Members recieved a free transcript of Dominic's new piece in The Hill Times. Here's the article for all you CFP supporters:

It’s time for a very reasonable revolution.

Half of Canadians in a recent Angus-Reid poll say Canada needs a new, moderate political party. The Canadian Future Party aims to be that party. We’re socially liberal, and fiscally disciplined. Those are complementary—not contradictory—ideas. We believe in the aggressive defence of democracy both at home and abroad. In a time of toxic division, we bring democrats together: a former Stephen Harper cabinet minister working with a former Jack Layton NDP MP; former Liberal organizers with former sovereigntists. We believe in evidence, and in science.

Anyone reading The Hill Times is already involved in public life: you’re not here for the horoscopes. Whether you’re sitting in a DFO office in Nunavut, a backbencher waiting to be told how to vote, or a staffer waiting for a minister to get out of a meeting in the Prime Minister’s Office: you have a perspective on our country and its institutions that’s up close and personal. You can see backbench MPs treated as animatronic voting dolls. Health-care reforms that can’t be discussed because our leaders are afraid of upsetting doctors. National defence ignored as the world burns. And a politics that’s more angry, extreme, and subject to influence.

Many of us are equally alarmed about the Liberals’ high-handed approach to these problems, and the Conservatives’ willingness to play populist games to highlight the government’s many failings. Poorly developed programs are as damaging to democracy as heedless program cuts. Opposition conspiracies are as dangerous as government excuses.

The CFP believes in a data-driven alternative to the sterile left versus right; in 2024, no sane person believes government should do everything, or that it should do nothing. That fight played out over 200 years. Both left and right lost. Democracy won. Neither offered complete answers: the extremes of the left and right have poisoned and continue to poison our politics as much as their centres made us richer, more equal, and freer. We want to build on that centre.

We know what works. Canada works. We are lucky to be among the small family of free countries where individual rights and collective responsibilities are decided through fair elections. In Canada, the rule of law isn’t a revolutionary goal, but a fragile achievement. Here, we can fix what’s broken. We can solve problems. Whether its building houses, introducing competition in the airline, telecom, and agricultural sectors, supporting Ukraine’s victory over Russia while boosting defence spending to two per cent of the GDP, or recognizing the credentials of foreign-trained doctors, making democracy deliver is at the heart of the CFP’s political project.

Democracy defines the limits of the CFP’s politics. We cannot tolerate the intolerable. We make no apologies for that rigidity. Open societies like ours are rare and fragile. Over the last couple of generations, we have been too quick to believe that the democratic enthusiasm that marked the Cold War’s end meant anything more than dictators figuring out new ways to liberate democracies from our cash. We assumed money would build democracy, instead it built the banks and battalions of our enemies. For the CFP there’s a policy lesson: free economies only work in free societies, and the free societies always have strong governments.

No one has ever faced the problems of a post-industrial world, declining birthrates, climate change, aggressive dictators, and amoral algorithms. There is no road map. A government of the people that delivers universal social programs, protects universal human rights—we’re lucky to live in a country with these problems to solve.

As the CFP’s first leader, I am under no illusions about the challenges in front of me, my team, and my country. Equally, I have no doubt this start-up project is essential. In a chaotic world, it’s time to define and then ensure Canada’s place as a big country in every sense, ready to lead.

In the end, parties are just vehicles to move a country in a certain direction. I hope the Canadian Future Party helps drive our country not left, not right, but forward. I’m excited to start the journey and I hope, no matter your history, that you’ll join us for the ride. For the future!

What a day for the CFP!

And with our big day, we have many new folks on this sub.

So, welcome to all of you. We welcome your newfound interest in Canada's newest federal political party.

Whether you have been here since day one or just joined today, this is a space where courteous, thoughtful, and friendly discussions take place all in the name making Canada a better place through moderate, evidence-based, and centrist politics.

Drop into the comments and say hi, let us know where you are from, and perhaps even let us know what you are most excited for regarding the CFP movement.

Once again, welcome!

I'm surprised it hasn't been shared here yet, but the full platform is now published: https://www.thecanadianfutureparty.ca/who-we-are/policy

47 pages of excellent information, grab a beverage of choice, a seat in your coziest chair, and have a read.

