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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 »
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Chris Balabanian, an immigrant to Canada, was Freedom Party of Ontario’s candidate in the riding of Mississauga South in the 1987 Ontario provincial election. In this passionate, and sometime humourous speech, Balabanian explains why he came to Canada, and why he is not running for the Progressive Conservatives, Liberals, or NDP. Continue reading »
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During the Ontario provincial election of 1987, the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario and the London Public Library co-sponsored an all-candidates debate for candidates in the London-area ridings. Among them was Freedom Party of Ontario president, Robert Metz. Continue reading »
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In August of 1987, Ontario’s election saw Global TV portraying Freedom Party of Ontario as a “fringe” party…a goal made easier by sandwiching a profile of the party between a profile of the communists, and a profile of the greens. The joke’s on Global though: although the report called Freedom Party’s election planks – including opposition to the Sunday shopping ban, censorship, and free trade – “not a quick ticket to Queens Park”, almost all of them have, long ago, come to pass. Continue reading »
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During Ontario’s provincial election of 1987, TV London News in London did a profile of Freedom Party together with two other parties. Continue reading »
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In August of 1987, during Ontario’s provincial election, CFTO news in Toronto did a profile of Freedom Party. Discussed: Freedom Party’s stands on Ontario’s ban on Sunday Retail store openings, free trade, censorship, forced association/dues in unions, and Business Improvement Associations (BIAs). Continue reading »
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On or about June 29th, 1987, a private members bill was passed in the Ontario legislature which carved out an exemption – for small bookstores like FP Action Director Marc Emery’s “City Lights Book Store” – from the mandatory Sunday closing law set out in the Retail Business Holidays Act. Book sellers – especially Emery – had been among the most vocal critics of the ban on Sunday selling. Emery viewed the bill as an attempt to give him nothing to complain about. However, the bill just gave Emery a new way to impose what he and Freedom Party saw as a law that offended individual liberty and property. Continue reading »
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Violence by striking members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees made the news in the summer of 1987. Freedom Party of Ontario members picketed the Post Office in London, Ontario to protest close shop unions and the violence associated with strikes by them. TV London News was there to report it. Continue reading »