Tim Moen
Tim Moen | |
|---|---|
| Leader of the Libertarian Party of Canada | |
| Assumed office May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Katrina Chowne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1973/1974 (age 51–52) |
| Political party | Libertarian |
| Residence | Calgary, Alberta |
| Occupation | Firefighter, paramedic, business owner, filmmaker, volunteer[1] |
Tim Moen (/ˈmoʊən/) is a firefighter, paramedic, business owner, filmmaker, volunteer and politician from Canada. He is the leader of the Libertarian Party of Canada.[3]
Political career
Moen became leader in May 2014, succeeding former leader Katrina Chowne. He ran in the 2014 Fort McMurray—Athabasca by-election.[4] His campaign received considerable attention from a variety of Canadian and US news outlets, such as CNN, Huffington Post, Reason.com, due to his social media memes explaining libertarianism.[5]
Political positions
Moen is an anarcho-capitalist.[6] He supports ending all government surveillance programs and opposes censorship of free speech. He supports bringing the troops home and ending participation in foreign wars, legalizing cannabis, decriminalizing drugs, legalizing prostitution, and tax cuts.[7]
Electoral record
| Canadian federal by-election, June 30, 2014: Fort McMurray—Athabasca Resignation of Brian Jean | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | David Yurdiga | 5,991 | 46.71 | −25.13 | ||||
| Liberal | Kyle Harrietha | 4,529 | 35.31 | +24.89 | ||||
| New Democratic | Lori McDaniel | 1,472 | 11.48 | −1.77 | ||||
| Green | Brian Deheer | 453 | 3.53 | −0.96 | ||||
| Libertarian | Tim Moen | 381 | 2.97 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 12,826 | 100.0 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 34 | 0.26 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 12,860 | 15.37 | −25.38 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 83,647 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −25.01 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[8] | ||||||||
| Canadian federal election, 2015: Calgary Signal Hill | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Ron Liepert | 37,858 | 60.55 | –4.33 | – | |||
| Liberal | Kerry Cundal | 19,108 | 30.56 | +15.12 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Khalis Ahmed | 3,128 | 5.00 | –5.58 | – | |||
| Green | Taryn Knorren | 1,586 | 2.54 | –6.24 | – | |||
| Libertarian | Tim Moen | 679 | 1.09 | – | – | |||
| Christian Heritage | Jesse Rau | 160 | 0.26 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 62,519 | 100.00 | $220,624.93 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 189 | 0.30 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 62,708 | 73.98 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 84,765 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –9.74 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[9][10] | ||||||||
References
- ↑ "About". votemoen.ca. Archived from the original on 2014-09-26. Retrieved August 10, 2014. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Anarchast Ep. 141 Tim Moen: The Ron Paul of Canada!". July 30, 2014.
- ↑ "Tim Moen Elected Leader Of The Libertarian Party Of Canada". Libertarian Party of Canada. May 19, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-08-06. Retrieved 2014-08-11. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Vincent McDermott (March 4, 2014). "First Libertarian candidate to run in McMurray". Fort McMurray Today.
- ↑ Andy Radia (March 6, 2014). "Federal byelection candidate gets online buzz with libertarian memes". Yahoo News.
- ↑ "Why There's No Point in Not Being Radical: Libertarian Strategy with Tim Moen, LP of Canada". July 12, 2018.
- ↑ "I am Tim Moen, leader of the Libertarian Party of Canada and candidate in Calgary Signal Hill. AMA!". September 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Elections Canada". Elections Canada. June 30, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
- ↑ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Calgary Signal Hill (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ↑ "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2018-11-08. Unknown parameter
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