Robert Metz – Inquiry: 9/11 to Ontario Election

 All, FPO Panelist
Nov 032001
 

2001-11-03.metzVIDEO – DESCRIPTION:
On November 3, 2001, Freedom Party of Ontario president was a panelist – along with Gord Harris (News Director, Corus Entertainment), Megan Walker (Executive Director, London Abused Women’s Centre), Greg Van Moorsel (London Free Press) – on Inquiry. The topics discussed included: a woman found not guilty of abducting her three children and taking them across the border; millions in provincial spending announced to make our homefront more secure in light of the September 11, 2001 attack; Ontario’s Bill 30 (formerly Bill 155): provincial asset forfeiture legislation; charities at home being left without contributions due to contributions to the victims of 9/11; Ontario’s approaching election, including the health care issue. Continue reading »

MAILER: Invitation to “Freedom vs. Terrorism” Dinner

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Oct 012001
 

2001-11-24.hilborn-thompson-thumbDESCRIPTION:
Two-page hardcopy letter from Robert Metz to members and supporters of Freedom Party of Ontario, inviting them to Freedom Party’s November 24, 2001 “Freedom vs. Terrorism” Dinner at the Seven Drarfs Restaurant in London, Ontario. Mailed to members and supporters via Canada Post. Enclosures include: two-sided promotional poster (8.5″x11″, featuring guest speakers Kenneth Hilborn and John Thompson), and a response form. Continue reading »

Paul McKeever – Rhonda London Live: Should Voting Be Mandatory?

 All, FPO Panelist
Aug 242001
 

2001-08-24.mckeever-thumbVIDEO – DESCRIPTION:
On August 24, 2001, Paul McKeever (Freedom Party of Ontario) was a guest of Rhonda London Live. In this episode, McKeever discussed with host Rhonda London falling voter turn-out and the question: Should voting be made mandatory?. Also a guest on this episode: Ontario Liberal MPP Marie Bountrogianni, and Adrienne Snow (Managing Director for the Centre for the Study of Civic Renewal). Continue reading »

Robert Metz – Rhonda London LIVE: The Internet – Is Privacy Dead?

 All, FPO Panelist
Jul 232001
 

2002.02.21.metz-thumbVIDEO – DESCRIPTION:
On July 23, 2001, Robert Metz (President, Freedom Party of Ontario) was a guest of Rhonda London Live. In this episode, Metz discussed with host Rhonda London the erosion of privacy on the Internet (but also in other situations, including the Canadian census). Also guests in this episode: Ann Cavoukian (Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner), and Rick Penton (Canadian Information Processing Society). Continue reading »

Robert Metz – Rhonda London LIVE: Does Bill 155 (Asset Confiscation) Go Too Far?

 All, FPO Panelist
Apr 022001
 

2001-04-02.metz-thumbVIDEO – DESCRIPTION:
On April 2, 2001, Robert Metz (President, Freedom Party of Ontario) was a guest of Rhonda London Live. In this episode, Metz discussed with host Rhonda London Ontario’s Bill 155: a bill introduced by Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government to confiscate the property of people who might one day use the property in a crime, or who are alleged to have obtained the property by way of crime…without a charge ever needing to be laid or proven. Also guests in this episode: Detective Sargeant Rick Wills (Hamilton Police Service), Dean Paquette (criminal lawyer). Continue reading »

Paul McKeever – Rhonda London LIVE: Should Cellphone Jammers Be Legal?

 All, FPO Panelist
Mar 232001
 

2001-03-23.mckeever-thumbVIDEO – DESCRIPTION:
On March 23, 2001, Paul McKeever (Freedom Party of Ontario) was a guest of Rhonda London Live. In this episode, McKeever discussed with host Rhonda London the issue of whether cell phone jammers should be legal, and who decides. Also guests in this episode: Peter Shurman (CEO of Universal Teleresponse Corporation, member of the Canadian Call Management Association) and Carl Olson (Industry Canada). Continue reading »

Robert Metz – Rhonda London LIVE: Privacy Protection

 All, FPO Panelist
Feb 202001
 

2001-02-20.metz-thumbVIDEO – DESCRIPTION:
On February 20, 2001, Robert Metz (President, Freedom Party of Ontario) was a guest of Rhonda London Live. In this episode, Metz discussed with host Rhonda London Ontario’s proposed privacy legislation, which critics complained would – among other things – give rise to easy access to personal health information by the government, by employers, and by prospective employers. Also a guest on this episode: Ann Cavoukian (Ontario’s Privacy Commissioner). Continue reading »

Paul McKeever testifies to Ontario standing committee re: civil forfeiture Bill 155 (Feb 20, 2001)

 All, FPO Panelist
Feb 202001
 

2001-02-20.mckeeverVIDEO – DESCRIPTION:

On February 20, 2001, then Freedom Party of Ontario executive member Paul McKeever appeared before Ontario’s Standing Committee on Justice and Social Policy to testify in opposition to Bill 155, which was titled “Remedies for Organized Crime and Other Unlawful Activities Act, 2000”. The bill was introduced by then Ontario PC MPP and Attorney General Jim Flaherty. It later was passed into law.

The bill allows the government to cease private property from its owner even without charging the owner with an offence. Freedom Party opposed the bill on both philosophical and legal grounds.

The transcript of the day’s hearing can be read here: http://tinyurl.com/nu6khaa Continue reading »

Paul McKeever – Rhonda London LIVE: Provincial Asset Confiscation Law

 All, FPO Panelist
Feb 062001
 

2001-02-06.mckeever-thumbVIDEO – DESCRIPTION:
On February 6, 2001, Paul McKeever (Freedom Party of Ontario) was a guest of Rhonda London Live. In this episode, McKeever discussed with host Rhonda London Ontario’s Bill 155, which would allow for the seizure of a person’s property if that property might be used in a crime or if the property might have been obtained through the commission of an offence (but without the need to lay a charge or to convict the person from whom the property is seized). Also a guest on this episode: Margaret Beare (Associate Professor of Sociology, York University; and Director for the Nathanson Centre for the Study of Organized Crime and Corruption), and Rocco Cleveland (Staff Superintendent, Toronto Police Service). Continue reading »

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