eight in Ontario, two in British Columbia, two in New Brunswick, one in Quebec, one in Nova Scotia, and one in Alberta.

Liz White in University-Rosedale
Shelby Bertrand in Ottawa Centre
Natalie Spizziri in Mississauga-Streetsville
Simon Luisi in Scarborough Southwest
Ellen Pappenburg in Kitchener Centre
Rob Lewen in Toronto Centre
Elizabeth Abbott in Toronto—Danforth
Chanel Lalonde in Sudbury (electoral district)
Victoria de Martigny in Lac-Saint-Louis
Brad MacDonald in Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe
Lesley Thomas in Fredericton
Bill Wilson in Halifax
Eden Gould in Calgary Centre
Jordan Reichert in Victoria
Kira Cheeseborough in Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo

Election results

Election	# of candidates	# of votes	% of popular vote	% in ridings run in
2006	1	72	0.00%	0.12%
2008 by-election	1	123	0.00%	0.51%
2008	4	527	0.00%	0.28%
2011	7	1,344	0.01%	0.40%
2015	8	1,761	0.01%	0.36%
2019	17	4,407	0.02%	0.45%