Freedom Party candidates, 2003 Ontario provincial election
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The Freedom Party of Ontario
is a political party in Ontario
, Canada
.
The party ran twenty-four candidates in the 2003 provincial election
. Information about these candidates may be found on this page.
Wally Dove (Brampton Centre
Full name is Wallace Maxwell Raymond Dove. Dove is a former Certified General Accountant
who had his license revoked by the Certified General Accountants of Ontario for his promotion of unlawful detax schemes. He now has an injunction against him prohibiting him from continuing to attempt to use his previous CGA credentials. Formerly a tax auditor with the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency. Now a member of Canada
's small "Tax Refusal" (or DeTax) movement, members of which refuse to pay income tax, claiming that such taxation is illegal under Canadian law (very few people, and no court authorities, accept the arguments of this group).
Dove is an ally and frequent collaborator of Daniel Lavigne, who has promoted the "Tax Refusal" position extensively on Canadian political newsgroups. In 2000, Dove criticized bankers for many of the world's ills.http://www.eye.net/eye/issue/issue_02.10.00/news/tax.html Was arrested for tax evasion in 2004 after claiming false losses in a partnership. Attempted to have the case dismissed, on the grounds that no legal income tax act exists in Canada. This objection was dismissed by the presiding judge.http://groups.google.ca/groups?q=%22Wally+Dove%22+Ontario&hl=en&lr=&selm=MPG.1bf282654e2fcda5989691%40shawnews&rnum=1
Received 356 votes, finishing fifth in a field of five candidates. The winner was Linda Jeffrey
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
John G. Purdy (Brampton West—Mississauga
Purdy is a computer consultant, and has described himself as a part-time poet and composer (Globe and Mail, 20 December 1999). He has written numerous letters to Canada's major newspapers on a variety of issues. In 2000, he wrote a letter to the National Post
complaining of State Capitalism
in Canada (National Post, 3 April 2000). He has also written that the right of businesses to profit is "fundamental and inalienable" (Toronto Star, 29 March 2000). In 2002, he accused Canada's business community of not being sufficiently supportive of free enterprise (National Post, 22 July 2002). He has also written a defence of pornography
as free expression (National Post, 25 March 2000).
He voted for the Progressive Conservative Party
in the 1995 general election
, and subsequently argued that the PCs more closely approximated his views than did the other major parties (Globe and Mail, 8 August 1997).
His chief financial officer in 2003 was Paul Blair, another Freedom Party candidate. He received 266 votes (0.42%), finishing sixth in a field of six candidates. The winner was Vic Dhillon
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
. Received 281 votes, finishing fifth in a field of five candidates. The winner was Pat Hoy
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
Franz Cauchi (Davenport
Owns a marketing business. Has been a member of the Freedom Party since at least 1995. Assisted the Freedom Party campaign in the 1995 provincial election
. Supports a change in Ontario law, allowing greater access to adoption information by children and parents. Received 264 votes, finishing sixth in a field of seven candidates. The winner was Tony Ruprecht
of the Ontario Liberal Party
. Cauchi is the FpO's candidate in the March 30, 2006 provincial by-election
in Toronto—Danforth
.
Wayne Simmons (Don Valley East
Philosophical objectivist, a follower of Ayn Rand
. Has also quoted F.A. Hayek on occasion. Simmons has written several articles summarizing his beliefs on philosophy-oriented newsgroups. Opposes government involvement in matters such as health provision, rent control, social welfare, drug prohibition and abortion provision. An atheist, opposes the idea of "Christian libertarianism". Was elected to the provincial council of the Freedom Party on February 13, 2005, having previously served as a provincial councillor. First ran for the Freedom Party in the 1999 provincial election
in Don Valley East and received 53 votes, finishing ninth in a field of ten candidates. The winner was David Caplan
of the Ontario Liberal Party
. Improved his total to 119 votes in the 2003 election, though this was still the lowest vote total of any Freedom Party candidate in the province. Finished sixth in a field of six candidates. Caplan again won the riding.
He was the party's candidate in the provincial by-election on November 24, 2005, in Scarborough—Rouge River
. He won 59 votes (0.4% of the total), placing last in a field of seven candidates. Bas Balkissoon
won the riding for the Liberal Party.
Cathy McKeever (Durham
Joined the Reform Party of Canada
in 1990, claims the Freedom Party of Ontario has similar goals. Describes herself as a business woman, library board member, hiker, environmentalist, soccer fan, Thatcher
fan and Beatlemaniac
. http://www.freedomparty.on.ca/candidates/durham.htm Has also campaigned for municipal office. Interestingly, describes herself as pro-life
, but does not support conscience rights for medical practitioners who oppose abortion. Is presumably related to Freedom Party leader Paul McKeever who ran in the neighbouring riding of Oshawa
. Received 707 votes, finishing fifth in a field of five candidates. The winner was John O'Toole
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
.
Ray Monteith (Elgin—Middlesex—London
Perennial candidate. Lives in St. Thomas
. Former long time president of the local Freedom Party riding association. Originally a Progressive Conservative
, but voted for the Liberals
in the 1985 provincial election
. Has campaigned for the Freedom Party in every provincial election since 1987, and frequently polls above the party's provincial average. Born August 21 1920. A devout Seventh-day Adventist
, and a former railway worker at Conrail for 38 years. Acted as a foster father to 175 children over a twenty year period. Supports the full legalization of drugs, and once compared former Canadian cabinet minister Allan Rock
to Deng Xiaoping
for his refusal to consider an end to Canada's prohibition laws. Has also written against pay equity and in favour of legalized Sunday shopping.http://www.freedomparty.on.ca/freedomflyer/ff09_06.htm Opposes same-sex marriage
and euthanasia
, and supports health workers being able to deny assistance to women seeking lawful access to abortion. Received 671 votes, finishing fifth in a field of five candidates. The winner was Steve Peters of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
Previous candidacies:
's Teacher's College in 1969, and taught in that city. Also served in the Royal Canadian Air Force
. Supports monetary reform, and has argued that Canada's Goods and Services Tax
(GST) is illegal.
Ran for the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
in the 1987 provincial election
, and received 798 votes in Parkdale
for a distant third-place finish. The winner was Tony Ruprecht
of the Ontario Liberal Party
. Olito was also a candidate in the 1988 North York municipal election
, finishing fifth against Anthony Perruzza
in the city's fifth ward.
Later ran as a candidate of the Ontario Provincial Confederation of Regions Party
in the 1995 provincial election
, and received 151 votes in the riding of Victoria—Haliburton, finishing sixth in a field of six candidates. The winner on that occasion was Chris Hodgson
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
.
First ran for the Freedom Party in the 1999 provincial election
, and received 135 votes in Haliburton—Victoria—Brock; Hodgson again won the riding. In the 2003 campaign, received 273 votes and again finished sixth in a field of six candidates. The winner was Laurie Scott of the Progressive Conservative Party.
He has also campaigned for federal office on four occasions:
In the 2006 municipal election
, he ran as a candidate for the city council of the City of Kawartha Lakes
in Ward 8 on a platform proposing de-amalgamation of that city. He placed third of three candidates with 89 votes, behind Donna Villemaire (1050 votes) and Ron Jenkins (486 votes).
He is the Freedom Party's candidate in Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock
in the 2011 provincial election
.
Robert Sabharwal (Huron—Bruce
Was 26 years old, and an undergraduate student in Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Western Ontario
at the time of the election. Raised in St. Thomas
, Ontario, though he lived in Sarnia
on a co-op placement during the election. Chief financial officer was Paul Blair, another Freedom Party candidate. Received 127 votes, finishing last in a field of six candidates. The winner was Carol Mitchell
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
Wayne Forbes (Lambton—Kent—Middlesex
Perennial candidate. Owns Forbes Fresh Fish in Grand Bend, Ontario
. Large and heavyset, despises political correctness. Has called for the legalization of marijuana
, and admits to pot smoking. Supported the Reform Party of Canada
at the federal level. Has also accused the federal government of "cav[ing] in" to demands by native groups, and returning land expropriated in previous years. Also opposed calling an inquiry into the death of Dudley George, claiming George was a violent protestor. Received 780 votes, finishing sixth in a field of six candidates. The winner was Maria Van Bommel
of the Ontario Liberal Party
. Received the highest vote totals of any Freedom Party candidate in the 1999 and 2003 elections.
