Feb 212012
Feb 092012
Paul McKeever’s response, today, to a Toronto Sun report that Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leader, Tim Hudak, wants the province to plough ahead with an $8.4B expansion of Toronto’s subway system:
Mr. Hudak (paraphrased): “It’s only money. Other peoples’ money. The government should take $8.4B from those who earn it, and build an underground railway owned by the government. That way, the government can continue to undercharge riders, and run the railway constantly into the red. But don’t worry, we can go back to the earners, year after year, and loot them a bit more so that we can pay the ongoing costs of the new rail line. Don’t forget: voters want this…especially the ones who will ride the line daily, paying only a fraction of the freight.” Continue reading »
Feb 012012
Contents:
“Freedom Essentials (Part 1) – Finding Philosophy: A Personal Account” by Paul McKeever
“Justice” (Part 2 of 2) by Paul McKeever Continue reading »
Dec 232011
Dec 222011
Dec 052011
Through a perverse “fixed markup system”, the Liquor Control Board of Ontario increases its revenues by asking liquor producers to charge the LCBO more. So writes Ontario’s Auditor General in his annual report, released today (see section 3.08, beginning at page 186).
According to the AG, when the LCBO decides to stock a new product, it puts out a “needs letter” to suppliers. For each type of product, the needs letter tells suppliers the range of prices at which the LCBO would like to sell the product. That price is not based upon supply and demand. It is based on pure whim (which might explain, at least in part, why the Lagavulin I used to be able to buy for forty some odd dollars now costs well over $100 per bottle, only a few years later). Don’t stop reading: it gets worse. Much worse. Continue reading »
Nov 162011
November 15, 2011 – Radio Interview (click here to listen): Paul McKeever, leader, Freedom Party of Ontario, joined hosts Ryan Doyle and John Downs on CFRB 1010 AM’s Friendly Fire program (weeknights, 7:00 PM) to discuss a plan by the Toronto District School Board to open a race-focused “Africentric” secondary school.
Nov 152011
AUDIO – DESCRIPTION:
On Friendly Fire (NewsTalk 1010AM CFRB, Toronto, Ontario, with hosts Ryan Doyle and John Downs) Paul McKeever, leader, Freedom Party of Ontario discusses Freedom Party’s proposal to close Ontario’s race-based public schools.
Listen to the entire conversation:
Nov 152011
DELIVERED VIA FAX and e-MAIL
November 15, 2011
Dalton McGuinty, Premier
Legislative Building
Queen’s Park
Toronto ON M7A 1A1
Dear Premier:
Re: Toronto District School Board Plan for Africentric Secondary School
On January 25, 2008, I wrote to you asking that you intervene to deny public school boards the power to create race-focused schools. At the time, the issue was the opening by the Toronto District School Board (“TDSB”) of an “Africentric” elementary school. Although you condemned the idea of the school, you refused to make any legislative or regulatory amendments to deny public school boards the power to open up alternative race-focused schools. Facing opposition neither from your government nor from the opposition parties in the Legislature, the Africentric elementary school opened. Continue reading »
Nov 142011
Dear Freedom Party Members and Supporters:
At the November 13, 2011 meeting of the Freedom Party of Ontario Provincial Executive, FPO Provincial Councillor Tim Hodges was elected to the Provincial Executive, and now serves as an Officer of the party. As such, he becomes a guardian, as it were, of the party’s guiding principles and policies. Congratulations, and thank-you, Tim!
To all members and supporters, I will just add: we are all very lucky to have Tim. Be sure to send him your best wishes and congratulations.
Regards,
Paul McKeever, B.Sc.(Hons), M.A., LL.B.
Leader, Freedom Party of Ontario