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Freedom Flyer's new look, aside from being more pleasing to the reader's eye and more economical for the subscriber's pocket, should also be more practical for us, as publishers, to work with. Freedom Flyer is no longer the only regular publication of the Freedom Party of Ontario, another factor that has been responsible for the new format you now hold in your hands. And because of our other publications, we are once again behind our anticipated schedule insofar as the printing of this newsletter is concerned. But fear not --- subscribers are guaranteed to receive six issues with each minimum annual contribution of $15 or more --- plus the other publications that we produce.
Although local press reaction to our last issue was somewhat predictable, the sensational headline accompanying it was a little more of a surprise: "There'll be no democracy for those Freedoms". Fortunately, the comment from which the headline was drawn was accurately quoted in the article's text: "...Democracy is for the political marketplace", though how that translated into no democracy is anyone's guess.
Far from being a party that practices no democracy, we'd like to think of our marketing approach to our political philosophy as true democracy --- community involvement at the grass-roots level. It's one thing for politicians to debate amongst themselves over how much tax to coerce from the citizenry, or how many regulations and restrictions they'd like to impose on us; it's quite another to ask for the voluntary contributions and support of individuals. Which approach would you classify as being most "democratic"?
Two of Unparty's founding members, Mary Lou Gutscher and Lisa Butler, made official their resignations from the board, effective October 31, 1984. The resignations complete arrangements initiated the year before, and conclude the official transfer of Unparty's headquarters in Toronto to Freedom Party's headquarters in London.
While we're at it, let's welcome aboard Mike Gillespie, who as new president of our UWO campus association, is already busy planning campus activities and events for the coming semester. Gillespie will also be participating in Freedom Party's official presentation to The Commission on Private Schools in Ontario, a brief which will be published in the next issue of Freedom Flyer.
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last updated on January 7, 2004
