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Honestly, I hadn't even heard much about it until this election, and I've been pretty heavily involved in electoral politics. To actually register a party it's just a fee and a few hundred signatures, and the requirement to get a candidate on the ballot is similar.
Even the Green party has sat in the house with their one MP. I'm guessing the official status is more of a symbolic goal, even if it comes with goodies.
Not having official party status doesn't mean an elected MP can't sit in the HoC. It means they can't ask questions, sit on any committees and they receive minimal funding.
Oh shit, that's pretty appalling to me.
Yes, exactly.
Registering a party to run in an election is different than obtaining official party status. It's also not a new topic during elections.
Yes, I know. I was explaining to OP, who's not Canadian.
Official party status has never come up in any of my campaigns. Go figure.