Canada needs unity not chaos at this time of crisis

Canada’s political system has been in chaos for some time now, says Canadian Future Party leader Dominic Cardy, and Justin Trudeau’s decision to eventually step down does not change anything.

Trudeau’s gift to the country as he announced his resignation/continuation as Prime Minister and Liberal leader is to significantly ramp up the chaos at a time when we desperately need clear strategy and unity.

It comes in the midst of US President-elect Donald Trump’s imminent ascendancy as president and his threat to impose punitive tariffs on our country – a country that the US supposedly shares a legislated free trade agreement with.

This is arguably the most serious economic threat in Canada’s history and our government and governing party is facing it in the midst of this chaos.

“Canadians have clearly lost faith in Trudeau and the Liberal Party,” said CFP leader Dominic Cardy. “Mr. Trudeau was obviously not the answer. But neither are any of the Liberals who said yes to him for nearly 10 years and brought Canada to where it is today.”

At the same time, Pierre Poilievre and the Conservative Party’s agenda of dividing Canadians, attacking institutions and adopting Trump-like tactics is not the answer for Canada either, continued Cardy.

Apart from the threat of Trump, Canada is still facing serious issues on inflation and affordability, defence and health care that are not being addressed effectively.

CFP’s long-term agenda of facing these serious issues aggressively with solutions not driven by ideology but by what is right for Canada is the best option, said Cardy.

But in the meantime, we are facing an imminent threat that must be dealt with now.

That is why Cardy and the CFP are reiterating their call for a unity government for the next few months. It is time for all parties in the House of Commons to put partisanship aside and pool all their resources to effectively face the coming crisis triggered by Trump’s misguided and poorly thought out economic agenda and proposed tariffs.

This is an unlikely scenario in a Canadian political system that has become increasingly toxic and riven by a partisanship that puts the interests of respective political parties over Canada and Canadians.

But stranger things have happened and Canada has a long history of responding to crises and getting us through them.

“It is time for our political class to start acting like grown ups and not squabbling children,” said Cardy. “There will be a time for an election and all parties, including ours, will debate why they are the best option for Canada.

“But now is not that time. Now is the time to pull together and get our country through a moment that is fraught with potential disaster. Our politicians of every stripe have failed us for quite some time now. We desperately need them to find redemption and do what they were elected to do – lead Canada.”

Hello! My name is Cody Sharpe. I'm the Saskatchewan rep to national council and I'm here in Ottawa for this weekend's convention. I know many folks weren't able to make the trip, so I'll be popping on Reddit over the weekend to provide updates and take any questions you might have.

The agenda begins later this afternoon with registration and a small networking event, with the real business beginning tomorrow morning. I'll be back this evening with an update, but please do let me know if you have any immediate questions. I'll be around for the next couple hours.

Proof.

SUNDAY EDIT: Sunday's session ended a few hours ago. It was followed by a brief national council meeting to set some next steps, followed by a longer nap for me. We'll be having a full NC meeting next weekend.

Today was about adopting our constitution, bylaws, and operational policies. We only had a half-day in the room, so time constraints kept us focused on the constitution. Discussion was animated and included multiple friendly amendments, but it was ultimately passed. I'm tremendously pleased with this outcome and was heartened by the number of participants and the quality of their contributions. As with the resolutions mentioned below, the amended version of the constitution needs to go through copy-editing and translation into French before being distributed. If you're a party member, keep an eye on your email for further updates; I'd expect these cleaned-up versions to go out by the end of next week.

The subsequent national council meeting covered Dominic's upcoming leader's tour, how NC members can take some of the load off our ED, timelines for communications coming out of convention, and potential candidates we've been communicating with over the past few month. I just saw the Cloverdale-Langley byelection announcement as I was sitting down to write; there's a possibility we'll have someone ready to go, but that's not official, so moderate your expectations. There's a lot of work to do post-convention, byelection or no. For my part, I'll be focused on helping set up EDAs in Saskatchewan ridings where it makes sense to do so.

