Freedom Party of Canada
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The Freedom Party of Canada (abbreviated to "FpC") was founded on July 20, 2001 by Paul McKeever
(then a member of the executive of the Freedom Party of Ontario
) and Robert Metz (President and co-founder of Freedom Party of Ontario). It has not registered itself with Elections Canada for election finance purposes and has never run candidates.
The Freedom Party of Canada is the federal counterpart of the Freedom Party of Ontario
, which was founded in 1984. The party advocates individual liberty
and personal responsibility. It describes its political orientation as being in the tradition of John Locke
and Ayn Rand
. It is a pro-capitalist
party and favours minimal government involvement in economic matters.
The Freedom Party of Canada is associated with Freedom Party International, an organization formed to continue the educational role of The Freedom Party of Ontario ("FpO") when FpO, in 2002, began the process of structuring itself to become an electoral party.
The party released a platform called The Right Direction, also known as the "burgundy book" which calls for a flat tax
, less protectionism, more competition, same-sex marriage
, and legalized abortion. The party released its 2008 election platform in 2004, expecting 2008 to be the year in which it would first be ready to run candidates.
Freedom Party submitted its application for registration in 2004 but its application was voided by a change in party registration and funding legislation. Freedom Party decided against registration under the new system, which it finds both objectionable and disadvantageous to the development of a party that stands for individual freedom and democracy and did not field candidates in the 2008 federal election
.
The party is not related to the Freedom Party of British Columbia
.
Paul McKeever
Paul McKeever leads the Freedom Party of Ontario and the unregistered Freedom Party of Canada, two political parties advocating laissez-faire capitalism. McKeever graduated from Trent University with an Honours Bachelor of Science in 1989 and a Master of Arts from the University of Western Ontario...
(then a member of the executive of the Freedom Party of Ontario
Freedom Party of Ontario
The Freedom Party of Ontario is a provincial political party in Ontario, Canada. It was founded on January 1, 1984 in London, Ontario by Robert Metz and Marc Emery, as a successor to the Unparty....
) and Robert Metz (President and co-founder of Freedom Party of Ontario). It has not registered itself with Elections Canada for election finance purposes and has never run candidates.
The Freedom Party of Canada is the federal counterpart of the Freedom Party of Ontario
Freedom Party of Ontario
The Freedom Party of Ontario is a provincial political party in Ontario, Canada. It was founded on January 1, 1984 in London, Ontario by Robert Metz and Marc Emery, as a successor to the Unparty....
, which was founded in 1984. The party advocates individual liberty
Freedom (political)
Political freedom is a central philosophy in Western history and political thought, and one of the most important features of democratic societies...
and personal responsibility. It describes its political orientation as being in the tradition of John Locke
John Locke
John Locke FRS , widely known as the Father of Liberalism, was an English philosopher and physician regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers. Considered one of the first of the British empiricists, following the tradition of Francis Bacon, he is equally important to social...
and Ayn Rand
Ayn Rand
Ayn Rand was a Russian-American novelist, philosopher, playwright, and screenwriter. She is known for her two best-selling novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged and for developing a philosophical system she called Objectivism....
. It is a pro-capitalist
Capitalism
Capitalism is an economic system that became dominant in the Western world following the demise of feudalism. There is no consensus on the precise definition nor on how the term should be used as a historical category...
party and favours minimal government involvement in economic matters.
The Freedom Party of Canada is associated with Freedom Party International, an organization formed to continue the educational role of The Freedom Party of Ontario ("FpO") when FpO, in 2002, began the process of structuring itself to become an electoral party.
The party released a platform called The Right Direction, also known as the "burgundy book" which calls for a flat tax
Flat tax
A flat tax is a tax system with a constant marginal tax rate. Typically the term flat tax is applied in the context of an individual or corporate income that will be taxed at one marginal rate...
, less protectionism, more competition, same-sex marriage
Same-sex marriage
Same-sex marriage is marriage between two persons of the same biological sex or social gender. Supporters of legal recognition for same-sex marriage typically refer to such recognition as marriage equality....
, and legalized abortion. The party released its 2008 election platform in 2004, expecting 2008 to be the year in which it would first be ready to run candidates.
Freedom Party submitted its application for registration in 2004 but its application was voided by a change in party registration and funding legislation. Freedom Party decided against registration under the new system, which it finds both objectionable and disadvantageous to the development of a party that stands for individual freedom and democracy and did not field candidates in the 2008 federal election
Canadian federal election, 2008
The 2008 Canadian federal election was held on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 to elect members to the Canadian House of Commons of the 40th Canadian Parliament after the previous parliament had been dissolved by the Governor General on September 7, 2008...
.
The party is not related to the Freedom Party of British Columbia
Freedom Party of British Columbia
The Freedom Party of British Columbia is a minor political party in British Columbia, Canada. Several of its policies are based on fundamentalist Christian values....
.