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Freedom Party of Ontario Parti de la Liberté – Ontario | |
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| Active provincial party | |
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| Leader | Paul McKeever |
| President | Robert Metz |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Preceded by | Unparty |
| Headquarters | 240 Commissioners Road West London, Ontario N6J 1Y1 |
| Ideology | |
| Colours | Black and White[1] |
| Website | |
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The Freedom Party of Ontario (FPO; French: Parti de la Liberté – 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. The Freedom Party has fielded candidates in every provincial election since 1985, and in several by-elections. It has also participated in numerous public policy debates, often on contentious social issues.
In 1980, a schism occurred in the libertarian movement in Ontario, with several members of the Libertarian Party, unhappy with its direction and democratic structure, left to follow the Objectivist Unparty.[2] In 1984, the Unparty changed its name to the Freedom Party of Ontario.[3][4]
- ^ About Freedom Party of Ontario's Slogan (here Archived 2010-03-11 at the Wayback Machine)
- ^ MacIntyre, Hugh (6 October 2011). "How libertarians should vote in today's provincial election". National Post. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ^ McKeever, Paul (17 September 2010). "Marc Emery, Civil Disobedience, and the Fate of the Cannabis Culture". Cannabis Culture. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ^ Hudson, Andrew (12 June 2011). "Two libertarians running in Beaches East-York". Cannabis Culture. Retrieved 9 March 2018.