Natural Law Party of Canada
The Natural Law Party of Canada was the Canadian branch of the international Natural Law Party, the political arm of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's Transcendental Meditation movement. It never won a seat in Parliament.
Its most famous member was the magician Doug Henning who ran as a candidate for the Natural Law Party in the 1993 Canadian federal election. (He lost.)
The NLP advocated federal funding for research in yogic flying believing that this form of mediation was the key to achieving world peace and universal health. They also proposed the construction of Maharishi Vedic Land near Niagara Falls. The project was never completed.
The Natural Law Party in Canada was one of a number of Natural Law parties around the world.
The party de-registered with Elections Canada on January 23 2003.
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1997 Canadian election | 2000 Canadian election | 2004 Canadian election | Canadian federal election, 1997 | Canadian federal election, 2000 | Canadian federal election, 2004 | Canadian political parties | Doug Henning | List of political parties in Canada | Natural Law Party
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