List of CANZUK endorsements
This is a list of notable individuals and organizations who have voiced their endorsement of CANZUK, the deepening of ties between Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.
Australia
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Senators
[edit]Former Senators
[edit]- Eric Abetz, Liberal Senator for Tasmania[2][3]
Former MP
[edit]- Tony Abbott, former Prime Minister.[4]
Organisations
[edit]Canada
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Parties
[edit]- The Conservative Party of Canada, a centre-right to right-wing federal political party in Canada[6][7][8]
- The Canadian Future Party, a centrist federal political party in Canada[9]
MPs
[edit]- Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada since 2025, MP for Nepean[10]
- Andrew Scheer, Leader of the Official Opposition from 2017 to 2020, MP for Regina—Qu'Appelle[11][12][13]
- Dean Allison, Official Opposition Critic for International Trade since 2017, MP for Niagara West[14]
- John Brassard, Deputy Opposition Whip since 2017, MP for Barrie—Innisfil[6]
- Kelly McCauley, Opposition Deputy Critic for Public Services and Procurement since 2018, MP for Edmonton West[14]
- Michael Chong, Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Communities and Urban Affairs since 2017, MP for Wellington—Halton Hills[15]
- Pierre Poilievre, leader of the Conservative Party since 2022, MP for Carleton from 2004 to 2025[16]
- Todd Doherty, Opposition Critic for Fisheries & Oceans since 2017, MP for Cariboo—Prince George[14]
- Stephanie Kusie, MP for Calgary Midnapore[14]
Former MPs
[edit]- Ed Fast, Official Opposition Critic for the Environment since 2015, former MP for Abbotsford[14]
- Erin O'Toole, Leader of the Official Opposition from 2020 to 2022, former MP for Durham[17][18]
- Frank Baylis, former MP for Pierrefonds—Dollard and candidate in the 2025 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election[19][20]
- Lisa Raitt, former MP for Milton and the Conservative Party deputy leader from 2017 to 2019[14]
- Peter Kent, former MP for Thornhill[14]
Organisations
[edit]- The Young Liberals of Canada, the youth-wing of Liberal Party of Canada[21]
New Zealand
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Parties
[edit]MPs
[edit]- David Seymour, Leader of ACT New Zealand, Minister for Regulation, MP for Epsom[22]
- Winston Peters, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister for Racing, MP for New Zealand First List and three-time Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand [23]
Former MPs
[edit]- Simon Bridges, then Leader of the Opposition, former MP for Tauranga[24]
Academics
[edit]United Kingdom
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Parties
[edit]- British Unionist Party, a Scottish unionist political party[25]
- Libertarian Party, a libertarian political party[26]
- Liberal Party[citation needed][a]
- Conservative and Unionist Party, a centre-right to right-wing political party [27]
- The Social Democratic Party, a left-wing nationalist political party[1]
Current MPs
[edit]- Alex Davies-Jones, MP for Pontypridd[28]
- Antony Higginbotham, MP for Burnley[28]
- Andrew Rosindell, MP for Romford[28]
- Ed Davey, MP for Kingston and Surbiton, former Energy Secretary, and Leader of the Liberal Democrats.[29]
Former MPs
[edit]- Boris Johnson, former MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip, former mayor of London,[30][31][32] former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019-2022.
- Richard Bacon, MP for South Norfolk[28]
- Brendan Clarke-Smith, MP for Bassetlaw[28]
- David Howell, former Secretary of State for Energy, for Transport, Minister of State in the Foreign Office, former MP for Guildford[33]
- Julian Brazier, former MP for Canterbury from 1987 to 2017[18]
- John Redwood, MP for Wokingham[34]
- Dehenna Davison[35]
- Katherine Fletcher, MP for South Ribble[35]
- Michael Fabricant, MP for Lichfield[36]
- Bill Grant, MP for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock[37]
- Bob Seely, MP for Isle of Wight[38]
- Virendra Sharma, MP for Ealing Southall[39]
- Paul Bristow[28] MP for Peterborough and formerly Chair of the All-Parliamentary Group for CANZUK.
