I think that both Green and Freedom parties are people who cannot make it in real politics. What have either of these parties ever done? Maybe I will start my own party; lets see, I'll call it "I want to be noticed party."

I've read some of the articles written by Bob Allisat of the Green party; Bob you really have to get a life.

- Brad Smith, bradsm@idirect.com, February 26, 1998

You've made an ironic point about our not being able to make it in 'real politics,' because in a sense, we agree with you.

Judging by past history, 'real' parties apparently all believe that government can run everyone's life better than individuals can run their own lives. By that definition, a 'real' politician believes that the government's function is to regulate and control things. The only difference between the 'real' parties is that they can't agree on which part of our lives they should be controlling most.

Though we can't speak for the Green Party, Freedom Party leader Lloyd Walker comments:

"Brad Smith is right on one point. I couldn't make it in those parties. I'm not interventionist enough. I lack the desire to run someone else's life. In fact, I consider government doing so to be immoral.

"What Brad misses is that there really are people who are not conservatives, liberals or dippers," he adds. "Until I started working with Freedom Party in 1985, I was unable to find a party worth supporting. They all turned me off. Now, 12 years later, I've run in 3 provincial elections and was able to help focus the debate (if only in my riding) on issues, raising alternative views that would never have been voiced in an election that allowed only 'real politics.' I'm proud of what Freedom Party has accomplished in the past 13 years and very proud to have played a small part in it."

In your world of 'real politics,' it would appear that the electorate is expected to remain helpless and that real change is simply out of the question. Fortunately, some still care enough about Ontario (and Canada) to decide that working for change (even from a small start) is worth the effort.

To quell any doubts about what has been accomplished by Freedom Party, we invite readers to visit our world wide web site at www.freedomparty.org or to ask for a copy of our publication, 'On The Record,' which literally lists those accomplishments on a month-by-month basis, from the founding of the party in 1984, to present. [lkw;rm]