Previous candidacies:
Lisa Turner (London North Centre
Opposes excessive taxation, and promised to end the province's energy tax cap. Also supports "choice" in education, a term normally used by those favouring privatization. Received 242 votes, finishing last in a field of six candidates. The winner was Deb Matthews
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
Mike Davidson (London—Fanshawe
A computer science lecturer at the University of Western Ontario
. Joined the Freedom Party in the 1990s, and did considerable work in designing the party's web pages. Received 493 votes, finishing last in a field of five candidates. The winner was Khalil Ramal
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
Bill Frampton (London West
Frampton is a perennial candidate
for the Freedom Party, which he joined in 1985 after a brief membership in the Libertarian Party.http://www.freedomparty.on.ca/freedomflyer/ff10.htm He was the party's Halton—Peel representative in the late 1980s, and played an active role in its against campaign provincial "Business Investment Areas" (BIAs).http://www.freedomparty.on.ca/freedomflyer/ff10_07.htm He was also a vocal opponent of Sunday closing laws for private businesses during this period (Toronto Star, 8 September 1987). Frampton has also endorsed guaranteed private property rights as a means of improving Canada's environment, and opposes official bilingualism
in any form.http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:KjTdex6fGUAJ:www.freedomparty.org/flyer/ff17_25.htm+%22Bill+Frampton%22+environment&hl=en He was vice-president of the Freedom Party in the 1990s.http://www.freedomparty.org/consent/cons28_2.htm
He works as a computer analyst, and was listed as being 32 years old in the 1990 election.
Paul McKeever
Party leader. See his biography page for further details. Received 518 votes, finishing fifth in a field of six candidates. The winner was Jerry Ouellette
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
.
Matt Szymanowicz (Ottawa Centre
A private in the Canadian Forces
Primary Reserve as a weapons technician living in Ottawa, Ontario. Also active with the Ontario Rifle Association. Received 218 votes, finishing sixth out of seven candidates. The winner was Richard Patten
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
Paul Blair (Oxford
A firefighter in London, Ontario
. 49 years old in 2003. Has supported the Freedom Party since 1986. Joined the party's provincial executive in 1995. Is currently a provincial officer in the party, and a member of the national executive of the Freedom Party of Canada
. In 1995, took place in a "counter-demonstration", supporting cuts to public funding by Mike Harris
's government. Member of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation
. A founder of the Parent Participating Learning Environment. Has supported the right of figures on Canada's far-right to express their views in public, presenting the issue as one of free speech. Handed out Freedom Party paraphernalia at a "Straight Pride" parade organized by far-right figures in 2000 (the event was organized as a hostile response to Gay Pride parades). Some have linked Blair to Paul Fromm, Raphael Bergmann and other far-right figures, although there is no evidence to suggest that Blair actually endorses Fromm's opinions. Received 404 votes, finishing sixth in a field of seven candidates. The winner was Ernie Hardeman
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
.
Previous candidacies:
Dick Field (Parkdale—High Park
Was chairman of Voice of Canadians Committees, which later merged into the Freedom Party. In 1994, wrote an article attacking multiculturalism as undermining Canadian values. Also claimed that Canadian and British traditions had been dishonoured by multiculturalism. His article was printed by the Freedom Party in 1995. Also opposed bilingualism and political correctness. Opposed the inclusion of a question on race on the 1996 Canadian census. A member of the Montgomery Tavern Society. Received 165 votes, finishing last in a field of eight candidates. The winner was Gerard Kennedy
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
He ran again in 2006, when the seat was vacated, and lost.
Robert Smink (Perth—Middlesex
A businessperson in London, Ontario
. Former owner of the Fabulous Forum strip club. 51 years old in 2003. Holds a degree in Philosophy and History from the University of Waterloo
(1974). Supported Premier
Mike Harris
's cut to social welfare in 1995, on the grounds that the poor would be encouraged to improve their lives. Has been president of the Freedom Party's Perth riding association. Wrote an editorial in support of the 2003 Invasion of Iraq
, referring to it as America's finest hour. Received 384 votes, finishing last in a field of six candidates. The winner was John Wilkinson of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
Previous candidacies:
Trueman Tuck (Prince Edward—Hastings
Tuck is a self-described "non-lawyer legal consultant", who owns a consultation firm in Belleville, Ontario
called Tuck's Professional Services. He also owns a store in Belleville called Tuck's Discount Vitamins, and describes his products as "synthetic medicine". He is a leader of "Friends of Freedom", and opposes the regulatory powers of Health Canada over medicines that may be sold in Canada. Tuck petitioned for a conservative Canadian television network in 2005, and in the same year co-wrote a work entitled Death by Modern Medicine.
He defended the makers of Bell Magicc Bullet (a sexual enhancement drug) in 2003, after Health Canada ruled that the drug contains an active ingredient in Viagra and should be pulled from the market. Tuck's argument that Health Canada was mistaken in its ruling was thrown out of court.
Tuck operates taxtyranny.ca, and other related web-sites. Taxtyranny includes criticisms of fluoride
usage, and has also included criticisms Conservative Party of Canada
leader Stephen Harper
for his participation at the Bilderbergers summit in 2003. There have been a variety of other conspiracy references on the page, some involving John F. Kennedy
.
Tuck is a social conservative, and unlike most others in the Freedom Party is a committed theist. Some have criticized him as an entrist, seeking to manipulate the Freedom Party and other organizations for his own ends.
He ran in Prince Edward—Hastings as an Independent Reform candidate in the 1999 provincial election
, the only such candidate in the province. He received 133 votes, finishing seventh in a field of eight candidates. As a Freedom Party candidate in 2003, he received 229 votes and finished last in a field of five candidates. The winner on both occasions was Ernie Parsons
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
In the 2007 provincial election
, he is a running in the same riding as one of two candidates of the Republican Party of Ontario
, which he founded.
Andrew Falby (Sarnia—Lambton
Advocate of Ayn Rand
's philosophy, has references Atlas Shrugged
in interviews. Formerly a baker on a Texaco
ship, later a landlord and a day renovator. Opposes any form of rent control. Gained local notoriety in the 1999 provincial election by making two bleating noises during a Rotary meeting. Claimed his intent was to demonstrate that Canadians are a nation of sheep, blinding following the will of civil servants. Wears rumpled clothing in his campaigns, and claims his concern is with changing society as a whole. Asked about his reasons for campaigning, he once responded "I'm not doing this to win votes. I'm doing it to shock people."http://www.freedomparty.on.ca/freedomflyer/ff34_20.htm Asked the Sarnia
city council to reduce its budget by 10% in 2004. Has made a court application to quash the provincial anti-smoking bylaw in Lambton County
. Runs a website called "The Homeless Landlords".http://www2.ebtech.net/~afalby/ Received 316 votes, finishing last in a field of five candidates. The winner was Caroline Di Cocco
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
Previous candidacies:
in 2002. Has worked as a toastmaster at Toronto's Imperial Oil
building. Opposes abortion funding and supports "conscience rights" for health-care workers opposed to abortion.http://www.lifesite.net/elections/provincial/Ontario/2003/tor.html Received 354 votes, finishing last in a field of five candidates. The winner was Michael Bryant
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
Lindsay George King (Thornhill
A United Church of Canada
minister in Toronto
for over thirty years, overseeing the Willowdale United Church. Retired in 1993. Is involved in the Family Life Foundation. Supports the LETS scheme, as promoted by John C. Turmel
and others. Was a founder of the Toronto LETS. Once co-presented the "Toronto Dollar" system to former Mayor of Toronto Mel Lastman
. Ran for Turmel's Abolitionist Party of Canada
in the 1993 federal election
in the riding of Don Valley North
, and finished last in a field of six candidates with 76 votes. The winner was Sarkis Assadourian
of the Liberal Party of Canada
. He has also run in Ontario elections in the riding of Thornhill
. He received 304 votes in 2003, finishing last in a field of five candidates. The winner was Mario Racco
of the Ontario Liberal Party
. In 2007, he received 145 votes and was the last of seven candidates.
