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The '''New Blue Party of Ontario''' (abbr. '''New Blue'''; French: ''Nouveau Parti Bleu de l'Ontario'') is a minor [[socially conservative]]] political party in the [[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Ontario]]. Founded in 2020, the party is led by [[Jim Karahalios]], the husband of [[Belinda Karahalios]], the party's first [[MPP]].<ref>https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Blue_Party_of_Ontario</ref> | The '''New Blue Party of Ontario''' (abbr. '''New Blue'''; French: ''Nouveau Parti Bleu de l'Ontario'') is a minor [[socially conservative]]] political party in the [[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Ontario]]. Founded in 2020, the party is led by [[Jim Karahalios]], the husband of [[Belinda Karahalios]], the party's first [[MPP]].<ref>https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Blue_Party_of_Ontario</ref> | ||
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| + | The New Blue Party is a right-wing, [[Social conservatism|social conservative]] party that has been described as being to the right of the [[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario]] from which it split. The party has publicly opposed all measures taken against [[COVID-19]]; at least one of the party's candidates for the 2022 Ontario general election took part in the [[Freedom Convoy 2022|Canada convoy protest]].<ref>https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Blue_Party_of_Ontario#Ideology</ref> | ||
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| + | An article in the ''Simcoe Reformer'' described the New Blue party as being against "[[Woke#Woke as a pejorative term|woke]] activism" and in favour of removing [[critical race theory]] and "[[gender ideology|gender identity theory]]" from schools.<ref>https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Blue_Party_of_Ontario#Ideology</ref> | ||
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The New Blue Party of Ontario (abbr. New Blue; French: Nouveau Parti Bleu de l'Ontario) is a minor socially conservative] 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.[1]
Ideology and principles
The New Blue Party is a right-wing, social conservative party that has been described as being to the right of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario from which it split. The party has publicly opposed all measures taken against COVID-19; at least one of the party's candidates for the 2022 Ontario general election took part in the Canada convoy protest.[2]
An article in the Simcoe Reformer described the New Blue party as being against "woke activism" and in favour of removing critical race theory and "gender identity theory" from schools.[3]
