the official newsletter of the Freedom Party of Ontario
September - December 1984
FREEDOM OF CHOICE WAS WHAT FREEDOM PARTY WAS ALL ABOUT IN 1984!
OUR RECORD FOR 1994
Economic Freedom:
Freedom Party produced and distributed 45,000 brochures to London homes in
opposition to the city's proposed tax-financing of the 1991 Pan Am Games, an
effort that produced over 500 documented responses of support, over $1200 in
donations, and new members and volunteers.
Freedom of Speech:
Freedom Party was officially represented at and addressed the Fraser
Committee on Pornography and Prostitution.
Freedom Party was the only officially represented political party supporting the
National Citizens' Coalition's Freedom of Speech campaign.
Freedom Party's Censorship Defence Fund was launched in an effort to extend
the Party's tax-creditable status to those actively opposing censorship. This effort
will be accompanied by our publication, Censorship Alert!, a magazine dedicated to
increase awareness of censorship through video, magazine, and book store outlets.
Freedom of Association:
Freedom Party executive wrote, designed and printed the major pieces of
literature for the employees of London's largest Eaton's department store (355
employees), where our arguments proved to be most effective in assisting their
successful attempt to defeat the union's ratification drive.
Freedom in the Community:
Freedom Party produced and distributed over 100,000 pieces of literature
throughout the province of Ontario.
Freedom Party has assisted hundreds of high school, college, and university
students with their essays, seminars, and research.
Freedom Party executive have represented London taxpayers at media panels
on foreign aid, student responsibility in the community, and on censorship.
Freedom Party established a campus association which was officially ratified
by students at London's University of Western Ontario.
Freedom Party established two specialty newsletters for local and provincial
initiatives.
Freedom Party publicly opposed retail display regulations aimed at local
(London) magazine merchants.
Organizational:
Freedom Party developed and successfully implemented its marketing
strategy.
Freedom Party offices contain a complete computer system with programs,
process cameras, typesetting machines, typewriters, lay-out boards, black & white
darkroom facilities, research files, etc. ---all paid for!
Freedom Party produced fifteen different issue papers in 1984.
Freedom Party's 1985 election signs, literature, and strategy have all been
implemented and/or produced.