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For the forthcoming [[2019 Canadian federal election]], Bernier told the ''[[National Post]]'' that the party would start candidate nominations after the 2019 by-elections.[{{Cite news |last=Harapyn |first=Larysa |date=February 21, 2019 |title=Maxime Bernier on the SNC-Lavalin scandal – and how he plans on winning the October election |work=National Post |url=https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/no-corporation-is-above-the-law-maxime-bernier-on-the-snc-lavalin-scandal-and-how-he-plans-on-winning-the-october-election |access-date=February 25, 2019}}] On March 25, 2019, Bernier announced in a press conference that the party had opened an online search for candidates until April 23, with candidate selection meetings to follow between May 7 and 13.[{{Cite web |last=Pinkerton |first=Charlie |date=March 25, 2019 |title=People's Party opens online search for candidates – iPolitics |url=https://ipolitics.ca/2019/03/25/peoples-party-opens-online-search-for-candidates/ |access-date=March 25, 2019}}][{{Citation |title=Maxime Bernier's People's Party of Canada won't 'do anything special' to attract diverse candidates |date=March 25, 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAov-MHDl8s |access-date=March 25, 2019}}] In an interview on the [[CTV News Channel (Canadian TV channel)|CTV]] television show ''[[Power Play (2009 TV program)|Power Play]]'', he said that the party planned to have their first convention from June 1 to 2.[{{Cite web |date=March 25, 2019 |title=Power Play: One-on-one with Bernier |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/video/?clipId=1644116/ |access-date=March 27, 2019 |website=ctvnews.ca}}] The party held its conference from August 18 to 19, where "roughly 500 party officials took part in door knocking workshops, traditional media and social media training, debate training and mock debate."[{{Cite web |last=Pinkerton |first=Charlie |date=August 18, 2019 |title=People's Party is Bernier's 'long run' plan, regardless of election results |url=https://ipolitics.ca/2019/08/18/peoples-party-is-berniers-long-run-plan-regardless-of-election-results/ |access-date=August 19, 2019 |website=iPolitics}}] |
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For the forthcoming [[2019 Canadian federal election]], Bernier told the ''[[National Post]]'' that the party would start candidate nominations after the 2019 by-elections.[{{Cite news |last=Harapyn |first=Larysa |date=February 21, 2019 |title=Maxime Bernier on the SNC-Lavalin scandal – and how he plans on winning the October election |work=National Post |url=https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/no-corporation-is-above-the-law-maxime-bernier-on-the-snc-lavalin-scandal-and-how-he-plans-on-winning-the-october-election |access-date=February 25, 2019}}] On March 25, 2019, Bernier announced in a press conference that the party had opened an online search for candidates until April 23, with candidate selection meetings to follow between May 7 and 13.[{{Cite web |last=Pinkerton |first=Charlie |date=March 25, 2019 |title=People's Party opens online search for candidates – iPolitics |url=https://ipolitics.ca/2019/03/25/peoples-party-opens-online-search-for-candidates/ |access-date=March 25, 2019}}][{{Citation |title=Maxime Bernier's People's Party of Canada won't 'do anything special' to attract diverse candidates |date=March 25, 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAov-MHDl8s |access-date=March 25, 2019}}] In an interview on the [[CTV News Channel (Canadian TV channel)|CTV]] television show ''[[Power Play (2009 TV program)|Power Play]]'', he said that the party planned to have their first convention from June 1 to 2.[{{Cite web |date=March 25, 2019 |title=Power Play: One-on-one with Bernier |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/video/?clipId=1644116/ |access-date=March 27, 2019 |website=ctvnews.ca}}] The party held its conference from August 18 to 19, where "roughly 500 party officials took part in door knocking workshops, traditional media and social media training, debate training and mock debate."[{{Cite web |last=Pinkerton |first=Charlie |date=August 18, 2019 |title=People's Party is Bernier's 'long run' plan, regardless of election results |url=https://ipolitics.ca/2019/08/18/peoples-party-is-berniers-long-run-plan-regardless-of-election-results/ |access-date=August 19, 2019 |website=iPolitics}}] |
