In the 2015 Canadian federal election, the party ran one candidate; its leader David Berlin in University—Rosedale.
[3] The aim of the party, instead of achieving power and influence, was to change the way in which Canadians relate to one another on the subject of politics and cause Canadians to have a deep conversation about the future of the country.
Stage two would be a vote not for representatives but for teams capable of managing the "volonte generale", the "will of the people as a whole".
Cabinet After a multiple-round process of short-listing qualified candidates, managers would choose a Prime Minister.
[4] In terms of economic policy, the party called for a 20-hour work week, increased investments in the humanities and social sciences, and a shift from economic measurements that are based on productivity and GDP to those that measure happiness.