Photo Courtesy Shawn McLean

By Tanner Smith

People's Party of Canada

Candidate Profile: Shawn McLean (PPC) – Grande Prairie

Apr 10, 2025 | 11:06 AM

This is a candidate profile for the April 28, 2025 federal election.

All candidates have been asked the same four questions, and were given a 600-word limit.

Responses are unedited for grammar and spelling and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of EverythingGP and Pattison Media.

Advance voting days are April 18, 19, 20 and 21. More info here.

Why are you running to be a Member of Parliament?

1.) I started losing faith in the CPC when Shear lost to Trudeau in the midst of the SNC scandal, I really lost faith with O’Toole with his liberal lite platform, and really really lost faith in Pierre when I was trading emails him asking him to make a stand for Canada, because O’Toole was going to lose and Canada would be stuck with a Lib govt again. Two lost elections and the CPC shift to the left no longer aligned with my conservative values. And there wasn;t anyone for the PPC to vote for, so I stood up, and they accepted me.

Why should people vote for you, and what skills do you have that make you suitable for this role?

2.) People should vote for the person that represents their values. If I’m that guy, they should vote for me. My values align with the PPC platform points, We need to fix Equalization before the country destroys itself over it and neither of the other partys want to touch it. Taxes and foreign funding are out of control, with the Liberals running crazy and the CPC too week to make any ground in 3 failed elections. Globalist initiatives are draining our ability to compete, and I believe that’s exactly the plan of the liberals. They’ve driven us down a road where eventually government support will be our only way to survive. Also, My personal project if elected would be in proposing a Anti Corruption agency that could hold even the prime minister to task, with fines and jail time if found guilty.

What will you advocate for; and do you intend to fully toe the party line?

3.) The Party line for the most part is my line. There’s not really much within our platform I don’t agree with. That said, the PPC doesn’t have a party whip, and as long as candidates conform to our founding principles of individual freedom, personal responsibility, fairness, and respect. Our Leadership supports us in representing the values of our constituents, which I would do.

How do you believe Canada’s federal government should tackle its current predicament with the United States, and where do you sit on Canadian sovereignty?

4.) The struggle for Canadia sovereignty is not just being attacked by the US. In fact the only reason it is a question now is because of the actions of our government, and I’m including the official opposition in that group. Our government has operated with blatant corruption, and a wanton disregard for accountability and fairness. SNC Lavalan, Corporate Bailouts, Covid Segregation, Oppression of freedom to protest, Emergencies act, the list goes on. The opposition has been weak to combat them. Equalization is huge, and the Liberals won’t touch it, and Pierre said he won’t either. For both the US and our own citizens, we need to find what’s fair for everyone. We need to deescalate with the US, and start talking about some real gives and takes, while building our economy in other directions. For Canadians, we need to show them that we will fight for all of them, regardless of whether or not they live in a high voter count area, and make other provinces pull their own weight.