Congratulations to all my fellow candidates for participating in the election!  I know if there are more candidates next time, there will be more votes per candidate because there will be more of a presence. 

I think Canadians should take the libertarian and freedom philosophy more seriously – to counter the rotten propaganda from “left” and “right”. 

As libertarians, should follow our intuition about what are priorities are as individuals and choose areas of activism that we feel drawn to.   I think part of that is making sure we build up personal sovereignty in our own lives and making that the basis of our efforts to achieve legal and political sovereignty.   

Hopefully the Libertarian Party of Canada remains available as an institution that allows us to express the liberty agenda during elections and which also provides a diverse network of people who can build up the freedom movement and take action between elections. 

One idea I’ve had – and it’s not new of course – is to write city councillors, MPP’s (MLA’s), MP’s etc. about specific issues that you feel strongly about, and also address the public about those specific issues using your best arguments.    I think it’s important to always include the argument about liberty and choice and to never leave it out – the argument from morality in other words – and not to run away from controversial issues you feel strongly about simply because others disapprove of them.   You may be on the right track and they may be on the wrong track.  

Also, I have expectations of the public that many of them (not all) will understand the core philosophy and will also at least be concerned about how the government seems to be getting even more out of control.

October 19th, 2008