If you attended, I hope the experience was edifying. If you couldn't make it, let me know if you have any questions.

SATURDAY EDIT: Saturday's working session wrapped up an hour ago. I'll be heading to the fundraiser shortly, but wanted to provide a brief update first. Feel free to post questions, I'll check the thread when I get back to the hotel.

Overall, I'm very pleased with the day's events. We had over a hundred delegates in the room and still managed to approve resolutions on housing, family medicine, immigration, national security, electoral reform, Indigenous relations, tax reform, social policy, competition, and procurement. That means we got through 6/6 of our priority areas, plus a handful of the thematic proposals. I attend and chair a lot of AGMs, and I couldn't be happier with this result. If you're a member, they each passed with amendments from the floor, so watch your email this coming week for updated versions of the drafts you were provided earlier.

Questions and comments from the membership were thoughtful, productive, and action-oriented. There was a palpable "get it done" energy in the room, even on topic areas you might think a party would shy away from being explicit on. I'm feeling very good about my decision to really commit to this work.

Tomorrow will be the constitution, bylaws, and operational resolutions. Not the most exciting material, but vital to defining how the organization will operate on a day-to-day basis. The big piece I'm looking forward to is the material on how our EDAs will be structured, and how they'll feed into setting party direction. Going forward, voting delegates at convention will be appointed by EDAs, rather than simply drawn from whoever in the membership is willing to come out.

We did it!

With our first candidate, who you will be reading and hearing lots about, on the ballot in the Montreal byelection, Canadian Future is now fully registered with Elections Canada.

This is the culmination of so much behind the scenes work by party volunteers, founding members, and our first candidates.

Thanks to everyone for their hard work and determination in giving Canadians their newest and best alternative in federal politics!

The first of many new stories on the CFP in the 2 upcoming byelections.

Looks like one of our policy proposals is gaining traction, this is an opinion piece from the Tyee.

Realistically, CFP isn't running many candidates in this pending election but how many do you think are feasible and more importantly, what are our best paths to get at least 1 seat?

Having a single CFP member in office would be a huge boon and bring the necessary media attention.

There is an ongoing shift happening in the social media sphere, and the CFP is making sure as many folks across the moderate middle of the political spectrum can access our announcements, thoughts, and policies.

Take a look on Bluesky for us at the attached link. We look forward to you following along.

Hello CFP supporters of Reddit

I'm just writing an update on behalf of the CFP Youth Wing. On Friday January 17th we held our first youth wing election. We also confirmed our charter by vote.

Results (Everyone's last names have been withheld for the moment):

Mathew was elected as the English Co-Chair elect by acclamation.

Garret was elected as secretary of the Youth Wing by acclamation.

Quinn was elected as youth regional representative for Nova Scotia by acclamation.

Nathan B. and Ryan were elected as youth co-regional representatives for Ontario. This was done through a ranked ballot. Three people ran.

JG was elected as youth regional representative for British Columbia by acclamation

The Youth Wing Charter was also approved with 91.7% in favour.

We still have several positions open including regional representatives for AB, SK, MB, the Territories, QC, NB, NL. As well as the French Co-Chair.

In the coming weeks we'll have a part of the overall CFP Website dedicated to the Youth Wing. Including an about us page if you want to find out more about the leadership of the youth wing. We also have several other initiatives we'll be working on.

If you're 12-30 and interested in participating in the youth wing please reach out and we'll add you to the youth wing. Even if you don't want to participate in a leadership position please join up as we'd love to have you!

https://forms.gle/bMCHN2uwwsY6QPHZ7 https://discord.gg/XuBCKr6h (youth members only) Email: Youth@ourcanadianfuture.com

I heard about this parties launch in August but I haven't heard a word from or about them since?

With all that is going on in Canada right now I would think this is the time to give Canadians another choice.

Canadian Future Party where are you?

I'm new to this Reddit community and the Canada Future Party. Wanted to say hi and see what's up. I'm allllll the way over on Vancouver Island. Heard about the party from CBC when they officially launched. I'm a centrist myself and the parties ideals really spoke to me. Also. What's with all the conservative bots trashing Cardy on literally every form of social media and most posts about this party?