, has a Bachelor of Economics degree from York University
(1988) and works in the financial services industry.http://64.233.179.104/search?q=cache:eeij6kmRz14J:www.freedomparty.on.ca/candidates/tor_cen.htm+%22Silvio+Ursomarzo%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=15 He has been involved with the Freedom Party since at least 1995,http://www.freedomparty.on.ca/freedomflyer/ff28_12.htm and is known to support the privatization of health care, education and housing services (Annex Gleaner, June 1999).http://www.freedomparty.on.ca/freedomflyer/ff34_23.htm
First ran for the Freedom Party in Trinity—Spadina
in the 1999 provincial election
. Received 182 votes, finishing seventh in a field of eight candidates; the winner was Rosario Marchese
of the Ontario New Democratic Party
. Received 218 votes in 2003, finishing last in a field of six candidates. The winner was George Smitherman
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
Vaughan Byrnes (Willowdale
President of Vaughan Byrnes and Co., a family engineering business. Opposes multiculturalism, and once described Canada's policies on immigration, multiculturalism and employment equity as "genocidal" to Canadians.http://www.freedomparty.org/consent/cons25_4.htm A member of the Montgomery Tavern Society. First ran for the Freedom Party in the 1999 provincial election
and received 152 votes in Willowdale, finishing seventh in a field of eight candidates. The winner was David Young
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
. In 2003, received 227 votes and finished last in a field of six candidates. The winner was David Zimmer
of the Ontario Liberal Party
.
The party also planned to run Gordon Mood in Algoma—Manitoulin, but he did not appear on the ballot. Had he run, Mood would have been the party's only candidate in northern Ontario. John Genser was also slated to run for the party in Vaughan—King—Aurora, but he too did not appear on the ballot.
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....
is a political party in Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada
Canada
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.
The party ran twenty-four candidates in the 2003 provincial election
Ontario general election, 2003
The Ontario general election of 2003 was held on October 2, 2003, to elect the 103 members of the 38th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
. Information about these candidates may be found on this page.
Wally Dove (Brampton CentreBrampton CentreBrampton Centre was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2004. This riding was created in 1996 from parts of Brampton riding....
)
Full name is Wallace Maxwell Raymond Dove. Dove is a former Certified General AccountantCertified General Accountant
Certified General Accountant is the designation of professionals who are jointly members of the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada and a provincial or territorial CGA association, or a CGA association overseas...
who had his license revoked by the Certified General Accountants of Ontario for his promotion of unlawful detax schemes. He now has an injunction against him prohibiting him from continuing to attempt to use his previous CGA credentials. Formerly a tax auditor with the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency. Now a member of Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
's small "Tax Refusal" (or DeTax) movement, members of which refuse to pay income tax, claiming that such taxation is illegal under Canadian law (very few people, and no court authorities, accept the arguments of this group).
Dove is an ally and frequent collaborator of Daniel Lavigne, who has promoted the "Tax Refusal" position extensively on Canadian political newsgroups. In 2000, Dove criticized bankers for many of the world's ills.http://www.eye.net/eye/issue/issue_02.10.00/news/tax.html Was arrested for tax evasion in 2004 after claiming false losses in a partnership. Attempted to have the case dismissed, on the grounds that no legal income tax act exists in Canada. This objection was dismissed by the presiding judge.http://groups.google.ca/groups?q=%22Wally+Dove%22+Ontario&hl=en&lr=&selm=MPG.1bf282654e2fcda5989691%40shawnews&rnum=1
Received 356 votes, finishing fifth in a field of five candidates. The winner was Linda Jeffrey
Linda Jeffrey
Linda Jeffrey is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Brampton—Springdale for the Ontario Liberal Party, and is the province's Minister of Natural Resources in the Liberal government of Premier Dalton...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
John G. Purdy (Brampton West—MississaugaBrampton West—MississaugaBrampton West—Mississauga was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2004...
)
Purdy is a computer consultant, and has described himself as a part-time poet and composer (Globe and Mail, 20 December 1999). He has written numerous letters to Canada's major newspapers on a variety of issues. In 2000, he wrote a letter to the National PostNational Post
The National Post is a Canadian English-language national newspaper based in Don Mills, a district of Toronto. The paper is owned by Postmedia Network Inc. and is published Mondays through Saturdays...
complaining of State Capitalism
State capitalism
The term State capitalism has various meanings, but is usually described as commercial economic activity undertaken by the state with management of the productive forces in a capitalist manner, even if the state is nominally socialist. State capitalism is usually characterized by the dominance or...
in Canada (National Post, 3 April 2000). He has also written that the right of businesses to profit is "fundamental and inalienable" (Toronto Star, 29 March 2000). In 2002, he accused Canada's business community of not being sufficiently supportive of free enterprise (National Post, 22 July 2002). He has also written a defence of pornography
Pornography
Pornography or porn is the explicit portrayal of sexual subject matter for the purposes of sexual arousal and erotic satisfaction.Pornography may use any of a variety of media, ranging from books, magazines, postcards, photos, sculpture, drawing, painting, animation, sound recording, film, video,...
as free expression (National Post, 25 March 2000).
He voted for the Progressive Conservative Party
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
in the 1995 general election
Ontario general election, 1995
The Ontario general election of 1995 was held on June 8, 1995, to elect members of the 36th Legislative Assembly of the province of Ontario, Canada...
, and subsequently argued that the PCs more closely approximated his views than did the other major parties (Globe and Mail, 8 August 1997).
His chief financial officer in 2003 was Paul Blair, another Freedom Party candidate. He received 266 votes (0.42%), finishing sixth in a field of six candidates. The winner was Vic Dhillon
Vic Dhillon
Vic Dhillon is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the constituency of Brampton West for the Ontario Liberal Party. Dhillon is one of the three Sikh Members of the Legislature, all of whom are members of the Liberal Party.-Early...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
David Rodman (Chatham—Kent—Essex)
Has been a member of the Freedom Party since at least 1995. Assisted the Freedom Party campaign in the 1995 provincial electionOntario general election, 1995
The Ontario general election of 1995 was held on June 8, 1995, to elect members of the 36th Legislative Assembly of the province of Ontario, Canada...
. Received 281 votes, finishing fifth in a field of five candidates. The winner was Pat Hoy
Pat Hoy
Pat Hoy is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Chatham-Kent—Essex for the Ontario Liberal Party from 1995 to 2011....
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
Franz Cauchi (DavenportDavenport (electoral district)Davenport is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1935. Its population in 2001 was 111,705.-Geography:...
)
Owns a marketing business. Has been a member of the Freedom Party since at least 1995. Assisted the Freedom Party campaign in the 1995 provincial electionOntario general election, 1995
The Ontario general election of 1995 was held on June 8, 1995, to elect members of the 36th Legislative Assembly of the province of Ontario, Canada...
. Supports a change in Ontario law, allowing greater access to adoption information by children and parents. Received 264 votes, finishing sixth in a field of seven candidates. The winner was Tony Ruprecht
Tony Ruprecht
Tony Ruprecht is a former Canadian politician. His first elected position was as an alderman in the old Toronto City Council, in the late 1970s. He became a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1981, and served in premier David Peterson's cabinet as minister without portfolio from...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
. Cauchi is the FpO's candidate in the March 30, 2006 provincial by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
in Toronto—Danforth
Toronto—Danforth
Toronto—Danforth is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979. It lies to the east of Downtown Toronto....
.
Wayne Simmons (Don Valley EastDon Valley EastDon Valley East is a federal electoral district in Canada that covers the northeast section of the North York part of Toronto. The federal riding was created in 1976 from parts of Willowdale, York East, York North, and York—Scarborough ridings....
)
Philosophical objectivist, a follower of Ayn RandAyn 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....
. Has also quoted F.A. Hayek on occasion. Simmons has written several articles summarizing his beliefs on philosophy-oriented newsgroups. Opposes government involvement in matters such as health provision, rent control, social welfare, drug prohibition and abortion provision. An atheist, opposes the idea of "Christian libertarianism". Was elected to the provincial council of the Freedom Party on February 13, 2005, having previously served as a provincial councillor. First ran for the Freedom Party in the 1999 provincial election
Ontario general election, 1999
An Ontario general election was held on June 3, 1999, to elect members of the 37th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
in Don Valley East and received 53 votes, finishing ninth in a field of ten candidates. The winner was David Caplan
David Caplan
David Caplan is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Liberal Premier Dalton McGuinty...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
. Improved his total to 119 votes in the 2003 election, though this was still the lowest vote total of any Freedom Party candidate in the province. Finished sixth in a field of six candidates. Caplan again won the riding.
He was the party's candidate in the provincial by-election on November 24, 2005, in Scarborough—Rouge River
Scarborough—Rouge River
Scarborough—Rouge River is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988....
