Strength in Democracy

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{{Infobox political party

| name = Strength in Democracy

| native_name = Forces et Démocratie

| logo = Strengthindemocracy.png

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| foundation = {{Start date|2014|10|21}}

| dissolution = {{End date|2016|09|09}}

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| split = Bloc Québécois and
New Democratic Party

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| headquarters = Matane, Quebec

| ideology = {{nowrap|Social democracy
Regionalism
Quebec nationalism
Participatory democracy}}

| position = Centre-left{{cite web | url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/strength-in-democracy-party-taps-into-voter-dissatisfaction-with-main-parties-1.3204748 | title=Strength in Democracy party taps into voter dissatisfaction with main parties | publisher=CBC News | date=28 August 2015 | access-date=15 October 2015 | author=Mas, Susana}}[http://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/Politique/2014/10/21/002-forces-democratie-larose-fortin-federal-parti.shtml "Un nouveau parti fédéral est né : Forces et Démocratie"]. Ici Radio-Canada, October 21, 2014.

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| colours = Green, White, Blue

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| blank1_title = Fiscal policy

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| website = {{url|http://www.forcesetdemocratie.org/|forcesetdemocratie.org}}

| country = Canada

| state = Canada

| parties_dab1 = List of federal political parties in Canada

| elections_dab1 = Elections in Canada

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Strength in Democracy{{cite news|title=Press release: Strength in Democracy/Forces et Démocratie announce first Ontario candidate, in the district of Peterborough-Kawartha|url=http://www.forcesetdemocratie.org/peterborough_toban_leckie.html|date=June 26, 2015|access-date=September 27, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924014535/http://www.forcesetdemocratie.org/peterborough_toban_leckie.html|archive-date=September 24, 2015}} (French: Forces et Démocratie, {{IPA|fr|fɔʁs e demɔkʁasi}}) was a Canadian federal political party founded in 2014 by two Quebec Members of Parliament (MPs). From October 2014 to October 2015, the party was represented in the House of Commons of Canada by its two founding members, Jean-François Fortin and Jean-François Larose. The party was led from its inception by Fortin.

The party failed to win a seat in the 2015 federal election, and both its sitting MPs were defeated.[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/federal-election-2015/ Globe and Mail election coverage] Fortin announced his resignation as leader on January 3, 2016.{{cite news|url=http://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/politique/politique-canadienne/201601/03/01-4936037-jean-francois-fortin-quitte-la-vie-politique.php|title=Jean-François Fortin quitte la vie politique|work=La Presse|date=January 3, 2016}} The party was deregistered by Elections Canada on September 9, 2016.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/grenier-strength-in-democracy-1.3755101|title=Regional start-up party Strength in Democracy deregistered by Elections Canada|last=Grenier|first=Éric|date=September 9, 2016|publisher=CBC News|access-date=September 11, 2016}}