The Ontario Libertarian Party has nominated Alan Mercer as the
Libertarian candidate for the upcoming provincial by-election in the
riding of Scarborough-Rouge River.
If elected to the Ontario Legislature, I would represent the following
goals based on the principles of individual liberty:
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Cut the size of government. Leave a
minimal government that protects the basic rights of citizens.
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Reverse the course of the Ontario
government's central planning and social engineering programs.
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Get the government out of
education. Ontario residents will no longer be forced to pay for
public school indoctrination and "zero-tolerance". Parents - not the Premier - will raise
their own children.
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Abolish the Smoke-Free Ontario Act
and every other law that regulates the personal and economic choices of
Ontario residents.
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De-socialize Health Care so that
there are no more shortages.
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Abolish the Greenbelt Act and similar laws that remove and restrict the rights of property owners. Property owners should have full rights to make decisions about their own property as long as they respect the rights of their neighbours. Victims of pollution
should be legally able to stop polluters and require full compensation
for damages.
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Encourage Rouge River conservation groups to purchase as much as possible of the land they want to protect instead of trying to use the government to control others. Public property should be transformed into private property so that ordinary people can take good care of their own resources and their own environment.
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Reform the courts and police so
that they focus on protecting the public from real crimes -
violence, theft, fraud - instead of victimless crimes. Move the provincial
and federal governments towards a system based on restorative
justice, where convicted criminals are made strictly accountable for
the harm they have done to their victims.
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End subsidies and corporate welfare. End the forced transfer of wealth from one group to another, and let individuals decide how they spend their own money.
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Abolish or reduce all taxes. Taxes
are wrong. Minimize taxes. Eliminate the provincial sales tax that
burdens consumers and businesses. Eliminate the gas tax. Restricting
taxation will lead to greater prosperity for everybody and allow greater
generosity towards those in need.
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Convert property taxes to fees for municipal services, and introduce as much free market choice as possible. Homeowners should truly own their own homes.
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Encourage greater opportunities for everyone through allowing them the freedom - to start their own businesses without restrictions, to keep their own money, to make their own choices and to build their own lives. Encourage communities in which young people learn respect, personal responsibility, and accountability. Encourage independent communities in which people cooperate and help others without relying on impersonal governments.