. He won 59 votes (0.4% of the total), placing last in a field of seven candidates. Bas Balkissoon
Bas Balkissoon
Bas Balkissoon is a politician in Toronto, Ontario. Formerly the Toronto city councillor representing Ward 41 in northeast area of Scarborough, Balkissoon won election to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on November 24, 2005 as the Liberal Member of Provincial Parliament for Scarborough—Rouge...
won the riding for the Liberal Party.
Cathy McKeever (DurhamDurham (electoral district)Durham is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1968, and since 1988....
)
Joined the Reform Party of CanadaReform Party of Canada
The Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party that existed from 1987 to 2000. It was originally founded as a Western Canada-based protest party, but attempted to expand eastward in the 1990s. It viewed itself as a populist party....
in 1990, claims the Freedom Party of Ontario has similar goals. Describes herself as a business woman, library board member, hiker, environmentalist, soccer fan, Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990...
fan and Beatlemaniac
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
. http://www.freedomparty.on.ca/candidates/durham.htm Has also campaigned for municipal office. Interestingly, describes herself as pro-life
Pro-life
Opposition to the legalization of abortion is centered around the pro-life, or anti-abortion, movement, a social and political movement opposing elective abortion on moral grounds and supporting its legal prohibition or restriction...
, but does not support conscience rights for medical practitioners who oppose abortion. Is presumably related to Freedom Party leader Paul McKeever who ran in the neighbouring riding of Oshawa
Oshawa (electoral district)
Oshawa is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968....
. Received 707 votes, finishing fifth in a field of five candidates. The winner was John O'Toole
John O'Toole
John O'Toole is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1995, representing the riding of Durham for the Progressive Conservative Party....
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
.
Ray Monteith (Elgin—Middlesex—LondonElgin—Middlesex—LondonElgin—Middlesex—London is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons.It was created in 1996 from Elgin—Norfolk, Lambton—Middlesex, and London—Middlesex ridings.-Members of Parliament:...
)
Perennial candidate. Lives in St. ThomasSt. Thomas, Ontario
St. Thomas is a city in southern , Ontario, Canada. It is the seat for Elgin County and gained its city charter on March 4, 1881.-History:...
. Former long time president of the local Freedom Party riding association. Originally a Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
, but voted for the Liberals
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
in the 1985 provincial election
Ontario general election, 1985
The Ontario general election of 1985 was held on May 2, 1985, to elect members of the 33rd Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada...
. Has campaigned for the Freedom Party in every provincial election since 1987, and frequently polls above the party's provincial average. Born August 21 1920. A devout Seventh-day Adventist
Seventh-day Adventist Church
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the original seventh day of the Judeo-Christian week, as the Sabbath, and by its emphasis on the imminent second coming of Jesus Christ...
, and a former railway worker at Conrail for 38 years. Acted as a foster father to 175 children over a twenty year period. Supports the full legalization of drugs, and once compared former Canadian cabinet minister Allan Rock
Allan Rock
Allan Michael Rock, PC is a lawyer, former Canadian politician, diplomat and now the President of University of Ottawa. He was Canada's ambassador to the United Nations and had previously served in the Cabinet of Jean Chrétien, most notably as Justice Minister and Health Minister .Rock was...
to Deng Xiaoping
Deng Xiaoping
Deng Xiaoping was a Chinese politician, statesman, and diplomat. As leader of the Communist Party of China, Deng was a reformer who led China towards a market economy...
for his refusal to consider an end to Canada's prohibition laws. Has also written against pay equity and in favour of legalized Sunday shopping.http://www.freedomparty.on.ca/freedomflyer/ff09_06.htm Opposes 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 euthanasia
Euthanasia
Euthanasia refers to the practice of intentionally ending a life in order to relieve pain and suffering....
, and supports health workers being able to deny assistance to women seeking lawful access to abortion. Received 671 votes, finishing fifth in a field of five candidates. The winner was Steve Peters of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
Previous candidacies:
- Ontario general election, 1987Ontario general election, 1987The Ontario general election of 1987 was held on September 10, 1987, to elect members of the 34th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada.The governing Ontario Liberal Party, led by David Peterson, was returned to power with a large majority...
, ElginElgin (electoral district)Elgin was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1997. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Elgin West and Norfolk—Elgin ridings.It initially consisted of the county of Elgin, including the city of...
, 546 votes, fifth out of five candidates (winner: Marietta RobertsMarietta RobertsMarietta Roberts is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1990....
, LiberalOntario Liberal PartyThe Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
) - Ontario general election, 1990Ontario general election, 1990The Ontario general election of 1990 was held on September 6, 1990, to elect members of the 35th Legislative Assembly of the province of Ontario, Canada....
, Elgin, 1,104 votes, fourth out of four candidates (winner: Peter North, Ontario New Democratic PartyOntario New Democratic PartyThe Ontario New Democratic Party or , formally known as New Democratic Party of Ontario, is a social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. It is a provincial section of the federal New Democratic Party. It was formed in October 1961, a few months after the federal party. The ONDP had its...
) - Ontario general election, 1995Ontario general election, 1995The Ontario general election of 1995 was held on June 8, 1995, to elect members of the 36th Legislative Assembly of the province of Ontario, Canada...
, Elgin, 565 votes, fifth out of five candidates (winner: Peter North, Independent) - Ontario general election, 1999Ontario general election, 1999An Ontario general election was held on June 3, 1999, to elect members of the 37th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
, Elgin—Middlesex—London, 405 votes, fourth out of six candidates (winner: Steve Peters, Liberal)
Charles Olito (Haliburton—Victoria—Brock)
Perennial candidate. Has campaigned for no fewer than five registered political parties. Lives in Mariposa, and lists his occupation as a farmer. Previously a teacher. Graduated from the University of TorontoUniversity of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
's Teacher's College in 1969, and taught in that city. Also served in the Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
The history of the Royal Canadian Air Force begins in 1920, when the air force was created as the Canadian Air Force . In 1924 the CAF was renamed the Royal Canadian Air Force and granted royal sanction by King George V. The RCAF existed as an independent service until 1968...
. Supports monetary reform, and has argued that Canada's Goods and Services Tax
Goods and Services Tax (Canada)
The Goods and Services Tax is a multi-level value added tax introduced in Canada on January 1, 1991, by then Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and his finance minister Michael Wilson. The GST replaced a hidden 13.5% Manufacturers' Sales Tax ; Mulroney claimed the GST was implemented because the MST...
(GST) is illegal.
Ran for the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
in the 1987 provincial election
Ontario general election, 1987
The Ontario general election of 1987 was held on September 10, 1987, to elect members of the 34th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada.The governing Ontario Liberal Party, led by David Peterson, was returned to power with a large majority...
, and received 798 votes in Parkdale
Parkdale (electoral district)
Parkdale was a Canadian federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1979. It included the community of Parkdale in the western part of Toronto...
for a distant third-place finish. The winner was Tony Ruprecht
Tony Ruprecht
Tony Ruprecht is a former Canadian politician. His first elected position was as an alderman in the old Toronto City Council, in the late 1970s. He became a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1981, and served in premier David Peterson's cabinet as minister without portfolio from...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
. Olito was also a candidate in the 1988 North York municipal election
Toronto municipal election, 1988
The 1988 Toronto municipal election was held to elect members of municipal councils, school boards, and hydro commissions in the six municipalities that made up Metropolitan Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The election was held November 14, 1988.-Metro:...
, finishing fifth against Anthony Perruzza
Anthony Perruzza
Anthony Perruzza is a politician in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was a city councillor in North York from 1988 to 1990, and served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995 as a member of the New Democratic Party...
in the city's fifth ward.
Later ran as a candidate of the Ontario Provincial Confederation of Regions Party
Ontario Provincial Confederation of Regions Party
The Ontario Provincial Confederation of Regions Party is a minor political party in Ontario, Canada, the provincial branch of the now-defunct Confederation of Regions Party of Canada...
in the 1995 provincial election
Ontario general election, 1995
The Ontario general election of 1995 was held on June 8, 1995, to elect members of the 36th Legislative Assembly of the province of Ontario, Canada...
, and received 151 votes in the riding of Victoria—Haliburton, finishing sixth in a field of six candidates. The winner on that occasion was Chris Hodgson
Chris Hodgson
Chris Hodgson is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1994 to 2003, and a cabinet minister in the governments of Mike Harris and Ernie Eves...
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
.
