Future Candidate Bureaucracy Test

*** UPDATE August 2021 ***

How to be candidate ?

** Update 25 August : it is no longer possible to be a candidate for the September 2021 election, unless you read this entire page and the associated documents and you really believe you can collect 140 constituents’ signatures by Sunday August 29. In the latter case, please follow all the instructions below, and then write us an email to sebastien dot corhino at gmail dot com. Thank you! **

In 2019, the Rhino Party had about 110 canadians who attempted to put their name on the ballot. The Rhino Team, as volunteers, helped a lot of them and put a lot of time and effort to have each and every of them on the ballot. We were very happy that 40 of them sucessfully put their name on the ballot. Altough this was a great victory, it was also a great disapointment : we have put so much effort, and so many people failed…

In 2021, we want to spend less time in front of a computer to answer emails, we want to be on the phone with you, but for having fun and to do some great repairs on stupid decisions from Election Canada, not to hold your hand while you don’t go out gathering your paperwork done, so we will be a little bit more selective in our candidacy review.

We are asking every candidate to carefully read the Rhino Candidate Starting Guide, that will help you understand a little bit about how to be a candidate in a federal election. It does not give every clue, just it helps. Also, Election Canada website is full of ressources.

Some pre-requesites :

  • You will have to gather 100 signatures (sometimes 50*) from people eligible to vote in your riding when the election starts. This task will ask at least 10 to 15 hours of work. Since you’ll need 100 signatures that are valid, you’ll have to gather about 130 to make sure they are all good (ie. wrong address, just moved, not on electoral list with this address, name impossible to read, …)
  • Find a riding. The one you like. You do not have to live in it, but you’ll have to seek for signatures of constituents in there.
  • Find an Official Agent : a friend or family that’s reliable… or sortof. S/he will sign some documents and keep some paper for 2 to 6 months, s/he will prepare your end of election report also open a bank account for your $0 campaign, because we love bureaucraty and The Law requires that.

How to be a candidate, video version

Putting your name on a ballot is quite simple, but at the same time it’s a little bit complicated and it does require time. So here we go. Bureaucraty all the way, you’ll have to read this in order to be a candidate for the Rhino Party. Here is the steps to make sure you are a candidate :

  1. Please read all of the Rhino Candidate Starting kit 🙂  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dyAGxUwp2IdvthxQLEsd0wQOSRvcsLzoeD0bF4_6Ias/edit#
  2. Make sure to fill the Google Form to be in our official list https://forms.gle/KAyBftbwZXHqASbd8
  3. Once the party confirms the riding is for you, start gathering signatures of constituents. NOW !!! (Print Nomination Paper page 17, print it 17 times!!!) https://www.elections.ca/pol/can/formsreg/ec20010_e.pdf (it takes time, but there are some tricks in the starting guide!) 
  4. There is a website page with all infos is available at footer of www.PartyRhino.ca
  5. Please tell us ASAP in case of problems or if you plan not to be a candidate 😉
Thanks!

We promise a minister seat to every elected candidate! PROMO : If you refer a friend for a seat in Parliament and s/he wins, you’ll be granted with 2 Ministry of our Dealer’s choice!

Useful documents for candidates :
Rhino Starting Kit, with lot of answers to common questions : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dyAGxUwp2IdvthxQLEsd0wQOSRvcsLzoeD0bF4_6Ias/edit# 
Nomination paper : https://www.elections.ca/pol/can/formsreg/ec20010_e.pdf
Signature sheet : print nomination paper page 17, print it 17 times : https://www.elections.ca/pol/can/formsreg/ec20010_e.pdf
Single signature sheet : https://www.elections.ca/pol/can/formsreg/ec20010F_e.pdf
Electoral timeline
Friday 27 – Saturday 28 august : recommanded date to deposit your candidacy, the earlier the better. If some paper are wrong, you’ll have time to fix it.
Monday 30 august, 2 PM : limite date time to deposit your candidacy and/or to bring more signatures (if some where missing). Do not drop your candidacy last minute, as you won’t be able to bring in more signatures or papers if something fails.
Monday 20 septembre : Election : Rhino Government enters Ottawa

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