Eliminate Dalton McGuinty’s Pesticide Ban (TV Commercial)

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Sep 072011
 

VIDEO – DESCRIPTION:

This election commercial was aired on Sun News Network during the Ontario general election of 2011 to promote the party’s 2011 election plank: Eliminate Dalton McGuinty’s Pesticide Ban.

Transcript: “In 2009, Ontario’s Liberal government banned lawn and garden pesticides. [Dalton McGuinty]: ‘We’re gonna ban the sale of those cosmetic pesticides.’ The McGuinty government says you don’t need pesticides. We think Ontario doesn’t need pests. A Freedom government will eliminate the pesticide ban. Ontario will have beautiful lawns and gardens again. Freedom Party.” Continue reading »

Scrap the Health Premium and Eliminate the HST “Tax Grab” (TV Commercial)

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Sep 072011
 

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This election commercial was aired on Sun News Network during the Ontario general election of 2011 to promote the party’s 2011 election plank: Scrap the Health Premium and Eliminate the HST “Tax Grab”.

Transcript: “In 2003, Dalton McGuinty promised he wouldn’t raise taxes. As soon as he became Premier, he imposed a three billion dollar per year health premium. After his 2007 election, Mr. McGuinty said the new HST would be revenue neutral. He now admits it’s another three billion dollar tax increase. A Freedom government, will eliminate Mr. McGuinty’s three billion dollar health premium, so that the HST will indeed be revenue neutral, as was promised to you. Responsible tax elimination, from Freedom Party.” Continue reading »

Separating Prayer from Official Government Proceedings (TV Commercial)

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Sep 072011
 

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This election commercial was aired on Sun News Network during the Ontario general election of 2011 to promote the party’s 2011 election plank: Separating Prayer from Official Government Proceedings.

Transcript: “Since 9/11, Canadian soldiers have continued to be murdered by people who believe that government should be the hand of god. But did you know that, in 2008, Ontario’s Liberals and Progressive Conservatives decided officially to open the Ontario Legislature’s daily proceedings with prayers to Allah and several other gods? Democracy’s enemies must learn that, in Ontario, the government has no authority other than that delegated to it by the people it serves. A Freedom government will eliminate official prayer in the Ontario Legislature. Freedom Party: defending democracy. Continue reading »

Affordable Electricity and Climate Change (TV Commercial)

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Sep 072011
 

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This election commercial was aired on Sun News Network during the Ontario general election of 2011 to promote the party’s 2011 election plank: Affordable Electricity.

Transcript: “Ontario’s Liberals and Progressive Conservatives believe that the top priority for Ontario’s electricity system is fighting climate change.

Dalton McGuinty’s Liberals want to fight climate change by forcing you to pay hugely inflated prices for wind and solar power.

Tim Hudak’s Progressive Conservatives want to fight climate change by forcing you to pay tens of billions of dollars for new nuclear power generators. We haven’t even paid for the old ones yet.

I’m Paul McKeever, and I won’t spend one dollar of your money fighting natural climate change. A Freedom government will ensure that top priority is given to supplying you with the lowest-price electricity available.” Continue reading »

Cancel the 2012 Ban on Incandescent Light Bulbs (TV Commercial)

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Sep 072011
 

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This election commercial was aired on Sun News Network during the Ontario general election of 2011 to promote the party’s 2011 election plank: Cancel the 2012 Ban on Incandescent Light Bulbs.

Transcript: “Dalton McGuinty’s Liberals want to ban the incandescent bulb in 2012. Tim Hudak’s Progressive Conservatives have wanted them banned since 2007. Ontario has no shortage of electricity. A Freedom government will not ban the incandescent bulb. Switch-on to Freedom Party.” Continue reading »

Speed Limits that Make Sense (TV Commercial)

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Sep 072011
 

VIDEO – DESCRIPTION:

This election commercial was aired on Sun News Network during the Ontario general election of 2011 to promote the party’s 2011 election plank: Restore Sensible Highway Speed Limits.

Transcript: “On Ontario’s highways, the speed limit used to be 113 kilometres per hour. In 1976, Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives reduced the limit to 100. Today, traffic moves along our highways, at approximately 120 kilometres per hour. A Freedom government will increase the speed limit to 120 on Ontario’s 400-series highways. Speed limits that make sense. Freedom Party.” Continue reading »

Wine & Beer in Convenience & Grocery Stores (TV Commercial)

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Sep 072011
 

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This election commercial was aired on Sun News Network during the Ontario general election of 2011 to promote the party’s 2011 election plank: Alcoholic Beverages: Wider Selection, Lower Prices, Shopping Convenience.

Transcript: “You’re at the 24 hour grocery store. Your friends are coming over for dinner in a few minutes, but you have no wine or beer to offer them. You check your watch. The liquor store and The Beer Store are both closed. With a Freedom government, this will never happen again. If you are an adult, you’ll be able to buy wine or beer in a grocery store, or in a convenience store, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Convenience, from Freedom Party.” Continue reading »

Separating Public Schools and Organized Religious Practice (TV Commercial)

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Sep 072011
 

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This election commercial was aired on Sun News Network during the Ontario general election of 2011 to promote the party’s 2011 election plank: Separating Public Schools and Organized Religious Practice.

Transcript: “Dalton McGuinty’s Liberals are now allowing organized prayer services in Ontario’s public schools during class. Tim Hudak’s Progressive Conservatives say they’ll do nothing to stop it. That’s because PC leader Tim Hudak is now quietly committed to faith-based public schools. [Tim Hudak]: ‘Choice, but within our public school system’. A Freedom government will say ‘no’ to faith-based public schools. Reading, writing, and arithmetic. Freedom Party.” Continue reading »

Freedom Party of Ontario’s 2011 Election Platform

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Sep 072011
 

During the 2011 election, Freedom Party of Ontario released its election platform one plank at a time, beginning October 12, 2010 (Affordable Electricity). The 18th and final plank (Separating Public Schools and Organized Religious Practice) was released on August 2, 2011. Each plank was announced with a media release, and each plank release was accompanied by the release of a pre-election commercial that was viewable only on the web. Each plank release was also accompanied by an audio recording, available only on the web, of Freedom Party leader Paul McKeever reading the plank for the voter’s convenience. Freedom Party maintained a 2011 Election Platform web page. As each plank was released, a link to the plank was added to the Platform page. On September 7, 2011 – the day that the election writ was dropped for the 2011 Ontario provincial election – Freedom Party released its 2011 election platform as the world’s first-ever election platform audiobook.

HTML (web) version: https://freedomparty.on.ca/archive/elections/2011/platform/2011electionplanks.htm
AUDIOBOOK version: https://freedomparty.on.ca/archive/elections/2011/platform/2011-09-07.fpo-2011-platform-audiobook.m4b

Freedom Party of Ontario’s 2011 Election Platform (audiobook)

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Sep 072011
 

AUDIO – DESCRIPTION:

Freedom Party leader Paul McKeever reads Freedom Party of Ontario’s 2011 election platform in its entirety. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first election platform ever released by anyone in audiobook format.

This audiobook places each plank in a separate chapter, for ease of navigation. Compatible with Apple iTunes, iPhone/iPod/iPad, and other smart phones/tablets. Continue reading »

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