First ran for the Freedom Party in the 1999 provincial election
Ontario general election, 1999
An Ontario general election was held on June 3, 1999, to elect members of the 37th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
, and received 135 votes in Haliburton—Victoria—Brock; Hodgson again won the riding. In the 2003 campaign, received 273 votes and again finished sixth in a field of six candidates. The winner was Laurie Scott of the Progressive Conservative Party.
He has also campaigned for federal office on four occasions:
- Ran in Victoria—Haliburton in the 1993 federal electionCanadian federal election, 1993The Canadian federal election of 1993 was held on October 25 of that year to elect members to the Canadian House of Commons of the 35th Parliament of Canada. Fourteen parties competed for the 295 seats in the House at that time...
as a candidate of the Canada PartyCanada PartyThe Canada Party was a short-lived political party in Canada that nominated 56 candidates in the 1993 federal election and one candidate in a 1996 by-election. It was unable to win any seats. The party was populist and ran on a platform of banking and monetary reform...
, and finished last in a field of nine candidates with 178 votes. The winner was John O'ReillyJohn O'ReillyJohn Francary O'Reilly is a Canadian politician. He represented the Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock riding for the Liberal party from 1993 to 2004. He lost his job in the 2004 election to the Conservative candidate Barry Devolin. He is now a real estate broker by profession.-References:...
of the Liberal Party of CanadaLiberal Party of CanadaThe Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
. - Ran again for the Canada PartyCanada PartyThe Canada Party was a short-lived political party in Canada that nominated 56 candidates in the 1993 federal election and one candidate in a 1996 by-election. It was unable to win any seats. The party was populist and ran on a platform of banking and monetary reform...
in Hamilton East in a 1996 by-electionBy-electionA by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
, and finished twelfth in a field of thirteen candidates with 52 votes. The winner on that occasion was Sheila CoppsSheila CoppsSheila Maureen Copps, PC is a former Canadian politician who also served as Deputy Prime Minister of Canada from November 4, 1993 to April 30, 1996 and June 19, 1996 to June 11, 1997....
. - In the 1997 federal electionCanadian federal election, 1997The Canadian federal election of 1997 was held on June 2, 1997, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 36th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's Liberal Party of Canada won a second majority government...
, campaigned again in Victoria—Haliburton as a candidate of Paul HellyerPaul HellyerPaul Theodore Hellyer, PC is a Canadian engineer, politician, writer and commentator who has had a long and varied career. He is the longest serving current member of the Privy Council, just ahead of Prince Philip.-Early life:...
's Canadian Action PartyCanadian Action PartyThe Canadian Action Party is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1997. It promotes Canadian nationalism, monetary and electoral reform, and opposes neoliberal globalization and free trade agreements.- Background :The Canadian Action Party was founded by Paul T...
, and finished last in a field of five candidates with 504 votes; O'Reilly again won the riding. - In the 2004 federal electionCanadian federal election, 2004The Canadian federal election, 2004 , was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 38th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal government of Prime Minister Paul Martin lost its majority, but was able to form a minority government after the elections...
, he ran as an independent candidate and received 330 votes, finishing last in a field of six candidates. The winner was Barry DevolinBarry DevolinBarry Devolin, MP is a Canadian politician. He is a current Member of Parliament serving the riding of Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock....
of the Conservative Party of CanadaConservative Party of CanadaThe Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...
.
In the 2006 municipal election
Ontario municipal elections, 2006
In the 2006 municipal elections in Ontario, voters in the province of Ontario, elected mayors, councillors, school board trustees and all other elected officials in all of Ontario's municipalities. These elections were regulated by the .- Date :...
, he ran as a candidate for the city council of the City of Kawartha Lakes
Kawartha Lakes, Ontario
The city of Kawartha Lakes is a unitary municipality in Central Ontario, Canada. Although called a city, Kawartha Lakes is the size of a typical Ontarian county and is mostly rural....
in Ward 8 on a platform proposing de-amalgamation of that city. He placed third of three candidates with 89 votes, behind Donna Villemaire (1050 votes) and Ron Jenkins (486 votes).
He is the Freedom Party's candidate in Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock
Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock (provincial electoral district)
Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock is a provincial electoral district in Central Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario....
in the 2011 provincial election
Ontario general election, 2011
The 40th Ontario general election was held on October 6, 2011 to elect members of the 40th Legislative Assembly of Ontario. The Ontario Liberal Party will form a minority government, with the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario serving as the Official Opposition and the Ontario New...
.
Robert Sabharwal (Huron—BruceHuron—BruceHuron—Bruce is a federalelectoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1953.-History:...
)
Was 26 years old, and an undergraduate student in Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Western OntarioUniversity of Western Ontario
The University of Western Ontario is a public research university located in London, Ontario, Canada. The university's main campus covers of land, with the Thames River cutting through the eastern portion of the main campus. Western administers its programs through 12 different faculties and...
at the time of the election. Raised in St. Thomas
St. Thomas, Ontario
St. Thomas is a city in southern , Ontario, Canada. It is the seat for Elgin County and gained its city charter on March 4, 1881.-History:...
, Ontario, though he lived in Sarnia
Sarnia, Ontario
Sarnia is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada . It is the largest city on Lake Huron and is located where the upper Great Lakes empty into the St. Clair River....
on a co-op placement during the election. Chief financial officer was Paul Blair, another Freedom Party candidate. Received 127 votes, finishing last in a field of six candidates. The winner was Carol Mitchell
Carol Mitchell
Carol Mitchell is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs in the cabinet of Dalton McGuinty and member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for the riding of Huron—Bruce. She is a member of the Ontario Liberal Party.Mitchell was born in...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
Wayne Forbes (Lambton—Kent—MiddlesexLambton—Kent—MiddlesexLambton—Kent—Middlesex is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997....
)
Perennial candidate. Owns Forbes Fresh Fish in Grand Bend, OntarioGrand Bend, Ontario
Grand Bend, often referred to as simply "The Bend" or "GB," is a Southern Ontario community located on the shores of Lake Huron and a part of the municipality of Lambton Shores in the county of Lambton.Grand Bend is home to a variety of stores and eateries...
. Large and heavyset, despises political correctness. Has called for the legalization of marijuana
Cannabis (drug)
Cannabis, also known as marijuana among many other names, refers to any number of preparations of the Cannabis plant intended for use as a psychoactive drug or for medicinal purposes. The English term marijuana comes from the Mexican Spanish word marihuana...
, and admits to pot smoking. Supported the Reform Party of Canada
Reform Party of Canada
The Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party that existed from 1987 to 2000. It was originally founded as a Western Canada-based protest party, but attempted to expand eastward in the 1990s. It viewed itself as a populist party....
at the federal level. Has also accused the federal government of "cav[ing] in" to demands by native groups, and returning land expropriated in previous years. Also opposed calling an inquiry into the death of Dudley George, claiming George was a violent protestor. Received 780 votes, finishing sixth in a field of six candidates. The winner was Maria Van Bommel
Maria Van Bommel
Maria Van Bommel is a politician in Ontario, Canada. From 2003 to 2011, she was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the London area riding of Lambton—Kent—Middlesex for the Ontario Liberal Party....
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
. Received the highest vote totals of any Freedom Party candidate in the 1999 and 2003 elections.
Previous candidacies:
- Ontario general election, 1995Ontario general election, 1995The Ontario general election of 1995 was held on June 8, 1995, to elect members of the 36th Legislative Assembly of the province of Ontario, Canada...
, LambtonLambton (electoral district)Lambton was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1882. It was located in the province of Ontario...
, 417 votes, fifth out of five candidates (winner: Marcel BeaubienMarcel BeaubienMarcel Beaubien is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2003, and unsuccessfully sought election to the Canadian House of Commons as the Conservative candidate in the federal riding of Sarnia-Lambton in...
, Progressive Conservative Party of OntarioProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioThe Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
) - Ontario general election, 1999Ontario general election, 1999An Ontario general election was held on June 3, 1999, to elect members of the 37th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
, Lambton—Kent—Middlesex, 1,076 votes, fourth out of four candidates (winner: Marcel Beaubien, Progressive Conservative)
Lisa Turner (London North CentreLondon North CentreLondon North Centre is an electoral district in the province of Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997....
)
Opposes excessive taxation, and promised to end the province's energy tax cap. Also supports "choice" in education, a term normally used by those favouring privatization. Received 242 votes, finishing last in a field of six candidates. The winner was Deb MatthewsDeb Matthews
Deborah Drake Matthews, Ph.D. is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of London North Centre for the Ontario Liberal Party, and is currently the province's Minister of Health and Long-Term Care in the government of...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
Mike Davidson (London—FanshaweLondon—FanshaweLondon—Fanshawe is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.-Geography:The district consists of the southeast part of the City of London....
