EDMONTON — Elections Canada says Wexit is now eligible to register as a political party in federal elections. The federal agency’s website says the western separatist group was granted eligibility status Friday, and Wexit Canada leader Peter Downing announced the news to cheers during a rally on Saturday at the Alberta legislature. A Wexit Canada Facebook post says it plans to nominate 104 candidates — one for each federal riding in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba — and compete in every western federal byelection between now and the next general election. Downing filed the paperwork with Elections Canada to form a federal Wexit party in early November, saying his group had sent the agency over 500 signatures. He said at the time it could, in his words, do for Western Canada what the Bloc Quebecois does for Quebec.

Source: National Post January 12, 2020 00:45 UTC