Party for Accountability, Competency and Transparency
{{Infobox political party
| country = Canada
| name = Party for Accountability, Competency and Transparency
| native_name = Parti pour la Responsabilisation, la Compétence et la Transparence
| native_name_lang = French
| logo = PACT logo.gif
| logo_size = 350px
| colorcode = #FF0000
| founder = Michael Nicula
| leader1_title = Party Leader
| foundation = {{start date|2010|10|01}}
{{start date|2012|11|05}} (registered)http://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=pol&dir=par&document=index&lang=e Elections Canada List of Registered Political Parties. Accessed October 30, 2015
| dissolution = {{End date|2016|07|31}}
| ideology = Participatory democracy
Democratic socialism
Left-wing nationalism
Canadian republicanism
| position = Centre-left to left-wing
| international = E2D International
| colours = red
| membership = 1,000+{{Citation needed|date=March 2014}} (May 20, 2011)
| website = [http://votepact.ca votepact.ca]
}}
The Party for Accountability, Competency and Transparency ({{langx|fr|links=no|Parti pour la Responsabilisation, la Compétence et la Transparence}}, abbreviated as PACT), formerly the Online Party of Canada ({{langx|fr|links=no|Parti Canadien en ligne}}, abbreviated as OPC), was a Canadian website and federally registered political party founded in October 2010. The party was founded by Michael Nicula of Toronto.Abma, Derek. "[http://www2.canada.com/windsorstar/news/story.html?id=20a0e021-0d0e-4b35-a241-cb3490ea29d3 Political party based on the web: Plans online polls to make decisions] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905142354/http://www2.canada.com/windsorstar/news/story.html?id=20a0e021-0d0e-4b35-a241-cb3490ea29d3 |date=2012-09-05 }}", Postmedia News. Reprinted in Windsor Star, October 23, 2010. Retrieved June 14, 2011."{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20120712182844/http://lejournaldequebec.canoe.ca/actualites/national/archives/2010/10/20101003-172822.html Un Torontois souhaite créer un nouveau parti fédéral]}}", Le Journal de Québec. October 3, 2010. Retrieved June 14, 2011. The party was deregistered by Elections Canada on July 31, 2016.{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=pol&dir=par&document=index&lang=e#libert|title = Registered Political Parties and Parties Eligible for Registration|date = 20 August 2021}}
Founding and governing principles
The Party for Accountability, Competency and Transparency was a non-partisan political party founded on the principles of participatory e-democracy where members voted directly on specific issues via the party website and, in return, party officials (candidates) must support the majority position on every issue, regardless of their personal position.
To ensure accountability, all PACT representatives wrote up their own Promissory Letter of Resignation before being eligible to run for office. Any PACT representative who votes against the will of the majority could be asked to resign.{{cite web |url=http://www.onlineparty.ca/blog/governing-principles/ |title=OPC Governing Principles| publisher=Online Party of Canada | accessdate=2011-05-20}}{{cite web |url=http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2010/10/25/marni-soupcoff-what-we-can-learn-from-the-online-party-of-canada/#ixzz1Dx9fnllb |title=Marni Soupcoff: What we can learn from the Online Party of Canada | date= Oct 25, 2010 |publisher=National Post| accessdate=2011-05-20}}{{cite web |url=http://www.libertaspost.com/article/2010/12/libertas-post-interview-%E2%80%93-michael-nicula-founder-online-party-canada |title=The Libertas Post Interview – Michael Nicula, founder of the Online Party of Canada
| date= Dec 14, 2010 |publisher=Libertas Post | accessdate=2011-05-21}}{{cite web |url=http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/299680 |title= Inside Canada's political parties: The Online Party of Canada | date= Nov 1, 2010 |publisher=Digital Journal | accessdate=2011-05-21}}{{cite web |url=http://walkersunknownthoughts.blogspot.com/2010/10/online-party-of-canada-further-analysis.html
|title= The Online Party of Canada — further analysis | date= October 28, 2010 |publisher=The Blog of Walker | accessdate=2011-05-21}}
Political platform
The Party for Accountability, Competency and Transparency did not have a set agenda. The political platform was a compilation of issue positions from the OPC website, voted from members and grouped by issue category, e.g., economic, healthcare, environment, etc. The key aspect of the platform is the importance given to certain categories; however, particular issues and respective positions are determined solely based on members’ votes.{{cite web |url=http://www.onlineparty.ca/blog/political-platform/ |title=OPC Political Platform | publisher=Online Party of Canada| accessdate=2011-05-20}}{{cite web |url=http://www.nowtoronto.com/daily/news/story.cfm?content=180314 |title=Commies, pirates, and potheads: The small political parties convene to explain the big picture behind this election| date=Apr 25, 2011 | publisher=NOW Magazine | accessdate=2011-05-20}}
Membership
Unlike most recognized political parties, all eligible voters in Canada, including members of other federal political parties, are allowed and strongly encouraged to become members of PACT in order to cast votes and comment on issues. In this sense, PACT is more like to a virtual House of Commons of Canada, representing all political stripes, rather than a traditional political party.
To ensure that each voting citizen only casts a single vote on each issue, only members' votes count toward the official party position and members are only authenticated once a signed paper form, recognized by Elections Canada, is submitted to the PACT.{{cite web |url=http://www.onlineparty.ca/files/1289071255_OPC%20Membership%20Form%20New.pdf
|title=OPC Membership Form | publisher=Online Party of Canada | accessdate=2011-06-09}} Through this process, every PACT member and their respective electoral district as voting citizens is verifiable through the National Register of Electors,{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=vot&dir=reg/des&document=index&lang=e |title=Description of the National Register of Electors | publisher=Elections Canada| accessdate=2011-06-09}} similar to the voter identification process followed by Elections Canada during Federal Elections.
Election results
| class="wikitable"
|+ Results by election ! Election !! Candidates !! # of votes !! % vote !! % vote in contested ridings | ||||
| 2015 general election | 1 http://www.elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=can&dir=cand/lst&document=index&lang=e Elections Canada, List of Confirmed Candidates. Accessed October 20, 2015 | 90 | 0.001% | 0.165% http://enr.elections.ca/ElectoralDistricts.aspx?lang=e Elections Canada Electoral District, 2015. Accessed October 20, 2015. |
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Results by riding !Election !Riding !Candidate's Name !Votes !% !Rank | |||||
| 2012 by-election | Durham | Michael Nicula | 132 | 0.39 | 6/6 |
| 2013 by-election | Toronto Centre | Michael Nicula | 43 | 0.12 | 10/11 |
| 2015 general election | Spadina—Fort York | Michael Nicula | 90 | 0.17% | 5/6 http://enr.elections.ca/ElectoralDistricts.aspx?lang=e Elections Canada, Spadina-Fort York 2015 results. Accessed October 20, 2015. |
See also
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References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.votepact.ca}}
- {{Facebook|votepactca|Party for Accountability, Competency and Transparency}}
- [https://wayback.archive-it.org/227/*/https://votepact.ca/ Party for Accountability, Competency and Transparency - Canadian Political Parties and Political Interest Groups] - Web Archive created by the University of Toronto Libraries
- [https://wayback.archive-it.org/227/*/http://www.onlineparty.ca/ Online Party of Canada – Canadian Political Parties and Political Interest Groups] – Web Archive created by the University of Toronto Libraries
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