)
A computer science lecturer at the University of Western OntarioUniversity of Western Ontario
The University of Western Ontario is a public research university located in London, Ontario, Canada. The university's main campus covers of land, with the Thames River cutting through the eastern portion of the main campus. Western administers its programs through 12 different faculties and...
. Joined the Freedom Party in the 1990s, and did considerable work in designing the party's web pages. Received 493 votes, finishing last in a field of five candidates. The winner was Khalil Ramal
Khalil Ramal
Khalil Ramal is a Canadian politician.Khalil Ramal was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of London—Fanshawe for the Ontario Liberal Party...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
Bill Frampton (London WestLondon WestLondon West is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968. Its population in 2006 was 118,335.-Geography:The district includes the northwest part of the City of London....
)
Frampton is a perennial candidatePerennial candidate
A perennial candidate is one who frequently runs for public office with a record of success that is infrequent, if existent at all. Perennial candidates are often either members of minority political parties or have political opinions that are not mainstream. They may run without any serious hope...
for the Freedom Party, which he joined in 1985 after a brief membership in the Libertarian Party.http://www.freedomparty.on.ca/freedomflyer/ff10.htm He was the party's Halton—Peel representative in the late 1980s, and played an active role in its against campaign provincial "Business Investment Areas" (BIAs).http://www.freedomparty.on.ca/freedomflyer/ff10_07.htm He was also a vocal opponent of Sunday closing laws for private businesses during this period (Toronto Star, 8 September 1987). Frampton has also endorsed guaranteed private property rights as a means of improving Canada's environment, and opposes official bilingualism
Bilingualism in Canada
The official languages of Canada are English and French, which "have equality of status and equal rights and privileges as to their use in all institutions of the Parliament and Government of Canada" according to Canada's constitution...
in any form.http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:KjTdex6fGUAJ:www.freedomparty.org/flyer/ff17_25.htm+%22Bill+Frampton%22+environment&hl=en He was vice-president of the Freedom Party in the 1990s.http://www.freedomparty.org/consent/cons28_2.htm
He works as a computer analyst, and was listed as being 32 years old in the 1990 election.
| Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 provincial Ontario general election, 1987 The Ontario general election of 1987 was held on September 10, 1987, to elect members of the 34th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada.The governing Ontario Liberal Party, led by David Peterson, was returned to power with a large majority... |
Mississauga East Mississauga East Mississauga East was a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 2003, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 2007. It was located in the city of Mississauga.This riding was created in 1987 from... |
Freedom | 761 | 4/4 | John Sola John Sola John Domagoj Sola is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1995. Originally a Liberal, he was forced to leave his party over controversy arising from his criticism of Bosnian Serbs.Sola has a Bachelor of Arts degree from... , Liberal Ontario Liberal Party The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and... |
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| 1990 provincial Ontario general election, 1990 The Ontario general election of 1990 was held on September 6, 1990, to elect members of the 35th Legislative Assembly of the province of Ontario, Canada.... |
Halton Centre | Freedom | 731 | 5/6 | Barbara Sullivan Barbara Sullivan Barbara Sullivan Barbara Sullivan Barbara Sullivan (born January 24, 1943 in Calgary, is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1995.... , Liberal Ontario Liberal Party The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and... |
|
| 1999 provincial Ontario general election, 1999 An Ontario general election was held on June 3, 1999, to elect members of the 37th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada.... |
Nepean—Carleton Nepean—Carleton Nepean—Carleton is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1988 and since 1997.... |
Freedom | 386 | 0.76 | 4/5 | John Baird, Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985... |
| 2003 provincial Ontario general election, 2003 The Ontario general election of 2003 was held on October 2, 2003, to elect the 103 members of the 38th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada.... |
London West London West London West is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968. Its population in 2006 was 118,335.-Geography:The district includes the northwest part of the City of London.... |
Freedom | 460 | 5/5 | Christopher Bentley Christopher Bentley Christopher "Chris" Bentley is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and is the province's Attorney General in the Liberal government of Premier Dalton McGuinty.-Academic endeavours:... , Liberal Ontario Liberal Party The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and... |
Paul McKeeverPaul McKeeverPaul 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...
(OshawaOshawa (electoral district)Oshawa is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968....
)
Party leader. See his biography page for further details. Received 518 votes, finishing fifth in a field of six candidates. The winner was Jerry OuelletteJerry Ouellette
Jerry J. Ouellette is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1995, representing the riding of Oshawa for the Progressive Conservative Party. Ouellette was Minister of Natural Resources in the government of Ernie Eves.Ouellette graduated...
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
.
Matt Szymanowicz (Ottawa CentreOttawa Centre (provincial electoral district)Ottawa Centre is an urban provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1968...
)
A private in the Canadian ForcesCanadian Forces
The Canadian Forces , officially the Canadian Armed Forces , are the unified armed forces of Canada, as constituted by the National Defence Act, which states: "The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces."...
Primary Reserve as a weapons technician living in Ottawa, Ontario. Also active with the Ontario Rifle Association. Received 218 votes, finishing sixth out of seven candidates. The winner was Richard Patten
Richard Patten
Richard Andrew Patten is a politician in Ontario, Canada. Patten was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Ottawa Centre.-Biography:...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
Paul Blair (OxfordOxford (electoral district)Oxford is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since the 1935 election.It consists of the county of Oxford....
)
A firefighter in London, OntarioLondon, Ontario
London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...
. 49 years old in 2003. Has supported the Freedom Party since 1986. Joined the party's provincial executive in 1995. Is currently a provincial officer in the party, and a member of the national executive of the Freedom Party of Canada
Freedom Party of Canada
The Freedom Party of Canada was founded on July 20, 2001 by Paul McKeever and Robert Metz...
. In 1995, took place in a "counter-demonstration", supporting cuts to public funding by Mike Harris
Mike Harris
Michael Deane "Mike" Harris was the 22nd Premier of Ontario from June 26, 1995 to April 15, 2002. He is most noted for the "Common Sense Revolution", his Progressive Conservative government's program of deficit reduction in combination with lower taxes and cuts to government...
's government. Member of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Canadian Taxpayers Federation
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is a Canadian federally incorporated, non-profit organization and taxpayers union that claims to have over 70,000 supporters across Canada. The organization advocates lower taxes, and a reduction of what it considers to be waste in government...
. A founder of the Parent Participating Learning Environment. Has supported the right of figures on Canada's far-right to express their views in public, presenting the issue as one of free speech. Handed out Freedom Party paraphernalia at a "Straight Pride" parade organized by far-right figures in 2000 (the event was organized as a hostile response to Gay Pride parades). Some have linked Blair to Paul Fromm, Raphael Bergmann and other far-right figures, although there is no evidence to suggest that Blair actually endorses Fromm's opinions. Received 404 votes, finishing sixth in a field of seven candidates. The winner was Ernie Hardeman
Ernie Hardeman
Ernie Hardeman is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the rural riding of Oxford for the Progressive Conservative Party....
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
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Previous candidacies:
- Ontario general election, 1995Ontario general election, 1995The Ontario general election of 1995 was held on June 8, 1995, to elect members of the 36th Legislative Assembly of the province of Ontario, Canada...
, Scarborough North, 601 votes, fourth out of six candidates (winner: Alvin CurlingAlvin CurlingAlvin Curling is a prominent Black Canadian. He was Canada's envoy to the Dominican Republic from 2005-2006. A former politician in Ontario, Canada, he was Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario until he resigned on August 19, 2005 to accept his diplomatic appointment...
, Ontario Liberal PartyOntario Liberal PartyThe Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
) - Ontario general election, 1999Ontario general election, 1999An Ontario general election was held on June 3, 1999, to elect members of the 37th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
, Oxford, 312 votes, sixth out of seven candidates (winner: Ernie Hardemann, Progressive Conservative)
Dick Field (Parkdale—High ParkParkdale—High ParkParkdale—High Park is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979.Peggy Nash of the New Democratic Party was elected the Member of Parliament for the riding on May 2, 2011....
