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- From: aidler@sanjuan.UVic.CA (E Alan Idler)
- Subject: Re: Reform Party
- Message-ID: <aidler.722534187@sanjuan>
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- Organization: University of Victoria
- References: <murphy.722262986@well.sf.ca.us> <aidler.722412657@sanjuan> <1992Nov23.005655.8997@ee.ubc.ca>
- Date: 23 Nov 92 15:56:27 GMT
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- jmorriso@ee.ubc.ca (John Paul Morrison) writes:
-
- >In article <aidler.722412657@sanjuan> aidler@sanjuan.UVic.CA (E Alan Idler) writes:
- >>The Reform Party of Canada is committed to
- >>fundamental reforms to the political operation
- >>and economic and social policies of the
- >>Canadian government.
- >>
-
- [ The rest of my own text deleted. ]
-
- >These are excellent principles.
-
- >So why does it feel so icky to support the Reform Party?
-
- Just as in the recent referendum, the Reform Party
- stands against some very powerful elites in
- Canadian society. It takes *courage* to make a
- stand against groups we have been taught to revere.
-
- The Reform Party is the largest political organization
- in Canada. However, we receive few corporate or
- union donations because these groups fear that we
- will act to undermine entrenched privileges.
-
- >I want much clearer evidence that the Reform Party is not dragging in
- >a lot of relgious, moralistic, sel-righteous dogma in with its policies.
-
- >I am not totally convinced that the Reform Party stands for seperating
- >religious and moral issues from the economic and democratic issues.
-
- >Ideally, I want the Reform Party to be somewhat libertarian:
- >economically conservative, let market forces rule. But socially
- >liberal, in that the State has no business declaring actions
- >or lifestyleas immoral or illegal, if those actions affect no-one else
- >but that individual.
-
- If you basically agree with the Party's philosophy,
- I invite you to become involved in our democratic
- organization. Then, you will have a role in shaping
- the Party's future.
-
- A IDLER
-