Canadian People's Party leader Maxime Bernier

The Canadian Populist Party leader is touring B.C., hoping to generate interest, although there is no timeline for when the next federal election will take place.

Maxime Bernier will visit Armstrong in North Okanagan on Wednesday,Summerland and Kelowna. I plan to visiton Thursday. He has previously stopped at White Rock, Fraser Valley and Vancouver Island.

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Global News interviewed Vernier at Armstrong, temperatures peaked in the mid-30s as a small heatwave scorched the area.

"It's a great place," Vernier told GlobalHe News. "We have a lot of support [here], so we are very happy to be here."

In the Canadian elections, the PPC won 4.9% of the national vote, ranking fifth among all national parties, according to the Canadian elections. However, the PPC did not win any seats.

• Liberals: 32.6%, 160 seats
• Conservatives: 33.7%, 119 seats
• NDP, 17.8%, 25 seats
• Bloc Quebec 7.6%, 32 seats
• PPC, 4.9%, 0 seats
• Green Party, 2.3%, 2 seats

Vernier said the PPC candidate won about 5% of the popular vote, while thelocal North Okanagan-Shuswap candidate said they scored 10%, or twice the national average.

His PPC candidates in other regions were around 5-7%.

Bernier. "My goal is to get out on the ground and travel and form a party and talk about our values."

everyday life for But it's only been 11 months since last year's federal election, which the Liberals won.

So why is Bernier touring now?

"We need to be ready for the next election," he said matter-of-factly. "Whether it's a year or two. I don't know, but there are people who are ready to be candidates."

A 2019 Angus Reed Institute poll found that Canadians 68% indicated they supported electoral reform.

Mr. Vernier also said the party is principled: "The more we talk about our values, such as individual liberty, individual responsibility, respect and fairness, the more support we get." I can get it," he said.

Mr. Vernier spoke of how the Communist Party is tackling the "Cultural Struggle," calling it a "common sense revolution." It will take time, but we will do it.

He also has his sights set on Pierre Polivre, the frontrunner in the race for the lead with the Conservatives. determined.

"Pierre is imitating us, because we have done a good job promoting the idea of ​​freedom," Vernier said. "And now that he is popular, he is an opportunistic politician.

"When the time comes, people will vote for the original and they will vote for the PPC."

Earlier this month, former BC Liberal Party leader Christy Clark backed Jean Charest over Poylivre as the next Federal Conservative Party leader.

"Now we are seeing the Conservative Party of Canada in extreme competition to push to the very edge of the political divide," she said.

"I think some days their rhetoric is just as bad or worse."

He has stated that he does not want to be classified as a party with only ideals.

"We don't run politics like the Conservative Party," Mr Vernier said, adding that the party's goal was to appeal to Canadians' intellect, not their emotions. “I call ourselves a smart, populist party with common sense policies. You can attract those who voted for the Conservative Party.”

Heading into the next federal election, Bernier was asked whether the PPC would support the Conservative Party's bid for national leadership.

"We support all parties whose policies align with our values," he said, adding that the PPC "could be a kind of insurance policy" for the Conservatives. added.

"But we don't compromise on principles. And I think people understand that."

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