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The party underwent several controversies during the campaign.[{{Cite news |last=Meyer |first=Carl |date=October 7, 2019 |title=Jagmeet Singh accuses Maxime Bernier of inciting hatred |work=[[National Observer (Canada)|National Observer]] |url=https://www.nationalobserver.com/2019/10/07/news/peoples-party-steps-spotlight-leaders-debate |quote=The People's Party has faced numerous controversies since Bernier, a former Conservative minister, quit his party in disgust in August 2018 to form a new one. For one, it fired the head of its St. Catharines riding association after he was alleged to have been tied to an American neo-Nazi group. Bernier has said 'racists and bigots are not welcome in our party.' On Monday, Bernier defended his past tweets about immigrants being in 'ghettos' and 'tribes,' saying 'we must have fewer immigrants in this country.' |accessdate=September 28, 2021}}] In April 2019, Angelo Isidorou, a party executive and the [[Vancouver Quadra]] district association president resigned, stating the party was an "utter free-for-all" and had been "hijacked by egomaniacs". Isidorou was one of the earliest individuals to blow the whistle on internal racism within the party.[{{Cite web |date=April 27, 2019 |title=Bernier's Party Encouraged Organizers To Court 'Radical Fringe Group' Votes |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2019/04/25/berniers-party-encouraged-organizers-to-court-radical-fringe-group-votes_a_23717471/ |access-date=January 27, 2021 |website=HuffPost |language=en}}] More resignations followed Isidorou and echoed accusations that the party had been infiltrated by "racist, xenophobic, homophobic and downright hateful people".[{{Cite web |date=April 5, 2019 |title=Mad at Max: Bernier's People's Party of Canada is revolting in British Columbia |url=https://www.thestar.com/vancouver/2019/04/04/mad-at-max-berniers-peoples-party-of-canada-is-revolting-in-british-columbia.html |access-date=April 6, 2019 |website=[[Toronto Star]]}}] In July 2019, the entire People's Party of Canada board in [[Elmwood—Transcona]] publicly sent a resignation letter, claiming that "racists", "anti-Semites" and "conspiracy theorists" had taken over and were promoting "the closure of Canada's "physical and economic borders" and had "spread misinformation through personal and official channels".[{{Cite web |last=Froese |first=Ian |date=Jul 18, 2019 |title=People's Party board in a Winnipeg riding quits over concerns about racism |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/people-party-canada-winnipeg-elmwood-transcona-resigns-quits-1.5215988 |access-date=October 3, 2019 |publisher=CBC News}}] They cited disillusionment towards the party's increasingly xenophobic nature and lack of focus towards economic discussion as their core reasons for resigning.[{{Cite web |date=July 16, 2019 |title=We can't be a part of the party if this is the direction it's going. We're out. #ppc #elxn43 #canpolipic.twitter.com/BFaok7bIEX |url=https://twitter.com/ppcet/status/1151258451953233920 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190728061301/https://twitter.com/ppcet/status/1151258451953233920 |archive-date=July 28, 2019}}] [[Steven Fletcher (politician)|Steven Fletcher]], PPC candidate for [[Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley]], rejected the accusation, claiming the action is rooted in vindictiveness against Bernier.[{{Cite web |last=Froese |first=Ian |date=July 18, 2019 |title=People's Party board in a Winnipeg riding quits over concerns about racism |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/people-party-canada-winnipeg-elmwood-transcona-resigns-quits-1.5215988 |access-date=October 7, 2019 |publisher=CBC News}}] The manager of the [[Elmwood—Transcona]] Facebook page responded to the criticism by stating: "Our problem is not necessarily with Max [Bernier] himself, but the entire organization has deep-rooted problems." The [[Winnipeg South Centre]] EDA argued that it was normal for a party to have "people with crazy ideas and racists" and wanted to know how the party reacted to it.[{{Cite web |date=July 19, 2019 |title=5 People's Party of Canada members resign in Winnipeg, accusing supporters of racism, anti-Semitism – Winnipeg |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/5658060/peoples-party-of-canada-winnipeg-members-resign/ |access-date=August 16, 2019 |website=globalnews.ca}}] The PPC later told [[Global News]] that the removal of the white nationalist was an example of the party taking a stand against racism.[{{Cite news |last1=Russell |first1=Andrew |last2=Bell |first2=Stewart |date=September 24, 2019 |title=Former neo-Nazi, Pegida Canada official among People's Party of Canada signatories |work=Global News |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/5929770/former-neo-nazi-pegida-canada-official-among-peoples-party-of-canada-signatories/ |access-date=September 25, 2019}}] |
