Contents:
“Free Trade: Ensuring a Strong Canadian Culture” by Walter Block
“Sunday Shopping and Christian Ethics” by William Frampton
“Films for the Rational Filmgoer” by Marc Emery
“Limits Mean Poor Service” by Lloyd Walker Continue reading »
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In March of 1988, the U.S. border patrol began seizing cars, boats, other vehicles, and their contents, in situations where illegal drugs were found in the vehicle. On her “Talkback” program (Radio 98), host Ann Hutchison wanted to know whether people thought asset seizure to be “fair”. Both Freedom Party president Robert Metz and Freedom Party Action Director Marc Emery called in to share their thoughts on the matter.
Contents:
“No Referendums Please” by Marc Emery
“Equal But not Fair: Ontario’s Family Law Act” by Frank Schaedlich
“Sex-crazed Pension Legislation” by Bruce A. Miller
“The Joke’s On Us!” Continue reading »
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On April 20, 1988, Ontario finance minister Robert F. Nixon tabled the Liberal government 1988 provincial budget. It proposed, in part, that Ontario’s Retail Sales Tax be increased by one percentage point: up to 8% from 7%. The tax increase was, therefore, one of the subjects of discussion on Radio 98’s “Talkback” program, in the days that followed. Freedom Party president Robert Metz called-in, and explained that taxes are the secondary issue, and that the main issue is getting spending under control. He speaks, especially, to Ontario’s two most expensive programs: health care and education.
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On March 31, 1988, voters in the riding of London North went to the polls in a by-election. Barry Malcolm was Freedom Party of Ontario’s candidate. In this polling-day news report, the four candidates who lived in the riding (two others did not) were shown casting their ballots for themselves Continue reading »
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On March 28, 1988, during the Ontario provincial by-election for the riding of London North, five of the six candidates – including Freedom Party of Ontario’s candidate, Barry Malcolm – attended Ritchie’s Restaurant for a sit-down televised brunch. Arguably, the relatively unstructured discussion gave viewers a better opportunity to learn about each candidate, what motivates them, and what they are like as people. Continue reading »
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These two by-election commercials for the March 31, 1988 by-election in the Ontario riding of London North was aired on local television in London. Freedom Party of Ontario’s candidate in the by-election was Barry Malcolm. Continue reading »
Contents:
“Aborting Our Freedoms” by Marc Emery
“The Right? to Strike” by Lloyd Walker
“The Joke’s on Us!”
“Taxing Charity” by David Pengelly
“Hate Literature” Continue reading »
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It’s the beginning of 1988. The Retail Business Holiday’s Act – introduced by Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives in 1975 – bans the opening of most retail stores on Sundays (although the Ontario PCs deny the reason, the fact is that the Lord’s Day Alliance – an alliance of 4 Christian religions – asked Premier Bill Davis, in 1975, to keep the Lord’s Day holy by imposing a ban). However, Canada’s Supreme court has already struck down (in 1985) a federal Lord’s Day Act that did the same thing, pursuant to the then-new Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Although the Ontario legislation has survived (in 1986) a similar constitutional challenge, there is growing public support for ending the ban on Sunday Shopping (in no small part due to Freedom Party’s ongoing campaign to end the ban on Sunday shopping). Feeling the political head, Ontario’s governing Liberals have announced that they will be introducing legislation in 1988 that will give Ontario’s municipalities the power to decide whether or not Sunday shopping is banned within their respective municipalities.
And so, as the tabling of new Sunday shopping legislation approaches, on January 22, 1988, AM 980 (London)’s Talkback program asked callers to call in their views on the Sunday shopping ban. Four Freedom Party personalities called in: Freedom Party Action Director Marc Emery, FPO supporter Dave Southen, FPO Vice-President Lloyd Walker, and FPO president Robert Metz. You can hear the whole program, or listen to their respective calls, below.
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In 1987, then Freedom Party of Ontario Action Director Marc Emery commenced his research into the history of individual freedom, for the purposes of creating a 1988 Calendar of Individual Freedom that would be printed and sold by Freedom Party of Ontario. The calendar featured a number of historical events that, in Emery’s opinion, constituted either “highlights” or “dark days” in the history of individual freedom. It also featured a two page centre-fold of author/philosopher Ayn Rand. The release of the calendar met with critical acclaim, both locally, and among recipients including Milton Friedman, who was one of the people featured in its pages. Continue reading »