Canada's newest political party has introduced its local candidates for the October federal election.
The local People's Party of Canada (PPC) Association held a meet the candidates rally on Tuesday evening at the Essex Civic Centre where about 30 people showed up.
Key parts of the 2019 PPC platform include scrapping the carbon tax and corporate tax cuts, phasing out supply management protection rules that they said make food more expensive, reforming equalization payments to provinces, revamping firearms legislation, promoting inter-provincial trade, and withdrawing from the Paris Accord because they said there is no climate emergency.
Darryl Burrell of Windsor is running in the riding of Windsor West and said freedom of expression, another plank in the platform, would benefit his riding most.
"They believe in diverse ideas and I believe they should all be able to express their ideas freely without persecution from anybody, not even the crown," said Burrell.
Bill Capes of Belle River is running in the riding of Essex and said the entire PPC platform is good for his riding.
"The greatest thing I get back from the constituents in the Essex riding is immigration and affordability of life. People are having a hard time making ends meet," Capes said.
Dan Burr of Windsor is running in the riding of Windsor-Tecumseh and said supply management protection is ridiculous.
"[There are] dozens and dozens of products in Canada that don't have supply management protection but for some reason milk and eggs and poultry need this system to survive," said Burr.
John Paul Balagtas is running in the riding of Chatham-Kent and calls political correctness "a cancer" adding that "Canadians are tongue-tied in their own country" because they're afraid to speak their minds.
The PPCs also want to privatize Canada Post and the CBC.
Leader Maxime Bernier has not visited the Windsor area but promised through a video that he would tour the area and help his local candidates campaign before the federal election October 21.