In a "Formative" Stage

 As Esther and I approach people to sign the Declaration of a member of the party, many ask if they have to be an actual member to sign.

To this end, we telephoned Elections Canada and then when information seemed to be uncertain, we walked to Elections Canada on Slater Street this morning and asked if we could speak to someone who might have the proper information.

Do you know that there is no provision at Elections Canada for walk-in queries?

We created quite the little stir as two people wanting information on how to start a new federal party. After a short wait, a woman came down in the elevator and we asked her about the sections of the form that are confusing. She assured us that people signing the Declaration were signing that they were members of the party but that it was possible for people to belong to as many parties as they want as long as they vote for only one at election time.

 

What this means is that it is perfectly OK for someone to sign the declaration as long as they support the principles of the party and its application for registration.

Glad we got this cleared up.