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. 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.
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.
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 election. 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, inScarborough—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. 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. 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:
- Ontario general election, 1987, Elgin, 546 votes, fifth out of five candidates (winner: Marietta Roberts, Liberal)
- Ontario general election, 1990, Elgin, 1,104 votes, fourth out of four candidates (winner: Peter North, Ontario New Democratic Party)
- Ontario general election, 1995, Elgin, 565 votes, fifth out of five candidates (winner: Peter North, Independent)
- Ontario general election, 1999, 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 Toronto'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:
- Ran in Victoria—Haliburton in the 1993 federal election as a candidate of the Canada Party, and finished last in a field of nine candidates with 178 votes. The winner was John O'Reilly of the Liberal Party of Canada.
- Ran again for the Canada Party in Hamilton East in a 1996 by-election, and finished twelvth in a field of thirteen candidates with 52 votes. The winner on that occasion was Sheila Copps.
- In the 1997 federal election, campaigned again in Victoria—Haliburton as a candidate of Paul Hellyer's Canadian Action Party, and finished last in a field of five candidates with 504 votes; O'Reilly again won the riding.
- In the 2004 federal election, he ran as an independent candidate and received 330 votes, finishing last in a field of six candidates. The winner was Barry Devolin of the Conservative Party o
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