Newfoundland and Labrador First Party

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The Newfoundland and Labrador First Party is a registered political party^[1] in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The party was publicly launched on November 5, 2004 and officially registered in February 2006. It ran in its first election in a February 21, 2006 by-election in the Placentia and St. Mary's electoral district where the party's president Tom Hickey won 31 of 4,862 votes. Hickey was a Progressive Conservative member of the the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for St. John's East Extern between 1966 and 1986.^[2]

1 Party platform
2 A separatist party?
3 See also
4 Notes
5 External link

[edit] Party platform

The main goal of the NLFirst party is to be an alternative voice for the people of Newfoundland and Labrador both in provincial and federal politics. It will run candidates in both provincial and federal elections.

The party aims to:

restore government services in rural communities
stop out migration
support rural rights
maintain Newfoundland and Labrador's way of life and culture
restore traditional hunting and fishing rights
secure joint federal-provincial management of the fishery
extend the current 200 mile limit of exclusive economic interest in the ocean to 350 miles under Article 76 of the Law of the Sea
develop a plan to rebuild the cod stocks
develop integrated transportation and tourism initiatives
develop the Lower Churchill in keeping with section 92 and 92 A of the Constitution Act, 1867/1982
promote federal political reforms to increase equity among the provinces and territories

[edit] A separatist party?

The party does not advocate separation of Newfoundland and Labrador from Canada, but does see sovereignty as a feasible and necessary plan of action if the Government of Canada does not take "immediate action" in resolving the problems in Newfoundland and Labrador.