The Lemon Party of Canada (') was a frivolous

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political party which has operated on a federal level, and provincially in

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. The party was registered on January 8, 1987 by then-leader Denis R. Patenaude, and deregistered on November 14, 1998 for failing to have at least ten candidates stand for election. The party was headed by "Pope Terence the First", whose existence is unconfirmed. Their

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is Mary-Gabrielle Blay II. Its 2004 national convention produced a platform of policies which were "placed in small green plastic boxes and sold to industrial pig farms in Mexico", according to a large party spokeswoman. The subsequent electoral campaign, under the slogan "For a bitter Canada", received minor, but sympathetic, media coverage. Its last press release was published online five days prior to the 2006 Canadian elections, ridiculing both

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and

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. The Lemon Party prided itself on its record on fiscal discipline and in pushing for economic growth. Its economic plan was allegedly authored by Montreal economist Ianik Marcil. The Lemon Party has not been registered as a political party since the early 1990s, when it was registered only in

Policies and platforms

The Lemon Party pledged to: * Restructure Canada's economy to be centred on lemon production * Support

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so lemons can be grown in Canada * Abolish

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* Repeal the law of

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* Merge the

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Election results

References

{{reflist Federal political parties in Canada Joke political parties in Canada Political parties established in 1987 Defunct provincial political parties in Quebec Defunct political parties in Canada Political parties disestablished in 1998 1987 establishments in Quebec 1998 disestablishments in Canada

Policies and platforms

Election results

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