May 292007
 

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On May 28, 2007, Freedom Party of Ontario president Robert Metz and Munir Pervaiz (Secretary General, Muslim Canadian Congress) were panelists on “On the Line” with host Christine Williams. In this episode, the panel discusses: the newest political weapon: FaceBook; when does life begin? (abortion); the Ontario Coalition for Social Justice fights to increase welfare. Continue reading »

May 212007
 

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On long weekends, and at other times when demand for gasoline increases, gasoline prices often increase. Many politicians jump on this opportunity to allege “collusion” among gasoline companies, and to call prices increases “price gouging”.

On May 17, 2007 – the Thursday prior to the Victoria Day long weekend in Ontario – Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives (PCs) introduced a private members Bill (Bill 228, Gas Prices Notice Act, 2007) which would require gasoline companies to give consumers three days advance notice of any increase in gasoline prices. One day later, PC leader John Tory issued a press release stating he told gasoline companies that they “must” do a better job of “justifying” their prices.

In this episode of FPTV, Freedom Party of Ontario leader Paul McKeever discusses the injustice of calling the proper functioning of the price system “price gouging”, and explains how the PCs bill would actually cause consumers to force gasoline companies to sell fuel below cost: Bill 228 replaces alleged “price gouging” with patently obvious “fuel gouging”. Continue reading »

May 182007
 

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On May 18, 2007, Freedom Party of Ontario leader Paul McKeever and Rochelle Wilner (B’nai Brith Canada) were panelists on “On the Line” with host Christine Williams. In this episode, the panel discusses: clinical psychologist says “teens lie, get over it”; Mennonite group upsets Canadians from Iran by inviting radical Iranian scholors to spiritual dialogue; former First Nations leader declares Israel a model for natives. Continue reading »

May 172007
 

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Every party is often asked: “Who is your constituency? The poor? The rich? Business? Workers?” et cetera. For most political parties, the honest answer is that they try to win collectives to their side, in an attempt to cobble together enough votes to win seats. Most parties are not guided by any real philosophy of any sort, instead playing the numbers game to win power.

Was it always this way? In this episode of FPTV, Freedom Party of Ontario leader Paul McKeever explains why so many parties are completely lacking in any philosophical commitments, and why they seek mainly to please the majority.

Along the way, Paul relates his explanation to paintings, popular music, and a speech by author/novelist Ayn Rand.

Who is Freedom Party’s constituency? Watch and find out. Maybe, it includes you. Continue reading »

May 042007
 

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In mid February of 2007, the McGuinty government announced that it was considering a host of power conservation measures, including a ban on the incandescent lightbulb. Both the governing Liberals and the opposition Progressive Conservatives referred to this proposal as one aimed at fighting global warming by limiting CO2 emissions. Opposition leader John Tory actually suggested that the ban should be imposed immediately, to fight global warming, and that McGuinty’s slowness to ban the incandescent bulb was unacceptable.

In this episode of FPTV, Freedom Party of Ontario leader Paul McKeever exposes the actual reason for the incandescent lightbulb ban in Ontario. Hint: it isn’t a fight against global warming. Continue reading »