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The Freedom Party of Ontario (FPO or FpO; (フランス語: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. ==Ideology== Freedom Party of Ontario's founding principle is that "Every individual, in the peaceful pursuit of personal fulfillment, has an absolute right to his or her own life, liberty, and property.〔Constitution of the Freedom Party of Ontario, section 3 (())〕 Freedom Party of Ontario's stated objectives are threefold: (a) to encourage voters to vote for FPO candidates in provincial elections and by-elections; (b) to influence government through the election of FPO members of the Ontario provincial Legislature, for the better protection in Ontario of every individual’s rights of life, liberty and property; and (c) to build and support the FPO as an organization of people who will work toward the achievement of Objectives (a) and (b).〔Constitution of the Freedom Party of Ontario, section 6 (())〕 The party has, from its inception in 1984, summarized its platform with the statement "Freedom Party believes that the purpose of government is to protect our freedom of choice, not to restrict it".〔1984 Freedom Party promotional flyer "Maybe Politics" (())〕 The party advocates government that takes into account only claims backed by evidence. It submits that all government laws and decisions must be logical, and must at all times serve the purpose of ensuring that no person's life, liberty, or property is taken without his consent.〔You Keep Asking, Now We Answer: Freedom Party versus Libertarian Party (December 20, 2012 Just Right radio broadcast on CHRW-FM featuring co-hosts Robert Metz (Freedom Party's president) and Paul McKeever (Freedom Party's leader) (())〕 Freedom Party holds the pursuit of one's own happiness to be an individual's highest moral purpose. To that end, it rejects libertarianism (which it holds is implicitly moral relativistic and anti-government), and instead champions governmental defence of the individual values of life, liberty, property. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Freedom Party of Ontario」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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