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On August 1, 2000, Robert Metz (President, Freedom Party of Ontario) was a guest of Rhonda London Live. In this episode, Metz discussed with host Rhonda London an Ontario Progressive Conservative proposal for mandatory drug testing for welfare recipients. Also guests on this episode: Joe Cordiano (Liberal Party of Ontario critic for Community and Social Services) and Andrea Calver (Ontario Coalition for Social Justice). Continue reading »
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On February 21, 2000, Paul McKeever (Freedom Party of Ontario) was a guest of Rhonda London Live. In this episode, McKeever discussed with host Rhonda London a Toronto report showing the number of hate crimes increasing in the city, and another suggesting an increase across Canada. Rhonda asks: “Is the Canadian model of multiculturalism working, and is this the best tool for fighting racism?”. Also a guest on this episode: Suwanda Sugunasiri (Author of “How to Kick Multiculturalism in Its Teeth”) and Moy Tam (Canadian Race Relations Foundation). Continue reading »
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“The Economic Foundations of Freedom” by Ludwig von Mises
“Mannell’s Laws (or: How to Survive in a Bureaucracy)” by L.S. Mannell
“Isn’t ‘Child Poverty’ an Oxymoron?” by Robert Smink
“The Joke’s On Us”
“Light Humour” Continue reading »
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Ontario March 18, 1999, Freedom Party president Robert Metz, Laurel Rothman (National Co-ordinator of Campaign 2000), Chito Agulefo (President, Mothers Against Poverty), and Paul Szabo (Liberal MP for Mississauga South), were panelists on Michael Coren Live! (CTS). The topic of discussion: “child poverty”. Continue reading »
Contents:
Statement of Principle; Where We Stand!: Official Platform – Freedom Party of Ontario – Members Draft – December, 1998; Policy and Platform: Freedom; Aboriginal Issues; Abortion; Academic Freedom; Affirmative Action; Auto Insurance; Balanced Budgets; Business; Calgary Framework; Canadian Radio and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC); Censorship; Charter of Rights and Freedoms; Children & Child Care; Constitution; Crown Corporations; Culture; Democracy; Discrimination; Drug Laws; Education; Electoral Reform; Environment; Freedom of Choice; Freedom of Speech; Freedom Party; Free Enterprise; Free Markets; Free Trade; Fundamental Freedoms; Government; Gun Control; Health Care; Health Tax; Housing; Human Rights Commission (Ontario); Individual Rights; Insurance; Interest Rates; Jobs; Justice; Law; Lobby Groups; Majority Rule; Marijuana; Market Value Assessment; Medicare; MPP Salaries & Pensions; Multiculturalism; Official Bilingualism; OHIP; Ontario Hydro; Politics; Political Correctness; Pollution; Poverty; Principles; Property Rights; Property Taxes; Protectionism; Public Transit; Quebec; Racism; Referendums; Rent Controls; Self Defence; Socialism; Sunday Shopping; Taxation; Unemployment; Unions; Universality; Wealth; Welfare; Workers’ Compensation; Workfare.
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In this episode of Left, Right and Center, host Jim Chapman asks the panelists about “work for welfare” a.k.a., “workfare”.
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In this episode of Left, Right and Center, host Jim Chapman asks the panelists whether the government – having balanced its books – should focus on spending government money on the poor or upon cutting taxes.
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Contents:
Evolutionary! Party leader Lloyd Walker; FP supports constitutional challenge to Canada’s drug laws; Monteith questions motives of prohibitionists; Judge rules ‘trivial’ freedoms not protected by Charter; Private meeting with Manning; Freedom of Speech under attack; APEC president Ron Leitch calls for grassroots action; Human Rights Commission is racists, says Metz; Freedom of Information ruling irrelevant in determination of information’s validity; PC’s referenda report ‘disappointing’, says Walker; ‘Nothing in it for politicians,’ says Pengelly, on welfare reform; Open-line radio show ‘Left-Right-Center’ launched on CJBK AM radio in London; Entire FP history now on line; Vaughan tests political waters. Continue reading »
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In this episode of Left, Right, and Center, host Jim Chapman asks the panelists about how poverty might be resolved.
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Aired: 1996 (Lindsay Community TV) with host John Panter, and panelists Robert Metz (president of Freedom Party of Ontario) and John Clarke (Ontario Coalition Against Poverty). Continue reading »