Former MEPs
[edit]- Emma McClarkin, outgoing Conservative MEP for East Midlands[40]
- Jonathan Arnott, outgoing Brexit Party MEP for North East England[41]
Mayors
[edit]- Ben Houchen, Conservative Mayor of the Tees Valley[42]
Lords Temporal
[edit]- Conrad Black, former newspaper publisher[8][32]
- Stewart Jackson, former MP for Peterborough[28]
- Daniel Hannan, Conservative MEP for South East England, founder of Vote Leave[43][8] and President of Conservative Friends of CANZUK[44]
- David Frost, Baron Frost[45]
Academics
[edit]- Andrew Roberts, historian, journalist, and visiting professor at the Department of War Studies, King's College London and a Lehrman Institute Distinguished Lecturer at the New York Historical Society[46]
- Jeremy Black, historian and a professor of history[8]
- Madsen Pirie, researcher and author[47]
Journalists
[edit]- John O'Sullivan, conservative political commentator, journalist, and a senior policywriter and speechwriter in 10 Downing Street for Margaret Thatcher[8][48][49]
- Tim Montgomerie, political activist, blogger, and columnist[50]
Organisations
[edit]- Adam Smith Institute[51][52][47]
- The Bruges Group[53]
- Institute of Economic Affairs[54]
- Royal Commonwealth Society[55][8]
- The Freedom Association[56]
- Conservative Friends of CANZUK[44]
- Conservatives for CANZUK[57]
International
[edit]Academics
[edit]- Derrick Gosselin, chairman of the Belgian Nuclear Research Center SCK-CEN, vice chairman of the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, fellow of the Royal Academy of Belgium[14]
Activists
[edit]- Maajid Nawaz, author and founder of the Quilliam Foundation think-tank.[58]
Journalists
[edit]- James C. Bennett, fellow at the Hudson Institute[8]
- Roger Kimball, editor and publisher of The New Criterion[8]
Organisations
[edit]References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Not to be confused with the Liberal Democrats.
Citations
[edit]- ^ a b "The General Election Manifesto 2024 - Homecoming". SDP - The Social Democratic Party. 1 December 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ^ "CANZUK reports very encouraging". Senator Eric Abetz. 28 February 2017. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
- ^ "Australian Senator: CANZUK "Envy Of The World"". Senator Eric Abetz. 28 August 2017. Archived from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
- ^ Skinner, James (26 April 2024). "Canadian Think Tank Welcomes Former Australian Prime Minister As Senior CANZUK Fellow". CANZUK International. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
- ^ "Implement a Commonwealth (CANZUK) Free Trade Agreement - The Australian Taxpayers' Alliance". Australian Taxpayers' Alliance. Archived from the original on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ a b CPAC (20 September 2018). "2018 Conservative Convention – Immigration, Defence and Democratic Reform". CPAC.ca. Archived from the original on 25 August 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ Conservative Party of Canada (2018). "CANZUK Treaty. CANZUK Treaty Implementation" (PDF). Conservative Party of Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Bell, Duncan; Vucetic, Srdjan (9 November 2018). "Brexit, CANZUK, and the Legacy of Empire". SocArXiv: 29. doi:10.31235/osf.io/qw25z. Archived from the original on 15 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Interim Policy Framework". Our Canadian Future. Canadian Future Party. Archived from the original on 29 July 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ Skinner, James (26 February 2025). "CANZUK Endorsed At Liberal Party Leadership Debate". CANZUK International. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
- ^ Eul Basa (19 March 2018). "Casting about for new Canadian trade partners". Narcity. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ Joseph Micallef (23 January 2018). "Free Movement Between Canada, Australia, New Zealand And The UK Could Become A Reality". Troy Media.
- ^ @AndrewScheer (13 September 2018). "I sat down with @NZinOttawa to talk about how a @CPC_HQ Government could work productively with New Zealand, specifically through the proposed CANZUK alliance" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j CANZUK. "Political Advisory Board". CANZUK International. Archived from the original on 24 November 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Visa-free movement across UK, Canada, Australia and NZ? Campaign boost as 200,000 sign up". Express. 18 May 2017.
- ^ Chief Agent of the Conservative Party of Canada. "2025 Conservative Party Platform For Change" (PDF). Conservative Party of Canada. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ^ Jeff Hodgson (10 March 2017). "A Conversation With Erin O'Toole". poletical. Archived from the original on 10 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Increased push for free movement between Canada, U.K., Australia, New Zealand". Jackie Dunham. 12 December 2019. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ Baylis, Frank. "Expanding Canada's Trade Partnerships". Frank Baylis for Liberal Leader. Archived from the original on 27 February 2025. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
- ^ Riga, Andy (24 February 2025). "Liberal leadership hopefuls take on Trump, Poilievre in French debate". The Gazette. Archived from the original on 27 February 2025. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
- ^ @ylc_jlc (23 January 2025). "It's time to build a nation for our generation. We hope our leadership candidates feel the same!" (Tweet). Retrieved 27 February 2025 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b ACT New Zealand (October 2016). "ACT proposes free movement with Britain, Oz and Canada" Archived 9 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Scoop News. Auckland. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ "Winston Peters Speech: Realising Real Opportunities". Scoop.
