
The new interim leader of the Wexit Canada says his party needs to do for the West what the Bloc Quebecois has done for advocating that province’s interests.
In an interview with The West Block‘s Mercedes Stephenson, former Conservative MP Jay Hill said the sentiment driving western anger and separatism is no longer a protest movement and will not be ignored.
“It has moved well beyond that,” he said.
“The anger is so deep-seated and the frustration with a failed Confederation is so widespread now in western Canada that we are taking this extraordinary step, I believe, to organize federally … and elect members to Parliament similar to what the Bloc Quebecois has done.”
Elections Canada granted the new party eligibility in the next election back in January.
That means it can now run candidates in federal elections, but won’t be considered an official party until it actually does so.
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