Wexit Canada has changed its name with Elections Canada, it’s now the Maverick Party..As in Tom Cruise’s ‘Maverick’. As in James Garner’s ‘Maverick’..Maverick Party Interim Leader Jay Hill told the Western Standard the name was change in an effort to break out of the pack of all the other “Wexit” entities.. maverickMaverick Party logo .Hill said the question of a name change was first brought up at a board meeting in July. A web survey was launched, with two-thirds of 700 respondents calling for a change away from the original Wexit brand..The party then held it’s first face-to-face board meeting on July 25, and the seven members came up with the Maverick moniker. The name was then sent to a company that specializing in branding for a logo design..“The name Maverick fits everyone. Anyone can be a maverick at any age,” said Hill..“A maverick is a leader…not afraid of change and has the ability to seize opportunities.. Defying crackdown, hundreds march against lockdowns in Calgary .“And the name will come into the forefront soon with the release of the next Top Gun movie with Tom Cruise.’s character of course being called ‘Maverick’.”.The name change was made official Thursday by Elections Canada..Reaction from Wexit members and supporters on the party’s Facebook group were mixed.. Screen-Shot-2020-09-17-at-4.02.26-PM . Screen-Shot-2020-09-17-at-4.03.18-PM .Wexit Canada founder Peter Downing blasted the move..“The membership should have had a say before any name change happened, but I guess we’ll find out whether people like the new Coke, versus the old Coke.”.While members of the upstart party were asked in an email survey if they support a change in the party’s name, the change was ultimately made by the executive..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.TWITTER: Twitter.com/nobby7694
Wexit Canada has changed its name with Elections Canada, it’s now the Maverick Party..As in Tom Cruise’s ‘Maverick’. As in James Garner’s ‘Maverick’..Maverick Party Interim Leader Jay Hill told the Western Standard the name was change in an effort to break out of the pack of all the other “Wexit” entities.. maverickMaverick Party logo .Hill said the question of a name change was first brought up at a board meeting in July. A web survey was launched, with two-thirds of 700 respondents calling for a change away from the original Wexit brand..The party then held it’s first face-to-face board meeting on July 25, and the seven members came up with the Maverick moniker. The name was then sent to a company that specializing in branding for a logo design..“The name Maverick fits everyone. Anyone can be a maverick at any age,” said Hill..“A maverick is a leader…not afraid of change and has the ability to seize opportunities.. Defying crackdown, hundreds march against lockdowns in Calgary .“And the name will come into the forefront soon with the release of the next Top Gun movie with Tom Cruise.’s character of course being called ‘Maverick’.”.The name change was made official Thursday by Elections Canada..Reaction from Wexit members and supporters on the party’s Facebook group were mixed.. Screen-Shot-2020-09-17-at-4.02.26-PM . Screen-Shot-2020-09-17-at-4.03.18-PM .Wexit Canada founder Peter Downing blasted the move..“The membership should have had a say before any name change happened, but I guess we’ll find out whether people like the new Coke, versus the old Coke.”.While members of the upstart party were asked in an email survey if they support a change in the party’s name, the change was ultimately made by the executive..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.TWITTER: Twitter.com/nobby7694
