Freedom Party of Canada
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The Freedom Party of Canada (abbreviated to "FpC") was founded on July 20, 2001 by Paul McKeever (then a member of the executive of the Freedom Party of Ontario) and Robert Metz (President and co-founder of Freedom Party of Ontario). It has not registered itself with Elections Canada for election finance purposes.
The Freedom Party of Canada is the federal counterpart of the Freedom Party of Ontario. Freedom Party of Ontario was founded in 1984. Freedom Party of Ontario's founders had been organizers for a previous political party, Unparty. The Freedom Party, though sometimes labelled libertarian, does not describe itself as such as the party believes that government must exist, but that "the purpose of government is to protect every individual's fundamental freedoms, not to restrict them."
The party advocates individual freedom and personal responsibility. It describes its political orientation as being in the tradition of John Locke and Ayn Rand. It is a pro-capitalist party and favours minimal government involvement in economic matters.
Freedom Party of Canada is associated with Freedom Party International, an organization formed to continue the educational role of Freedom Party of Ontario ("FpO") when FpO, in 2002, began the process of structuring itself as an electoral party.
The party intends to field candidates federally no earlier than 2008. The party has released a platform called "The Right Direction" or the "burgundy book" which calls for a flat tax, less protectionism, more competition, and greater diversity on the social front.
The party is not related to the Freedom Socialist Party which has some members in Canada. Nor is it related to the Freedom Party of British Columbia.
See also
External links
- Freedom Party of Canada (http://www.freedomparty.ca/)
- The Right Direction: Freedom Party's 2008 Election Platform (http://www.freedomparty.ca/election2008/rightdirection.pdf)