Christian Heritage Party of Canada

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The Christian Heritage Party of Canada (French: Parti de l'héritage chrétien du Canada), also known as CHP Canada, is a Canadian federal political party that is part of the Christian right. Founded in 1987, it was the brainchild of two couples in British Columbia, namely Bill and Heather Stilwell, who were Roman Catholics, and Ed Vanwoudenberg and his wife Audrey, Reformed Protestants. The party's stated principle is that "the purpose of civil government is to ensure security, freedom, and justice for all its citizens from conception until natural death, by upholding just laws". CHP states that, if the party forms government, it hopes to "apply proven Judeo-Christian principles of justice and compassion to Canada's contemporary public policy needs". Ed Vanwoudenberg was elected its first leader at the 1987 founding convention in Hamilton, Ontario. Jim Hnatiuk led the party from 2008 to early 2014, and Rod Taylor is the leader as of November 7, 2014. The party nominated candidates for the...

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