Libertarian Party of Canada running 16 candidates

The Libertarian Party of Canada has 16 candidates on the ballot in the federal general election.

2025 Candidates | Libertarian Party of Canada:

British Columbia 

• Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam - Lewis Dahlby
• Langley Township—Fraser Heights - Alex Joehl

Alberta

• Airdrie—Cochrane - David Sabine

Saskatchewan 

• Yorkton—Melville - Alec Guggenmos

Ontario

• Burlington - Ocean Marshall
• Niagara Falls—Niagara-on-the-Lake - Daniel Shakhmundes
• Orléans - Arlo Arrowsmith
• Ottawa—Vanier—Gloucester - Coreen Corcoran
• Sarnia—Lambton—Bkejwanong - Jacques Boudreau 
• Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry - Karl MacKinnon
• Sudbury East—Manitoulin—Nickel Belt - Justin Leroux

New Brunswick 

• Beauséjour - Donna Allen
• Saint John—Kennebecasis - Austin Venedam
• Saint John—St. Croix - Keith Tays

Nova Scotia

• Dartmouth—Cole Harbour - Joseph Shea
• Sydney—Glace Bay - Michael Pittman

https://www.libertarian.ca/2025_candidates

BC Libertarians (1): Alex Joehl

Four candidates are carrying the Libertarian banner in British Columbia (B.C.) this election. B.C. Libertarian Party (BCLP) leader Alex Joehl is running in Langley-Abbotsford. 

Who's running in Langley-Abbotsford | Abbotsford News | Matthew Claxton:

Alex Joehl.

October 18, 2024 -"Alex Joehl

Running with the BC Libertarians

• Candidate’s age: 42
• What neighbourhood of Langley/Aldergrove/Abbotsford do you live in? Murrayville
• How many years have you lived in Langley or Abbotsford? Nine years
• Have you held political office in past? No
• Profession: Meat department manager at a grocery store

"I’ve lived and worked in Langley since 2015 with my wife and son. Being one of the only Langley-Abbotsford candidate that actually lives in this riding’s boundaries, I know the challenges it faces. Population growth has put upward pressure on housing prices and our hospitals in Langley and Abbotsford struggle to keep up with demand.

"Libertarian principles are ingrained in us before pre-school – Don’t hurt people, don’t take their stuff. I have made it my goal to educate people about our philosophy every opportunity I get, running for MLA twice, MP three times, as well as in local elections.

"I’m proud to be leader of the BC Libertarian Party, who have been advocating for lower taxes, more choice, and real freedom since 1986....

"Langley has long been an attractive destination for its combination of rural areas and a modest urban centre. SkyTrain is coming and with it will bring a spike in demand to the surrounding area. We’ll need more housing, and fast.... Victoria can help Langley by revisiting the Residential Tenancy Act and making it more attractive to build rental housing and be a landlord. There are also layers of requirements that add to the cost of building homes, like the Energy Step Code, which must be paused. Non-arable land within the ALR [Agricultural Land Reserve] should be released.... 

"[W]hat about those also struggling with addiction? The war on drugs has failed. People should have the opportunity to purchase drugs from reputable businesses, instead of ... toxic street drugs.

"We’ll need to upgrade medical service immediately – Access to a waiting line is not health care. B.C. needs to allow residents to get the best care they can obtain, even if that’s outside the public system. Yes, more doctors and nurses is a no-brainer, but how will we fund it? By cutting the bureaucracy.... Germany has the same doctors per capita as Canada, but less than one-tenth of the administrators."

Read more: https://www.abbynews.com/news/meet-your-candidates-whos-running-in-langley-abbotsford-7595335

More Libertarians running in British Columbia

Terry Tiessen to run as Libertarian candidate in Nelson-Creston | Nelson Star:

Deptember 28,  2020 - "The BC Libertarian Party has announced Terry Tiessen as its candidate for Nelson-Creston in the Oct. 24 provincial election. Tiessen said in a statement Monday he has previously worked for Greenpeace, a reading centre in Slocan and the Humane Society.

"'I have lived in the Nelson area for 30 wonderful years now, choosing to raise my three children in the beauty and the culture of the Kootenays,' he said. 'It was in 2017 that I decided if I wanted to persevere and leave a world for those children that ha[s] impenetrable individual, property and privacy rights, I would have to join and run for the BC Libertarian Party.'"

