Natural Law Party of Canada

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.

Natural Law also ran candidates in provincial elections without success. The provincial parties have also become defunct.

See also:

List of political parties in Canada