Libertarian candidate for Thornhill

The following 2 minute introduction to myself as the  Libertarian candidate for Thornhill will air on Rogers TV on a regular basis from mid September to October 6.

        

My name is Gene Balfour and I am your Libertarian candidate for Thornhill .

In this short presentation, I will tell you:

 who I am, 

why I am running in this election, and 

why the  Libertarian Party has the best vision for Ontario .

-              I was born and raised in the Toronto, and Thornhill has been my home for the past 20 years.

-              I was at Woodstock in 1969, and health and physical fitness have been core interests throughout my   life.  Since the mid 1970s,  I have worked for computer, staffing and consulting enterprises.

-             I am a happily married  man, a father of 2 wonderful daughters and

-             I am new to politics.

I am running in this election because of a defect in our democracy. 

At no time in my life have I ever been presented the option to vote for a party that was serious about reducing the role  government in my life – especially in the area of taxes.  Four years ago, I decided to become that option  so that all Thornhill citizens could vote for less government if they were so inclined.

What do Libertarians  mean  when we say that we are the ‘party of choice’ ?

Its mainly about taxes, intrusive government bureaucracies and monopolies.

For the first two, the logic is simply this: if you pay much less tax, you will have much more to spend on your own needs and priorities. This will also mean that you will become much less reliant  on government  programs, and so the need for big government will shrink.

Monopolies are illegal in the private sector --- so why are they legal when government operates  or sponsors them?    We believe that this double standard should not exist.

A Libertarian led government would  privatize The Beer Store, all  public Hydro operations , the LCBO,  and the Ontario Lottery Corporation.   In addition, we would  strip away the monopoly powers of every public sector union in Ontario. These monopoly powers are not compatible with our concept of a free and democratic society.

Sadly, over the past 50 years, Ontario has increasingly embraced a culture of CITIZEN SLAVERY  by GOVERNMENT CONTROL. For this reason, I ask you to give notice to your fellow citizens than this state of affairs is no longer acceptable.  Vote Libertarian on October 6.