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The party underwent several controversies during the campaign.[{{Cite news |last=Meyer |first=Carl |date=October 7, 2019 |title=Jagmeet Singh accuses Maxime Bernier of inciting hatred |work=[[National Observer (Canada)|National Observer]] |url=https://www.nationalobserver.com/2019/10/07/news/peoples-party-steps-spotlight-leaders-debate |quote=The People's Party has faced numerous controversies since Bernier, a former Conservative minister, quit his party in disgust in August 2018 to form a new one. For one, it fired the head of its St. Catharines riding association after he was alleged to have been tied to an American neo-Nazi group. Bernier has said 'racists and bigots are not welcome in our party.' On Monday, Bernier defended his past tweets about immigrants being in 'ghettos' and 'tribes,' saying 'we must have fewer immigrants in this country.' |accessdate=September 28, 2021}}] In April 2019, Angelo Isidorou, a party executive and the [[Vancouver Quadra]] district association president, resigned, stating the party was an "utter free-for-all" and had been "hijacked by egomaniacs". Isidorou was one of the earliest individuals to blow the whistle on internal racism within the party.[{{Cite web |date=April 27, 2019 |title=Bernier's Party Encouraged Organizers To Court 'Radical Fringe Group' Votes |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2019/04/25/berniers-party-encouraged-organizers-to-court-radical-fringe-group-votes_a_23717471/ |access-date=January 27, 2021 |website=HuffPost |language=en}}] More resignations followed Isidorou and echoed accusations that the party had been infiltrated by "racist, xenophobic, homophobic and downright hateful people".[{{Cite web |date=April 5, 2019 |title=Mad at Max: Bernier's People's Party of Canada is revolting in British Columbia |url=https://www.thestar.com/vancouver/2019/04/04/mad-at-max-berniers-peoples-party-of-canada-is-revolting-in-british-columbia.html |access-date=April 6, 2019 |website=[[Toronto Star]]}}] In July 2019, the entire People's Party of Canada board in [[Elmwood—Transcona]] publicly sent a resignation letter, claiming that "racists", "anti-Semites" and "conspiracy theorists" had taken over and were promoting "the closure of Canada's "physical and economic borders" and had "spread misinformation through personal and official channels".[{{Cite web |last=Froese |first=Ian |date=Jul 18, 2019 |title=People's Party board in a Winnipeg riding quits over concerns about racism |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/people-party-canada-winnipeg-elmwood-transcona-resigns-quits-1.5215988 |access-date=October 3, 2019 |publisher=CBC News}}] They cited disillusionment towards the party's increasingly xenophobic nature and lack of focus towards economic discussion as their core reasons for resigning.[{{Cite web |date=July 16, 2019 |title=We can't be a part of the party if this is the direction it's going. We're out. #ppc #elxn43 #canpolipic.twitter.com/BFaok7bIEX |url=https://twitter.com/ppcet/status/1151258451953233920 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190728061301/https://twitter.com/ppcet/status/1151258451953233920 |archive-date=July 28, 2019}}] [[Steven Fletcher (politician)|Steven Fletcher]], PPC candidate for [[Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley]], rejected the accusation, claiming the action is rooted in vindictiveness against Bernier.[{{Cite web |last=Froese |first=Ian |date=July 18, 2019 |title=People's Party board in a Winnipeg riding quits over concerns about racism |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/people-party-canada-winnipeg-elmwood-transcona-resigns-quits-1.5215988 |access-date=October 7, 2019 |publisher=CBC News}}] The manager of the [[Elmwood—Transcona]] Facebook page responded to the criticism by stating: "Our problem is not necessarily with Max [Bernier] himself, but the entire organization has deep-rooted problems." The [[Winnipeg South Centre]] EDA argued that it was normal for a party to have "people with crazy ideas and racists" and wanted to know how the party reacted to it.[{{Cite web |date=July 19, 2019 |title=5 People's Party of Canada members resign in Winnipeg, accusing supporters of racism, anti-Semitism – Winnipeg |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/5658060/peoples-party-of-canada-winnipeg-members-resign/ |access-date=August 16, 2019 |website=globalnews.ca}}] The PPC later told [[Global News]] that the removal of the white nationalist was an example of the party taking a stand against racism.[{{Cite news |last1=Russell |first1=Andrew |last2=Bell |first2=Stewart |date=September 24, 2019 |title=Former neo-Nazi, Pegida Canada official among People's Party of Canada signatories |work=Global News |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/5929770/former-neo-nazi-pegida-canada-official-among-peoples-party-of-canada-signatories/ |access-date=September 25, 2019}}] |
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Ultimately, the party formed [[Riding association|electoral district associations]] in 326 [[Riding (division)|ridings]], and ran candidates in 315 ridings, of Canada's total 338 ridings.[{{Cite web |last=Turnbull |first=Sarah |date=October 21, 2019 |title=Maxime Bernier loses riding he's held since 2006 but says PPC still has future |url=https://election.ctvnews.ca/maxime-bernier-loses-riding-he-s-held-since-2006-but-says-ppc-still-has-future-1.4648974 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022060247/https://election.ctvnews.ca/maxime-bernier-loses-riding-he-s-held-since-2006-but-says-ppc-still-has-future-1.4648974 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 22, 2019 |access-date=February 22, 2020 |publisher=[[CTV News Channel (Canadian TV channel)|CTV]] |quote=The party went into the campaign pledging to nominate a candidate for all 338 ridings, but secured 326 and only registered 315 by Elections Canada's nomination deadline.