Western Block Party

The party's founding convention was held on November 20, 2005, in Sidney, British Columbia.

In the 2008 election, the party unsuccessfully ran one candidate, Patricia O'Brien, in Saanich—Gulf Islands.

Christie was also the leader of the Western Canada Concept Party of British Columbia, a political party that promotes separation at the provincial political level in British Columbia.

Christie died on March 11, 2013;[3] Paul St. Laurent was subsequently appointed interim leader.

[4] The party was deregistered by Elections Canada in January 2014 for failing to declare at least 250 members.