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=LPs Develop In Canada, Australia= | |||
Prompted by the remarkable success of the two-year-old Libertarian Party in the United States, similar parties are now functioning in Canada and Australia. The second convention of the Libertarian Party of Canada on May 24-26 in Ontario apparently laid the foundation to ensure that the LP will be an enduring force in Canadian politics for many years to come. | |||
An inspiring speech by Phil Spicer of Ontario (combined with an inspiring financial contribution) encouraged the delegates to take the initiative in the battle with the state and not be discouraged by the seemingly large odds against a successful libertarian political movement in Canada. By the end of the Convention the LP had a strong libertarian platform and no less than twenty-four candidates from three provinces running for federal office. | |||
While there was not enough time to allow the LP of Canada to achieve ballot status, the results from the July 8 elections showed that they received more votes in the ridings in which they fielded candidates than the Marxist-Leninists, the Communist Party, and the Social Creditists combined. "We fully intend to become the major opposition to the statist Conservative and Liberal parties within four years," said newly-elected Party Chairman Michael A. Blake. The other new officers are Chuck Lyall, Party Leader; Sieg Pedde, Deputy Party Leader; Maria Tchir, Vice Chairwoman; Ken Freeman, Treasurer; and Judith A. Herman, Secretary. | |||
The recent election of the Labor Party government in Australia has prompted a group of Sydney businessmen to request that a few local libertarians make plans for establishing a Libertarian Party of Australia. Patricia Brookes and Bob Howard are spearheading the project and are using Libertarian Party, USA literature. Howard expects that the new party can be running candidates in local elections by early next year. | |||
Libertarianism is even making an impact in Great Britain where the respected journal of opinion, The Spectator, ran an article by Philip Vander Elst entitled "Libertarianism -an alternative." Says Vander Elst, "Freedom will not long survive in this country if the Tory Party does not provide a libertarian alternative to the socialist state by failing to curb its own paternalistic and technocratic tendencies." A Libertarian Party of England ...? | |||