}}][{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Charlie |date=October 21, 2019 |title=People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier loses Quebec riding of Beauce |url=https://www.straight.com/news/1316596/peoples-party-canada-leader-maxime-bernier-loses-quebec-riding-beauce |access-date=February 22, 2020 |website=Straight |publisher=Georgia Straight |quote=He added that his heart goes out to the 315 PPC candidates across the country.}}] In the 2019 federal election, Bernier lost his own seat to a Conservative, and no People's Party candidates were elected.[{{Cite news |date=October 21, 2019 |title=People's Party fails to gain a single seat in disappointing night for Maxime Bernier |work=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-federal-election-2019-ppc-fail-to-gain-a-single-seat-in-disappointing/ |access-date=October 24, 2019}}] Bernier was the closest People's Party candidate to come close to winning; he won 28.4% of the vote (a 20-point drop from 2015), and no other candidate of the party won more than 4% of the vote. The party received approximately 1.6% of the popular vote nationwide. According to the [[Canadian Press]], the PPC may have cost the Conservatives some ridings but did not garner enough votes to affect the overall result.[{{Cite news |last=Berthiaume |first=Lee |date=October 23, 2019 |title=Upstart People's Party had little impact on election results: Analysis |language=en |work=CTV News |agency=The Canadian Press |url=https://election.ctvnews.ca/upstart-people-s-party-had-little-impact-on-election-results-analysis-1.4652140 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023185557/https://election.ctvnews.ca/upstart-people-s-party-had-little-impact-on-election-results-analysis-1.4652140 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 23, 2019 |access-date=October 23, 2019}}] |
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Ultimately, the party formed [[Riding association|electoral district associations]] in 326 [[Riding (division)|ridings]], and ran candidates in 315 ridings, of Canada's total 338 ridings.[{{Cite web |last=Turnbull |first=Sarah |date=October 21, 2019 |title=Maxime Bernier loses riding he's held since 2006 but says PPC still has future |url=https://election.ctvnews.ca/maxime-bernier-loses-riding-he-s-held-since-2006-but-says-ppc-still-has-future-1.4648974 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022060247/https://election.ctvnews.ca/maxime-bernier-loses-riding-he-s-held-since-2006-but-says-ppc-still-has-future-1.4648974 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 22, 2019 |access-date=February 22, 2020 |publisher=[[CTV News Channel (Canadian TV channel)|CTV]] |quote=The party went into the campaign pledging to nominate a candidate for all 338 ridings, but secured 326 and only registered 315 by Elections Canada's nomination deadline.}}][{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Charlie |date=October 21, 2019 |title=People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier loses Quebec riding of Beauce |url=https://www.straight.com/news/1316596/peoples-party-canada-leader-maxime-bernier-loses-quebec-riding-beauce |access-date=February 22, 2020 |website=Straight |publisher=Georgia Straight |quote=He added that his heart goes out to the 315 PPC candidates across the country.}}] In the 2019 federal election, Bernier lost his own seat to a Conservative, and no People's Party candidates were elected.[{{Cite news |date=October 21, 2019 |title=People's Party fails to gain a single seat in disappointing night for Maxime Bernier |work=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-federal-election-2019-ppc-fail-to-gain-a-single-seat-in-disappointing/ |access-date=October 24, 2019}}] Bernier was the closest People's Party candidate to come close to winning; he won 28.4% of the vote (a 20-point drop from 2015), and no other candidate of the party won more than 4% of the vote. The party received approximately 1.6% of the popular vote nationwide. According to the [[Canadian Press]], the PPC may have cost the Conservatives some ridings but did not garner enough votes to affect the overall result.[{{Cite news |last=Berthiaume |first=Lee |date=October 23, 2019 |title=Upstart People's Party had little impact on election results: Analysis |language=en |work=CTV News |agency=The Canadian Press |url=https://election.ctvnews.ca/upstart-people-s-party-had-little-impact-on-election-results-analysis-1.4652140 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023185557/https://election.ctvnews.ca/upstart-people-s-party-had-little-impact-on-election-results-analysis-1.4652140 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 23, 2019 |access-date=October 23, 2019}}] |
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