# Work Less Party > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Work_Less_Party > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Work_Less_Party.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work_Less_Party > Source revision: 1334710740 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Infobox political party | name = Work Less Party | logo = Work Less Logo.jpg | colorcode = #FF3366 | leader = Jessica Mason-Paull (at time of dissolution) | president = | chairman = | spokesperson = | foundation = {{Start date|2007|10|1}} | ideology = Shortening of the [working week](/source/Workweek_and_weekend)
[Labour rights](/source/Labor_rights)
[Decentralization](/source/Decentralization)
[Environmentalism](/source/Environmentalism) | headquarters = 1545 10th Avenue East
[Vancouver](/source/Vancouver), [British Columbia](/source/British_Columbia) | international = | website = {{URL|http://www.worklessparty.org/}} | country = Canada | native_name = | _subheader = Former party | chairperson = | leader1_title = | leader1_name = | dissolution = {{Start date|2010|7|31}} | merger = | split = | predecessor = | merged = | successor = | position = | national = | student_wing = | youth_wing = | membership = | membership_year = | colours = [Red](/source/Red) | colors = | blank1_title = Fiscal policy | blank1 = | blank2_title = Social policy | blank2 = | seats1_title = Seats in the House of Commons | seats1 = | seats2_title = Seats in the Senate | seats2 = | seats3_title = Seats in [Legislature](/source/Legislative_Assemblies_of_Canadian_provinces_and_territories) | seats3 = | state = Canada | parties_dab1 = List of political parties in Canada | elections_dab1= Elections in Canada | footnotes = }} The '''Work Less Party''' (WLP) was a Canadian federal political party that became eligible for registration with [Elections Canada](/source/Elections_Canada) on October 1, 2007. The federal Work Less Party was voluntarily de-registered on July 31, 2010, after applying for and being granted an extension to the June 30, 2010 deadline for filing a 2009 financial return to Elections Canada. The federal Work Less Party is no longer able to issue tax receipts for political contributions.News release Elections Canada, Ottawa 2 July 2010 The party had a provincial branch in [British Columbia](/source/British_Columbia), the [Work Less Party of British Columbia](/source/Work_Less_Party_of_British_Columbia), and a wing that operated on the municipal level in [Vancouver](/source/Vancouver). ==History== The WLP was formed as a provincial and municipal party in British Columbia by [Conrad Schmidt](/source/Conrad_Schmidt_(social_activist)) in 2003. In October 2004 Schmidt gave up his day job to be able to give more attention to the party. {{cite news |url=https://www.straight.com/article/work-less-goes-to-church |title=Work Less goes to "Church" |last=Burrows |first=Matthew |work=[The Georgia Straight](/source/The_Georgia_Straight) |publisher=Vancouver Free Press |accessdate=2009-06-01}} A federal wing was registered with Elections Canada in 2007. In May 2009, Jessica Mason-Paull became its leader, swapping roles with Schmidt, who then became the Chief Auditor. The party nominated only a single candidate for the [2008 Canadian federal election](/source/2008_Canadian_federal_election). [Betty Krawczyk](/source/Betty_Krawczyk) ran unsuccessfully in the riding of [Vancouver East](/source/Vancouver_East_(federal_electoral_district)), receiving 1.02% of the votes (423 votes).{{citation needed|date=September 2013}} At a national level, this was 0.0013 percent of votes cast. The party was de-registered at the federal level on July 31, 2010.{{citation needed|date=September 2013}} ==Platform== The platform of the Work Less Party was based primarily around [the rights of workers](/source/Labor_rights). The party advocated for the shortening of the [work week](/source/Working_time) to 32 hours from 40,Thompson, Kristen (May 12, 2009). "[http://www.metronews.ca/vancouver/local/article/227518--wide-array-of-parties-on-ballot Wide array of parties on ballot]", ''[Metro Vancouver](/source/Metro_International)''. Retrieved on 2009-05-29. reduction of Canada's [carbon footprint](/source/carbon_footprint), a [minimum wage](/source/minimum_wage) increase, decentralized government, and promotion of cultural activities. Economic ideas underpinning the WLP's policy were discussed in [Conrad Schmidt](/source/Conrad_Schmidt_(social_activist))'s 2006 book ''Workers of the World Relax''. {{cite news |url=https://www.straight.com/article/work-less-founder-unveils-book-0 |title=Work Less founder unveils book |last=Burrows |first=Matthew |date=2006-05-11 |work=[The Georgia Straight](/source/The_Georgia_Straight) |publisher=Vancouver Free Press |accessdate=2009-06-01}} ==See also== * [Reduction of hours of work](/source/Reduction_of_hours_of_work_(disambiguation)) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.worklessparty.org/ Work Less Party homepage] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114001746/http://www.worklessparty.org/ |date=2020-11-14 }} *[http://www.elections.ca/content.asp?section=pol&document=index&dir=par&lang=e&textonly=false#wlp Elections Canada List of Federal Political Parties] *{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20060703075740/http://takebackyourtime.org/ Take Back Your Time]}} - "a U.S./Canadian initiative to challenge the epidemic of overwork, over-scheduling and time famine" {{Portal|Organized Labour}} {{Canadian federal political parties}} Category:Political parties disestablished in 2010 Category:Political parties established in 2007 Category:Federal political parties in Canada Category:Labor rights Category:Labour parties Category:Working time Category:Work–life balance {{Canada-party-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Work Less Party](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work_Less_Party) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work_Less_Party?action=history)). 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