The National Citizens Alliance () was a minor federal political party in Canada, registered with Elections Canada from 2014 to 2017 and from 2019 to 2023. It was founded and led by perennial candidate Stephen Garvey, a proponent of far-right conspiracy theories. The party had been described by critics as alt-right, white nationalist, and Islamophobic.
History
In August 2015, the party was registered under the party name, Democratic Advancement Party of Canada (DAPC). The party, under the DAPC name, fielded four candidates in the 2015 federal election. In January 2017, the party name was changed to National Advancement Party of Canada (NAPC). Garvey was a candidate in Calgary Skyview, receiving 1.5% of the vote, Fahed Khalid was a candidate in Bow River where he won 0.17% of the vote, Max Veress received 0.33% of the vote in Calgary Forest Lawn, and Faizan Butt received 0.34% of the vote in Calgary Nose Hill. No candidate was elected.
The NAPC fielded two candidates in by-elections for the Calgary ridings in April 2017: Garvey was the candidate in Calgary Heritage (79 votes, 0.3%), and Kulbir Singh Chawla was the candidate in Calgary Midnapore (81 votes, 0.3%).
On December 13, 2017 the NAPC voluntarily deregistered itself from Elections Canada effective December 31, 2017. However, the party was revived as the National Citizens Alliance (NCA) and its registration with Elections Canada was confirmed in January 2019.
The party ran four candidates in the 2019 federal election and received 510 votes overall.
The NCA submitted a request to the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada to voluntary deregister on February 24, 2023. The request was accepted and the party was deregistered four days later on February 28.
Policy and views
The NCA has been described by critics as far-right, alt-right, white nationalist, anti-immigration, and Islamophobic. The party, however, claims that it is "neither left nor right" and adopts policies from both sides of the political spectrum.
Nationalism
The NCA describes itself as "nationalist, pro-Canadian and anti-globalist". The party's platform proposes amending the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to include the preservation of "European-Canadian heritage". The party also supports the preservation of Quebecois culture, but opposes Quebec independence, instead advocating for greater cooperation between the federal government and Quebec. The party opposes multiculturalism in Canada and wants to repeal the Canadian Multiculturalism Act. They are particularly opposed to the idea of a post-national state.
Immigration
The NCA proposes limiting the immigration rate, which they believe to be too high for proper screening and vetting, as well as restricting or halting immigration from nations with "strong terrorist activities", or that supposedly do not share what the party describes as "Canadian values". The party also advocates for the deportation of all illegal immigrants who entered Canada through the United States as part of a Safe Third Country Agreement loophole.
Rights
The NCA proposes a ban on abortions after three months of pregnancy. The party advocates the prohibition of "schools and any other relevant organizations / institutions from exposing children to indoctrination [on] sexual identity". The party supports gun rights and describes the current gun regulations in Canada as excessive and ineffective.
The party proposes increasing penalties for animal cruelty, and implementing a full ban on bestiality, which is currently only partly banned in Canada.
Conspiracy theories
The leader of the NCA, Stephen Garvey, is known for his support of several far-right conspiracy theories, and in turn the party's policies have also reflected such beliefs.
Politics and society
The NCA supports the "Great Replacement" conspiracy theory and states that there is a plot between "globalists" and "cultural Marxists" to replace the white population of Canada with "Third World immigrants". Muslims and Sikhs in particular are often targets of the party's anti-immigration rhetoric.
In early 2021, the NCA released a statement denouncing its coverage on Wikipedia, claiming that "communists and Marxists" had been paid by mainstream media to spread misinformation about the party on the website.