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Aired: October, 2002 (Lindsays Community TV). Host Rae Fleming, with panelists Paul McKeever (Freedom Party of Ontario), George Bradbury (retired secondary school teacher, former United Church minister) and Pat Dunn (Director of the Canadian Alliance Party) discuss politics, including the founding of Freedom Party of Ontario’s federal counterpart, the Freedom Party of Canada. Continue reading »
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One-page hardcopy thank-you letter from Freedom Party of Ontario to members and supporters, featuring news clippings relating to Freedom Party of Ontario’s September 21, 2002 Constituency Association Workshop. Mailed to members and supporters via Canada Post. Continue reading »
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On September 21, 2002, Freedom Party of Ontario held its first Constituency Association workshop, for the riding of Prince Edward-Hastings, in anticipation of the 2003 provincial general election. It was the first public meeting held since the party’s adoption of its first official constitution and statement of policies (as opposed to election platforms), and since the launch of the new FPO website, www.freedomparty.on.ca (form 1996 to 2002, the party’s official website had been located at www.freedomparty.org, which thereafter became the official website for Freedom Party International, which is not an electoral political party but an educational arm of the organization). After an initial speech by FPO’s education critic, Robert Vaughan, party president Robert Metz provided attendees with a history of the party, and Paul McKeever gave his first public speech as the party’s new leader. Continue reading »
On or about September 20, 2002, Freedom Party of Ontario notified the media that Freedom Party would be holding a team-building constituency association workshop in Belleville on September 21, 2002 (in the riding of Prince Edward-Hastings).
Document Details:
Document: Media Release
Document Dated: (not dated)
Publisher: Freedom Party of Ontario
Author: Robert Metz
Document Type: Media Release
Number of Pages: 1
Page dimensions: 8.5″ x 11″
Color/BW: Full colour
Archive format: .pdf (searchable exact); size: 1.7 MB; URL: https://freedomparty.on.ca/archive/documents/dinners/2002-09-21-belleville-workshop/2002-09-xx.media-release-belleville-workshop.pdf
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Two-page hardcopy letter from Robert Metz to members and supporters of Freedom Party of Ontario, inviting them to Freedom Party’s September 21, 2002 Constituency Association Workshop in Belleville, Ontario. Mailed to members and supporters via Canada Post. Enclosures include: promotional poster (8.5″x11″) and a response form. Continue reading »
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Citing a statistic and suggesting that a Canadian preference for television over print makes Canadians shallow, guest Gil Warren adds that such a situation leads people to support Nazis and…the Freedom Party of Ontario. His assault on those who advocate individual freedom and personal responsibility continues, as he calls Objectivist Ayn Rand a “fascist”. Metz puts a rest to that slander in short order with a to-the-point demonstration of the fact that Rand, in fact, was opposed to virtually everything that Hitler and his Nazis advocated. Warren proceeds to speak in dictator-like terms of the dangers of “allowing” people to have choice in education.
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In July of 2002, then Freedom Party spokesperson Paul McKeever, David Lesperance (Lawyer, global relocation specialist), and Michael Taube (public affairs analyst) comprised the second of two panels that appeared on Michael Coren Live! with host Michael Coren to discuss the constitutionality – or lack thereof – of Canada’s Income Tax Act. The first panel was comprised of two fellows who referred to themselves as “de-taxers”: Bruce Stellar (Ontario De-tax Group), and Byrun Fox (Ontario De-tax Group). Continue reading »
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On June 13, 2002, Robert Metz (President, Freedom Party of Ontario) was a guest of Rhonda Live. In this episode, Metz discussed with host Rhonda Glenn the question: “Is government too big?”. Should taxes be higher to pay for more services to be delivered by government? The context: high taxes in Canada (40% to 50% of income goes to taxes), and a scandal involving Prime Minister Jean Chretien’s then governing Liberal Party of Canada. Also a guest in this episide: Adrienne Snow (Managing Director, Centre for the Study of Civic Renewal). Continue reading »
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On June 13, 2002, Robert Vaughan (Education Critic, Freedom Party of Ontario) was a guest of Rhonda Live. In this episode, Vaughan discussed with host Rhonda Glenn a report saying that the public education system in Ontario is underfunded, an Ontario Progressive Conservative government tax credit for parents who send their children to private schools, and choice in education in general. Continue reading »
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On February 26, 2002, Freedom Party of Ontario President Robert Metz was a guest of Jim Chapman Live. Metz had represented former Cheyenne Apartments owner/landlord Elijah Elieff before Ontario’s Human Rights Tribunal, and there successfully defended Mr. Elieff against allegations of racial discrimination. This discussion happened years later, as a result of a civil lawsuit by Elieff against London activist Reverend Susan Eagle and others. Continue reading »