Dear Maverick Member:
Since the Maverick Party has always stood for straight talk I will get to the point.
Effective February 28, the Maverick Party was deregistered by Elections Canada.
We received notice at the end of January and after many calls and clarifications the decision was final at their end.
Since the party was formed we have been dealing with a considerable amount of bureaucracy and red tape from Elections Canada. This has included submitting audited financials every year which has been costing up to $15,000 a filing.
It has been getting harder and harder to find approved auditors which has driven the price up every year. Last year we had missed the Dec 3 filing date and thought we had an extension to the end of this month but it appears to have been a miscommunication.
As you are well aware the political landscape in Canada over the past few years has focused exclusively on removing Trudeau as Prime Minister and the Liberal party as government. Even our staunchest supporters recognize that will only be done by the Conservatives under Pierre Poilievre. That has not left a lot of room for the Maverick message.
As a result we have seen a steady decrease in active EDA’s and membership.
Now if, as we suspect will happen, Poilievre fails western Canada and starts to cater to eastern voters as a means of staying in power, then the Maverick message will need to be heard again. And at that time we will rise up to say it loudly.
But for now we will need to take a pause. Regroup and see what happens in the 2025 election that we expect to happen this April. Even if we were still fully registered, we would not have had the resources to effectively run candidates in this election.
It has been an honour to serve as your Party leader for the past 2 years.
Colin Krieger
Maverick Party Leader