- ^ "New Zealand Opposition Leader Backs CANZUK International's Campaign". CANZUK International. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "CANZUK Trade & Movement". unionsovereignty. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "Your Life, Your Country, Your Liberty". libertarianpartyuk. Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Pro-CANZUK Party Wins Parliamentary Majority In UK Election". Archived from the original on 23 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Register Of All-Party Parliamentary Groups [as at 1 November 2023]: Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the UK (CANZUK)". UK Parliament. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ Skinner, James (21 March 2025). "UK Liberal Democrats Endorse CANZUK". CANZUK International. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ^ "Brexit boosts 'CANZUK' replacement for European Union: Column".
- ^ "Boris Johnson has advocated for a 'free mobility labour zone' and a free-trade agreement between the four nations". Clark Cooley. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ a b James C. Bennett (24 June 2016). "Brexit boosts 'CANZUK' replacement for European Union: Column". USA Today. Archived from the original on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Reciprocal living and working rights backed in UK, Australia, NZ and Canada". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 29 November 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ Rebecca Perring (30 January 2019). "'WE AREN'T AFRAID!' Redwood TEARS INTO Brussels with Brexit rallying cry - 'EU STUMBLING!'". Express.
- ^ a b "Our Patrons". Conservative Friends of CANZUK. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ^ Michael Fabricant. "Has my right hon. Friend heard of CANZUK, and is he encouraged by it? This is the plan being proposed in the Canadian Parliament for a Canada, Australia, New Zealand and United Kingdom trade partnership after Brexit. Does he share my enthusiasm for it?". Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ Bill Grant MP. "Foreign and Commonwealth Office". Archived from the original on 30 December 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ Hans van Leeuwen (12 February 2019). "Britain, Australia should forge post-Brexit free-movement pact: Boris Johnson". Financial Review.
- ^ "House of Commons - Register Of All-Party Parliamentary Groups as at 9 February 2022: Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the UK (CANZUK)". publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
- ^ Emma McClarkin (3 September 2018). "Emma McClarkin MEP is delighted to join CANZUK International". Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ Jonathan Arnott (27 April 2018). "WHAT IF BRITS ARE ACTUALLY FREE-MARKETEERS, NOT RACISTS?".
- ^ Ben Houchen (11 January 2019). "Ben Houchen: Free Ports would allow leaving the EU to boost the most deprived regions of the UK". Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ Daniel Hannan (20 September 2018). "Speech at Conservative Party's 2018 convention in Halifax". YouTube.
- ^ a b "Parliamentary Patrons". Conservative Friends of CANZUK. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
- ^ "Parliamentary Patrons". Conservative Friends of CANZUK. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
- ^ Andrew Roberts (13 September 2016). "CANZUK: After Brexit, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Britain can unite as a pillar of Western civilisation" Archived 14 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine. The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ a b Dr. Madseon Pirie (17 April 2018). "Yes we CANZUK". Adam Smith Institute. Archived from the original on 5 December 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ @Montie (24 May 2018). "Illuminating chart shows CANZUK nations as a concentrated version of larger Anglosphere" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "May at Bay, Part I". National Review. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ @Montie (25 August 2018). "Have just been listening to the @CBCTheHouse podcast and Canadian Tories really enthusiastic about this trade alliance" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Dr. Madsen Pirie (31 January 2018). "Some things that are not right about the Britain of today". Adam Smith Institute. Archived from the original on 5 December 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ Matt Kilcoyne (16 April 2018). "Our CANZUK friends should be welcome in post-Brexit Britain". City A.M. Archived from the original on 5 December 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Canada's New Tory Leader Spells Good Things For CANZUK". Bruges Group. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ "Immigration: Picking the low-hanging fruits". DR KRISTIAN NIEMIETZ. Archived from the original on 18 January 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ Tim Hewish (2016). "Free labour mobility between Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom" (PDF). Royal Commonwealth Society. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ Chloe Westley (2019). "CLEAN BREAK, BRIGHT FUTURE: LEAVING THE EU, REJOINING THE WORLD". The Freedom Association.
- ^ "CANZUK, an old idea, a new opportunity". Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "Maajid Nawaz explains how UK can prosper post-Brexit: 'It's not all bad news'".