Prince Edward Island Fundamental Human Rights Party
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The Fundamental Human Rights Party was a short-lived political party in Prince Edward Island (PEI), Canada. It was started by Deborah Kelly-Hawkes and Blair Ross in 2003. Kelly-Hawkes was a formerly a member of the Island New Democrats and was an unsuccessful candidate for that party in the 2000 provincial election.
She registered to run for the leadership of the federal New Democratic Party, but due to her attempts to found the FHR party, she was prohibited from running. She quit the party, and joined forces with Blair Ross. Ross is famous for staging protests outside of Province House in Charlottetown. The two hoped to run in the 2003 provincial election, but when Ross was convicted of theft, they had to put their plans on hold.