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Was chairman of Voice of Canadians Committees, which later merged into the Freedom Party. In 1994, wrote an article attacking multiculturalism as undermining Canadian values. Also claimed that Canadian and British traditions had been dishonoured by multiculturalism. His article was printed by the Freedom Party in 1995. Also opposed bilingualism and political correctness. Opposed the inclusion of a question on race on the 1996 Canadian census. A member of the Montgomery Tavern Society. Received 165 votes, finishing last in a field of eight candidates. The winner was Gerard KennedyGerard Kennedy
Gerard Michael Kennedy is a Canadian politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as Ontario's Minister of Education from 2003 to 2006, when he resigned to make an unsuccessful bid for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
He ran again in 2006, when the seat was vacated, and lost.
Robert Smink (Perth—MiddlesexPerth—MiddlesexPerth—Middlesex was an electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2003 and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2007....
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A businessperson in London, OntarioLondon, Ontario
London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...
. Former owner of the Fabulous Forum strip club. 51 years old in 2003. Holds a degree in Philosophy and History from the University of Waterloo
University of Waterloo
The University of Waterloo is a comprehensive public university in the city of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The school was founded in 1957 by Drs. Gerry Hagey and Ira G. Needles, and has since grown to an institution of more than 30,000 students, faculty, and staff...
(1974). Supported Premier
Premier of Ontario
The Premier of Ontario is the first Minister of the Crown for the Canadian province of Ontario. The Premier is appointed as the province's head of government by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, and presides over the Executive council, or Cabinet. The Executive Council Act The Premier of Ontario...
Mike Harris
Mike Harris
Michael Deane "Mike" Harris was the 22nd Premier of Ontario from June 26, 1995 to April 15, 2002. He is most noted for the "Common Sense Revolution", his Progressive Conservative government's program of deficit reduction in combination with lower taxes and cuts to government...
's cut to social welfare in 1995, on the grounds that the poor would be encouraged to improve their lives. Has been president of the Freedom Party's Perth riding association. Wrote an editorial in support of the 2003 Invasion of Iraq
2003 invasion of Iraq
The 2003 invasion of Iraq , was the start of the conflict known as the Iraq War, or Operation Iraqi Freedom, in which a combined force of troops from the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Poland invaded Iraq and toppled the regime of Saddam Hussein in 21 days of major combat operations...
, referring to it as America's finest hour. Received 384 votes, finishing last in a field of six candidates. The winner was John Wilkinson of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
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Previous candidacies:
- Ontario general election, 1995Ontario general election, 1995The Ontario general election of 1995 was held on June 8, 1995, to elect members of the 36th Legislative Assembly of the province of Ontario, Canada...
, PerthPerth (electoral district)Perth was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1988...
, 427, fourth of five candidates (winner: Bert Johnson, Progressive Conservative Party of OntarioProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioThe Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
) - Ontario general election, 1999Ontario general election, 1999An Ontario general election was held on June 3, 1999, to elect members of the 37th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
, Perth—Middlesex, 521 votes, fifth out of five candidates (winner: Bert Johnson, Progressive Conservative)
Trueman Tuck (Prince Edward—HastingsPrince Edward—HastingsPrince Edward—Hastings is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968...
)
Tuck is a self-described "non-lawyer legal consultant", who owns a consultation firm in Belleville, OntarioBelleville, Ontario
Belleville is a city located at the mouth of the Moira River on the Bay of Quinte in Southern Ontario, Canada, in the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. It is the seat of Hastings County, but is politically independent of it. and the centre of the Bay of Quinte Region...
called Tuck's Professional Services. He also owns a store in Belleville called Tuck's Discount Vitamins, and describes his products as "synthetic medicine". He is a leader of "Friends of Freedom", and opposes the regulatory powers of Health Canada over medicines that may be sold in Canada. Tuck petitioned for a conservative Canadian television network in 2005, and in the same year co-wrote a work entitled Death by Modern Medicine.
He defended the makers of Bell Magicc Bullet (a sexual enhancement drug) in 2003, after Health Canada ruled that the drug contains an active ingredient in Viagra and should be pulled from the market. Tuck's argument that Health Canada was mistaken in its ruling was thrown out of court.
Tuck operates taxtyranny.ca, and other related web-sites. Taxtyranny includes criticisms of fluoride
Fluoride
Fluoride is the anion F−, the reduced form of fluorine when as an ion and when bonded to another element. Both organofluorine compounds and inorganic fluorine containing compounds are called fluorides. Fluoride, like other halides, is a monovalent ion . Its compounds often have properties that are...
usage, and has also included criticisms Conservative Party of Canada
Conservative Party of Canada
The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...
leader Stephen Harper
Stephen Harper
Stephen Joseph Harper is the 22nd and current Prime Minister of Canada and leader of the Conservative Party. Harper became prime minister when his party formed a minority government after the 2006 federal election...
for his participation at the Bilderbergers summit in 2003. There have been a variety of other conspiracy references on the page, some involving John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963....
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Tuck is a social conservative, and unlike most others in the Freedom Party is a committed theist. Some have criticized him as an entrist, seeking to manipulate the Freedom Party and other organizations for his own ends.
He ran in Prince Edward—Hastings as an Independent Reform candidate in the 1999 provincial election
Ontario general election, 1999
An Ontario general election was held on June 3, 1999, to elect members of the 37th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
, the only such candidate in the province. He received 133 votes, finishing seventh in a field of eight candidates. As a Freedom Party candidate in 2003, he received 229 votes and finished last in a field of five candidates. The winner on both occasions was Ernie Parsons
Ernie Parsons
Ernie Parsons is a Justice of the Peace and former politician in Ontario, Canada. Until 2007 he was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Prince Edward—Hastings for the Ontario Liberal Party.Parsons received a Civil Engineering degree from Carleton University...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
In the 2007 provincial election
Ontario general election, 2007
The Ontario general election of 2007 was held on October 10, 2007 to elect members of the 39th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada. The Liberals under Dalton McGuinty won the election with a majority government, winning 71 out of a possible 107 seats with 42.2% of the popular...
, he is a running in the same riding as one of two candidates of the Republican Party of Ontario
Republican Party of Ontario
The People First Republican Party of Ontario is a minor political party in Ontario, Canada, registered by Elections Ontario in 2004 as the Republican Party of Ontario. It nominated two candidates in the 2007 provincial election...
, which he founded.
Andrew Falby (Sarnia—LambtonSarnia—LambtonSarnia—Lambton is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968....
)
Advocate of Ayn RandAyn 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....
's philosophy, has references Atlas Shrugged
Atlas Shrugged
Atlas Shrugged is a novel by Ayn Rand, first published in 1957 in the United States. Rand's fourth and last novel, it was also her longest, and the one she considered to be her magnum opus in the realm of fiction writing...
in interviews. Formerly a baker on a Texaco
Texaco
Texaco is the name of an American oil retail brand. Its flagship product is its fuel "Texaco with Techron". It also owns the Havoline motor oil brand....
ship, later a landlord and a day renovator. Opposes any form of rent control. Gained local notoriety in the 1999 provincial election by making two bleating noises during a Rotary meeting. Claimed his intent was to demonstrate that Canadians are a nation of sheep, blinding following the will of civil servants. Wears rumpled clothing in his campaigns, and claims his concern is with changing society as a whole. Asked about his reasons for campaigning, he once responded "I'm not doing this to win votes. I'm doing it to shock people."http://www.freedomparty.on.ca/freedomflyer/ff34_20.htm Asked the Sarnia
Sarnia, Ontario
Sarnia is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada . It is the largest city on Lake Huron and is located where the upper Great Lakes empty into the St. Clair River....
city council to reduce its budget by 10% in 2004. Has made a court application to quash the provincial anti-smoking bylaw in Lambton County
Lambton County, Ontario
Lambton County is a census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. The county is located in Southwestern Ontario. It is bordered on the north by Lake Huron, which flows into the St. Clair River, the county's western border and part of the Canada-United States border. To the south is Lake...
. Runs a website called "The Homeless Landlords".http://www2.ebtech.net/~afalby/ Received 316 votes, finishing last in a field of five candidates. The winner was Caroline Di Cocco
Caroline Di Cocco
Caroline Di Cocco is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is a former member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Sarnia—Lambton for the Ontario Liberal Party from 1999 to 2007 and was a cabinet minister in the government of Dalton McGuinty until her defeat in the...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
Previous candidacies:
- Ontario general election, 1995Ontario general election, 1995The Ontario general election of 1995 was held on June 8, 1995, to elect members of the 36th Legislative Assembly of the province of Ontario, Canada...
