TORONTO (January 1995 - March 1996) - Since its first informal founding meeting
in January 1995, the Montgomery Tavern Society (MTS) has continued to grow and
exert its sphere of influence accordingly. (See Freedom Flyer, April 1995.)
Individuals and groups represented under the MTS umbrella have included: Robert
Metz, Lloyd Walker, and Robert Vaughan of Freedom Party; Dick Field, Vaughan
Byrnes, Marc Racine, and Rita Bucher of Voice of Canadians; Thom Corbett of
Ontarians For Responsible Government; George Meekins, Dick Butson, Grenville
Rogers, and Walter Sitnick of the Confederation of Regions Party; Ron Leitch,
president of the Association for the Preservation of English In Canada (APEC);
Craig Chandler of the Progressive Group for Independent Business (now part of
Voice of Canadians); Doug Hindson of the Ontario Taxpayers' Federation; John
Thompson, executive director of the Mackenzie Institute; John Furedy of the
Society for Academic Freedom and Scholarship; Al Walker and Ken Parsons of
Employment Excellence; authors Joe Armstrong and William Trench; Morris Gates
of Canadians for Equality; Hill Cox of the Libertarian Party; Judy Anderson of
REAL Women; Jack Edwards of Communications Corp.; Jim Liscumb of English
Language Rights; Jim Montag of the London-Middlesex Taxpayers' Coalition;
Gordon Domm and Jim Garrow of Citizens' Coalition Favouring More Effective
Criminal Sentences; independent and affiliated activists Bill Bolt, Ted
Wiwchar, Jim Abbott, Richard Hummel, Bud Pfaff, Richard van Seters, Paul
Sedstrem, and Tim Waterous.
After seven meetings over the past fifteen months, participants have not only
come to know each other better, but have generally come to an understanding on
which issues they do and do not agree. By setting aside areas of disagreement,
the groups have focused their efforts on a handful of issues where there
appears to be almost unanimous agreement. Together, they have brought these
issues to the attention of MPs, MPPs, other government officials, and members
of the public. On March 28, 1995, members of the MTS met with Mike Harris to
bring five provincial issues of concern to his attention. (See Freedom Flyer,
July 1995.)
Future MTS meetings and events are already scheduled and in the works. Watch
for future updates in Freedom Flyer.
