New Blue Party of Ontario
Provincial political party in Ontario, Canada
The New Blue Party of Ontario (New Blue; French: Nouveau Parti Bleu de l'Ontario) is a right-wing populist political party in the Canadian province of Ontario. Founded in 2020, the party is led by Jim Karahalios, the husband of Belinda Karahalios, the party's first MPP. Both split from the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario out of frustration with what they consider that party's lack of adherence to conservative principles.
History
Prior to the party's formation
In 2017, following the resignation of Patrick Brown and the election of Doug Ford as Ontario PC Party leader, Belinda Karahalios ran for and won the party's nomination in the riding of Cambridge. She was then elected in the 2018 Ontario election.
In November 2018, Belinda's husband, corporate lawyer Jim Karahalios, ran unsuccessfully for the presidency of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party. He filed a lawsuit against the party after his defeat, alleging that his competitor, Brian Patterson, who was endorsed by Doug Ford, was chosen through manipulation of the election process, breached election rules and stuffed ballot boxes. In late 2018, Jim was sued by the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario after he founded the activist groups "Axe The Carbon Tax" (opposing the party's pro-carbon tax position) and "Take Back Our PC Party" (challenging the party's acceptance of nominations that resulted in allegations of electoral fraud). The suit was dismissed by Ontario Superior Court justice Paul Perell, who ruled that the PC Party's lawsuit was a strategic lawsuit against public participation intended to stifle dissent.
On July 21, 2020, Belinda Karahalios was expelled from the Progressive Conservative caucus by Doug Ford after voting against Bill 195, the Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, which would expand the government's emergency authority during the COVID-19 pandemic. Karahalios voted against the legislation, calling it an "unnecessary overreach on our parliamentary democracy." A month later, Belinda, Jim, and 18 other members of the Ontario PC Party were removed from the Cambridge PC Riding Association Board after the party executive, led by Brian Patterson, voted to "de-register" the riding association with Elections Ontario.
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