Launching new centrist party a ‘long shot,’ but could ‘disrupt the political system’ says Abacus CEO Coletto

Centre Ice Canadians founder Rick Peterson said the group is looking to offer an alternative in a ‘rage-filled world of social media, populism, extremities on the left, extremities on the right.’

In a May 10 email to supporters of the advocacy group Centre Ice Canadians, founder and former Conservative Party leadership candidate Rick Peterson announced the group would explore launching a new centrist political party. The Hill Times file photograph

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BY IAN CAMPBELL

May 12, 2023

The advocacy group Centre Ice Canadians announced on May 10 it would explore launching a new centrist political party, a move the group's founder says comes after it conducted a national survey and found the strongest support for the idea was among Canadians who identify as ...

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