On March 23, 2011, it was announced that party leader Paul McKeever will be Freedom Party's candidate in the riding of Elgin-Middlesex-London.
About Paul McKeever
Paul McKeever is the leader of the Freedom Party of
Ontario. Since 1993, Paul has been happily married to
Kathryn, who he first met in 1990, while they were both
involved in post-graduate studies at the University of
Western Ontario. In 1990, after his first year of Masters
degree work, Paul won a prestigious Natural Sciences and
Engineering Research Council scholarship. He received his
Masters degree in Cognitive Psychology in 1991, and
commenced Ph.D. studies that year. In 1992, he left the
Ph.D. program to attend Western Law School. Paul graduated
from law school in 1995, and commenced a one year
articling term with the London law firm of Cohen Highley.
Kathryn's family has a long history in, and connection
with, the greater London area. Paul and Kathryn bought a
home in Ailsa Craig in 1993, where they lived until 1996.
Kathryn having secured employment as a health professional
in Toronto, she and Paul moved to the Greater Toronto
Area. Paul opened his own law practice in Oshawa in 1997,
and has since that time focused on employment litigation,
including wrongful dismissals and human rights disputes.
Paul and Kathryn are the proud parents of two wonderful
children, one in high school and one in grade school. A
big, beautiful and mostly well-behaved chocolate Labrador
retriever is the McKeever family's beloved companion.
Paul is the chief spokesperson for the No Tax for Pan Am
Games (2015 Toronto) Committee. The Committee
opposes making Ontario taxpayers foot the bill for
Toronto's 2015 hosting of the Pan Am Games.
Paul has twice testified to legislative committees at
Queen's Park, once in respect of asset forfeiture
legislation, and once in respect of hearings concerning
electoral reform. In the summer of 2010, he was summoned
to Parliament Hill to testify to a House of Commons
committee concerning changes to the Canadian census.
In 2010, Paul produced and released a full-length
documentary about the political campaigns of Marc Emery.
It was shown at the Bloor Cinema in Toronto in the summer
of 2010, and has been viewed online by over 15,000 people.
Paul's YouTube channel has more subscribers than those of
the Prime Minister of Canada and the Premier of Ontario,
combined.
Paul's op-ed columns have appeared in the Toronto Star and
the Financial Post. He has been a regular panelist on
several current events talk shows, including TVO's Studio
2 and The
Agenda (with host Steve Paikin), Michael Coren,
Rhonda London Live, On the Line and On the Front Line
(with host Christine Williams), Jim Chapman, and more.
Paul has been interviewed by Andy
Oudman (London Today, 1290 CJBK), John
Oakley (AM 640, Toronto), Ryan
Doyle and Tarek Fatah (1010 CFRB, Toronto), and several
other radio hosts across Canada.
About Elgin-Middlesex-London
The riding of Elgin-Middlesex-London encompasses the southern part of City of London, the City of St. Thomas, the Town of Aylmer, and the Townships of West Elgin, Dutton/Dunwich, Southwold, Central Elgin, Malahide, Bayham (see electoral map, below). If you reside in the riding, if you will be at least 18 years of age on October 6, 2011, and if you are a Canadian citizen, you are eligible to vote for Paul McKeever as your next MPP in Elgin-Middlesex-London.
