No-tax for Pan-Am Games Newsletter (Issue #2 – December 1984)

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Dec 011984
 

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Big Pan-Am vote coming up Monday, December 3 at City Hall be there; Over 500 responses received by Nov. 22; Horton Street cost jumps by $1 million; St. Thomas Olympic size pool goes unused & unpaid for; St. Thomas to use grant as study plan for closed ‘Y’; New Orleans Expo ’84 goes bankrupt nothing left after $400 million sunk into project; B.C. Expo ’86 costs rise from $150 million in 1980 to $800 million today; World’s fair files for bankruptcy; Equador backs out of 1987 Pan-Am Games, can’t afford it; Winnipeg 1967 Pan-Am games ran $6 million in the red ($20 million in 1984 money); Montreal Olympic debt now exceeds $1 billion; We get some yes to games responses too; London Magazine features Gord Hume & Pan-Am Games bid; Some interesting letters and comments from our supporters; Is London ‘desperate’ for a ‘shot in the arm’?; We need your help; The future of our campaign. Continue reading »

Freedom Flyer (Issue #4: September – December, 1984)

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Dec 011984
 

Contents:
Openers: Democracy, Resignations & Appointments; “There’ll be no democracy for Freedoms” (newspaper coverage); “If you didn’t win one of these, you’re lucky” (newspaper coverage); Freedom (Party) on the Job Wins First Round at Eaton’s; Letters to the Editor re: Eaton’s; “Eaton’s workers reject union” (newspaper article); Freedom Party’s Opposition to Tax-financed Hosting of 1991 Games Produces Overwhelming Support; INSERT: “The London Citizens’ Guide to The Tax-Paid 1991 Pan-Am Games Bid”; “Pamphlet challenges Pan-Am Games bid” (newspaper coverage); Letter to the Editor (Robert Metz); “Aldermen concede city split on issue of Pan-Am Games” (newspaper article); “Speak up, supporters” (newspaper coverage); What is the Government Doing to Your Neighbourhood?; Get Involved (this means you!); University of Western Ontario Homecoming Party Not Held at Own ‘Home’; “Why London should review grant to UWO” (letter to editor – Marc Emery); Cartoon (Marc Emery and the Gatewood riots issue); Building Our Reputation: Community Involvement and Its Rewards; Prosperity as the Road to Freedom; Campaigning for Success (not for votes); A Sample Interview with FP Action Director; Wanted!; Our Record for 1984. Continue reading »

The London Citizens’ Guide to the Tax-Paid Games 1991 Pan Am Games (v.2)

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Oct 171984
 

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After Freedom Party distributed – to 20,000 Londoners – a letter from Marc Emery opposing taxpayer funding for London City council’s bid to host the 1991 Pan Am Games, Emery prepared a second document, which he titled “The London Citizens’ Guide to the Tax-Paid 1991 Pan-Am Games Bid”. Like the letter that preceded it, the second publication again was distributed by Freedom Party beginning on October 9, 1984 and this – the second version – was distributed beginning on October 17, 1984. In the guide, Emery described v. 2 of the guide as follows:

 

 

This is the second (and now, newly revised and updated) 1991 Pan-Am bid information package that I’ve prepared for my neighbours in London. Its purpose? To illustrate and voice my strong disagreement with the principle of tax dollars being used to host the event in London. To this end, I’ve examined city hall’s record of intervention in the realm of business, art, and culture, while always bearing in mind the many other projects city council is considering — or has already committed itself to.

NOTE: Another version of the “The London Citizens’ Guide to the Tax-Paid 1991 Pan-Am Games Bid” booklet was printed a little over one week earlier and distribution of that version started on October 9, 1984. Notably, the earlier version had been a City Lights bookstore public service (City Lights was Emery’s bookstore), whereas this second version was billed a public service of both the bookstore and the newly created (by Freedom Party) No-Tax for Pan-Am Committee, chaired by Freedom Party president Robert Metz. Both versions are available in this archive. Continue reading »

The London Citizens’ Guide to the Tax-Paid 1991 Pan-Am Games Bid (v.1)

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Oct 091984
 

1984-10-07.guide-v1-thumbDescription:
After Freedom Party distributed – to 20,000 Londoners – a letter from Marc Emery opposing taxpayer funding for London City council’s bid to host the 1991 Pan Am Games, Emery prepared a second document, which he titled “The London Citizens’ Guide to the Tax-Paid 1991 Pan-Am Games Bid”. Like the letter that preceded it, the second publication again was distributed by Freedom Party beginning on October 9, 1984. In the guide, Emery described v. 1 of the guide as follows:

 

 

This is the second 1991 Pan-Am bid information package that I’ve prepared for my neighbours in London. Its purpose? To illustrate and voice my strong disagreement with the principle of tax dollars being used to host the event in London. To this end, I’ve examined city hall’s record of intervention in the realm of business, art, and culture, while always bearing in mind the many other projects city council is considering — or has already committed itself to.

NOTE: A second, slightly revised version of the “The London Citizens’ Guide to the Tax-Paid 1991 Pan-Am Games Bid” booklet was printed and distribution of that version started on October 17, 1984. Notably, whereas the first had been a City Lights bookstore public service (City Lights was Emery’s bookstore), the second version was billed a public service of both the bookstore and the newly created (by Freedom Party) No-Tax for Pan-Am Committed, chaired by Freedom Party president Robert Metz. Both versions are available in this archive. Continue reading »

Freedom Flyer (Issue #3: May – June – July – August, 1984)

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Aug 011984
 

Contents:
Openers: Money, Effort, Dedication; From the President; Talkin’ Philosophy; Freedom Party only Political Party Supporting Freedom of Speech; Our Continuing Battle Against Censorship; “Freedom Party praises AMI’s handling of hospital” (newspaper coverage); Planning and Preparation for Municipal Elections (Part 3); What Price Freedom? What Cost the Lack of It? Continue reading »

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