Read more: https://www.nelsonstar.com/news/terry-tiessen-to-run-as-libertarian-candidate-in-nelson-creston/


BC Libertarian Party announces Kelowna-Lake Country candidate | BC Local News:

September 29, 2020 - "The BC Libertarian Party today (Sept. 29) announced Kyle Geronazzo will be representing them in the Kelowna-Lake Country riding. The nominee explained in an email he’s running because he doesn’t believe in a ‘one size fits all’ solution.

"'You are the most qualified person to make decisions in your lift, and I believe that you should have more power to do so,' he said.... He further explained when he ran in the 2018 by-election, he discovered first hand how ‘sick and tired’ people were of the current two-party system, which he said often leads people into choosing the ‘lesser of two evils’. 'I’m here to add another voice on the matter, an option that is not the ‘lesser’ of anything, but a real alternative.'"

Read more: https://www.bclocalnews.com/news/bc-libertarian-party-announces-kelowna-lake-country-candidate/


Libertarian Alex Joehl to run in Langley East | Aldergrove Star - Dan Ferguson: 

September  29, 2020 - "BC Libertarian Party candidate Alex Joehl will be running in Langley East. 'I really like being an option for people,' the Murrayville resident told the Langley Advance Times..... It is the second time that Joehl has been on the ballot in Langley-East, having run in 2017. Joehl has also run federally with the Libertarian Party of Canada three times, most recently in 2019 in Langley-Aldergrove, and also finished third in the mayoral race in the Township of Langley in 2018....

"Joehl moved to Langley five years ago with his wife and son. His campaign bio says 'you’ll find him all over town, coaching youth roller and ball hockey, volunteering in the kitchen at the Gateway of Hope, or working at the Real Canadian Superstore, where he has been the Meat Department Manager since 2012. And though this former sports writer no longer is reporting on the local sports scene, you may run into him playing beer league hockey. Finding the BC Libertarian has given him hope that we can make a real difference in reducing the size of government and taking back our individual freedoms and live as freely as we all deserve.'"

Read more: https://www.aldergrovestar.com/news/election-libertarian-alex-joehl-to-run-in-langley-east/


Andrew Coombes to run as Libertarian Party candidate in Chilliwack riding | Chilliwack Progress - Eric Welsh: 

October 2, 2020 - "The BC Libertarian Party will have a candidate on the ballot in Chilliwack for the upcoming provincial election. Andrew Coombes, a tradesperson who worked on the construction of the Abbotsford hospital, is throwing his hat in the ring, running on a platform of government accountability....

"Of particular relevance to voters in the Fraser Valley, Coombes also has his sights set on the Agricultural Land Reserve and what he calls 'unfair and draconian rules regarding how you can use your own land.' 'Why is it that the government decides what can be done on private property?' he questioned. 'Why are some greenhouses permitted on ALR land but not a farm-to-table restaurant? We should be encouraging entrepreneurship, not discouraging it. I look forward to spreading the message of liberty.'"

Read more: https://www.theprogress.com/news/andrew-coombes-to-run-as-libertarian-party-candidate-in-chilliwack-riding/

BC Libertarian running for township mayor

Libertarian Alex Joehl runs for Township mayor - Langley Times:

September 6, 2018 - "A member of the Libertarian Party has announced his candidacy for Township Mayor. In a Facebook post, Alex Joehl said he will challenge incumbent mayor Jack Froese for the position in the Oct. 20 municipal election.

'There are many amazing people already doing great work here in the Township, but I feel that there are some other ideas out there that will better serve the residents of this town,' Joehl wrote.

"'We’re not trying to serve the majority of Langleyites, we need to serve ALL of them – while we are all unique, no one is special. Government has a track record of being patronizing to its public, even if it is more benevolent than malicious most of the time. But city hall should be here to support the residents, not dictate their lives.'

"This is the first time Joehl is throwing his hat into a municipal race, after running in both federal and provincial elections in the past.... Joehl ran for Langley East MLA in the 2017 provincial election under the Libertarian Party.  He also ran in two federal elections for the Libertarian Party of Canada ... in 2008 and ... in 2011.

"According to the Libertarian Party of Canada website, the party’s mission is to 'reduce the responsibilities and expense of government. This, so that we may each manage our lives to mutually fulfill our needs by the free and voluntary exchange of our efforts and property for the value that best realizes our happiness.'"

Read more: https://www.langleytimes.com/municipal-election/libertarian-alex-joehl-runs-for-township-mayor/
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