, Sarnia, 159 votes, sixth in a field of six candidates (winner: David BoushyDavid BoushyDavid Boushy is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 1999....
, Progressive Conservative Party of OntarioProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioThe Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
) - Ontario general election, 1999Ontario general election, 1999An Ontario general election was held on June 3, 1999, to elect members of the 37th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
, Sarnia—Lambton, 517 votes, fourth in a field of four candidates (winner: Caroline di Cocco, Liberal)
Carol Leborg (St. Paul's)
Coordinated "Capitalism Day" in TorontoToronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
in 2002. Has worked as a toastmaster at Toronto's Imperial Oil
Imperial Oil
Imperial Oil Limited is Canada's largest petroleum company. The company is engaged in the exploration, production and sale of crude oil and natural gas. It is controlled by US based ExxonMobil, which owns 69.6% of its stock...
building. Opposes abortion funding and supports "conscience rights" for health-care workers opposed to abortion.http://www.lifesite.net/elections/provincial/Ontario/2003/tor.html Received 354 votes, finishing last in a field of five candidates. The winner was Michael Bryant
Michael Bryant (politician)
Michael J. Bryant is former public administrator and former politician in Ontario, Canada. A Harvard-trained lawyer, he was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the electoral district of St. Paul's for the Ontario Liberal Party from 1999 until 2009...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
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Lindsay George King (ThornhillThornhill (electoral district)Thornhill is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.It covers the community of Thornhill, Ontario, which is made up of portions of Vaughan and Markham, and was created in 1996 from parts of...
)
A United Church of CanadaUnited Church of Canada
The United Church of Canada is a Protestant Christian denomination in Canada. It is the largest Protestant church and, after the Roman Catholic Church, the second-largest Christian church in Canada...
minister in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
for over thirty years, overseeing the Willowdale United Church. Retired in 1993. Is involved in the Family Life Foundation. Supports the LETS scheme, as promoted by John C. Turmel
John C. Turmel
John C. Turmel is a perennial candidate for election in Canada, and according to the Guinness Book of Records holds the records for the most elections contested and for the most elections lost having contested 75 elections and lost 74...
and others. Was a founder of the Toronto LETS. Once co-presented the "Toronto Dollar" system to former Mayor of Toronto Mel Lastman
Mel Lastman
Melvin Douglas "Mel" Lastman , nicknamed "Mayor Mel", is a former businessman and politician. He is the founder of the Bad Boy Furniture chain. He served as the mayor of the former city of North York, Ontario, Canada from 1972 until 1997. At the end of 1997, North York, along with five other...
. Ran for Turmel's Abolitionist Party of Canada
Abolitionist Party of Canada
The Abolitionist Party of Canada was a Canadian political party founded by perennial candidate John C. Turmel. The party ran on a platform of: monetary reform, including the abolition of interest rates and the income tax, the use of the local employment trading system of banking, and introducing a...
in the 1993 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1993
The Canadian federal election of 1993 was held on October 25 of that year to elect members to the Canadian House of Commons of the 35th Parliament of Canada. Fourteen parties competed for the 295 seats in the House at that time...
in the riding of Don Valley North
Don Valley North
Don Valley North was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1997. It was located the city of North York, in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1987, and was first used in the federal election of 1988...
, and finished last in a field of six candidates with 76 votes. The winner was Sarkis Assadourian
Sarkis Assadourian
Sarkis Assadourian is an Armenian-Canadian politician from the Liberal Party of Canada. He became the first Armenian-Canadian to be elected to the House of Commons, with great support of the Armenian community of Toronto.Assadourian has grown distant to some in the Armenian-Canadian community by...
of the Liberal Party of Canada
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
. He has also run in Ontario elections in the riding of Thornhill
Thornhill (electoral district)
Thornhill is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.It covers the community of Thornhill, Ontario, which is made up of portions of Vaughan and Markham, and was created in 1996 from parts of...
. He received 304 votes in 2003, finishing last in a field of five candidates. The winner was Mario Racco
Mario Racco
Mario G. Racco is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He sat in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the Greater Toronto Area riding of Thornhill for the Liberal Party from 2003 to 2007....
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
. In 2007, he received 145 votes and was the last of seven candidates.
Silvio Ursomarzo (Toronto Centre—Rosedale)
Ursomarzo was born and raised in TorontoToronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, has a Bachelor of Economics degree from York University
York University
York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....
(1988) and works in the financial services industry.http://64.233.179.104/search?q=cache:eeij6kmRz14J:www.freedomparty.on.ca/candidates/tor_cen.htm+%22Silvio+Ursomarzo%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=15 He has been involved with the Freedom Party since at least 1995,http://www.freedomparty.on.ca/freedomflyer/ff28_12.htm and is known to support the privatization of health care, education and housing services (Annex Gleaner, June 1999).http://www.freedomparty.on.ca/freedomflyer/ff34_23.htm
First ran for the Freedom Party in Trinity—Spadina
Trinity—Spadina
Trinity—Spadina is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988.It generally encompasses the western portion of Downtown Toronto. In the 2001 Canadian census, the riding had 106,094 people, of whom 74,409 were eligible to...
in the 1999 provincial election
Ontario general election, 1999
An Ontario general election was held on June 3, 1999, to elect members of the 37th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
. Received 182 votes, finishing seventh in a field of eight candidates; the winner was Rosario Marchese
Rosario Marchese
Rosario Marchese is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the downtown Toronto riding of Trinity-Spadina for the New Democratic Party of Ontario.-Background:...
of the Ontario New Democratic Party
Ontario New Democratic Party
The Ontario New Democratic Party or , formally known as New Democratic Party of Ontario, is a social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. It is a provincial section of the federal New Democratic Party. It was formed in October 1961, a few months after the federal party. The ONDP had its...
. Received 218 votes in 2003, finishing last in a field of six candidates. The winner was George Smitherman
George Smitherman
George Smitherman is a Canadian politician and broadcaster. He represented the provincial riding of Toronto Centre in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2010, when he resigned to contest the mayoralty of Toronto in the 2010 municipal election...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
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| Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 provincial Ontario general election, 1999 An Ontario general election was held on June 3, 1999, to elect members of the 37th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada.... |
Trinity—Spadina Trinity—Spadina Trinity—Spadina is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988.It generally encompasses the western portion of Downtown Toronto. In the 2001 Canadian census, the riding had 106,094 people, of whom 74,409 were eligible to... |
Freedom | 182 | 0.51 | 7/8 | Rosario Marchese Rosario Marchese Rosario Marchese is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the downtown Toronto riding of Trinity-Spadina for the New Democratic Party of Ontario.-Background:... , New Democratic Party |
| 2003 provincial Ontario general election, 2003 The Ontario general election of 2003 was held on October 2, 2003, to elect the 103 members of the 38th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada.... |
Toronto Centre—Rosedale | Freedom | 218 | 6/6 | George Smitherman George Smitherman George Smitherman is a Canadian politician and broadcaster. He represented the provincial riding of Toronto Centre in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2010, when he resigned to contest the mayoralty of Toronto in the 2010 municipal election... , Liberal Ontario Liberal Party The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and... |
Vaughan Byrnes (WillowdaleWillowdale (electoral district)Willowdale is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979.The riding was created in 1976 from part of Eglinton....
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President of Vaughan Byrnes and Co., a family engineering business. Opposes multiculturalism, and once described Canada's policies on immigration, multiculturalism and employment equity as "genocidal" to Canadians.http://www.freedomparty.org/consent/cons25_4.htm A member of the Montgomery Tavern Society. First ran for the Freedom Party in the 1999 provincial electionOntario general election, 1999
An Ontario general election was held on June 3, 1999, to elect members of the 37th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
and received 152 votes in Willowdale, finishing seventh in a field of eight candidates. The winner was David Young
David Young (Ontario politician)
David Young was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Mike Harris and Ernie Eves....
of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
. In 2003, received 227 votes and finished last in a field of six candidates. The winner was David Zimmer
David Zimmer
David Zimmer is a Canadian provincial legislator in Ontario's Legislative Assembly, representing the North York area riding of Willowdale for the Ontario Liberal Party.-Background:...
of the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
The party also planned to run Gordon Mood in Algoma—Manitoulin, but he did not appear on the ballot. Had he run, Mood would have been the party's only candidate in northern Ontario. John Genser was also slated to run for the party in Vaughan—King—Aurora, but he too did not appear on the ballot.