April 16: Yesterday was busy. I will write more when I can, but I'm catching a bit of sleep before I'm off to the bakery again. After attending Mayor Aspden's monthly Open House, I stopped for a few minutes to check out all of the artwork on display in the rotunda at city hall. I'm standing next to Japanese Garden by Barbara Canning. I wish I could take it home with me. There's a lot of talent in our community. Time for me to apply what artistry I have with pastry. Ciao!
April 9: I just got back from Toronto, and can post again, but not for too long, because I have to be right back at work, at the bakery. In case you missed the story which featured me last night on A Channel, you can watch it here. Below is a pic of what my raffle tickets look like. Please buy some, as it is for a very good cause. I'd like to write more, but I have to go.
April 8: My thoughts and prayers are with those affected by the
earthquake in Italy. I have family and friends nearby who were
affected. Secondly, my thanks to A Channel, Rogers and the Barrie
Examiner. In particular, I wish A Channel and its staff well as they
struggle with these tough economic times. I will post a longer update
when I can, as I will be on the road to Toronto after this text message
is posted for me by Darren Roskam.
April 7: Second update...I want to thank Rogers Barrie for a nice story
they did about me, and the Barrie Examiner is also doing a story about
me, as well. I mean to say, not about me, but rather that my family's
old home town in Italy is very close to where the earthquakes happened,
and those people are in my thoughts and prayers at this time.
April 7: Hey, lemme get off the politics for a minute.
My niece has Autism, and ever since she was born in 1998, the struggle
of families who deal with this disorder have been close to my heart. My
brother's family lives in York Region and they use the services of
Giant Steps, a special school for children with Autism. The school is
not completely funded by the government. It is funded by the hard work
of the families. Every year the families have a number of fund raising
events. My wife and I have had garage sales where we have donated all
the sales to the school. We help with the annual Bowl For Autism event
which includes raffling off great prizes.
This year I'm hoping to sell more raffle tickets and take
in more donations than ever. I'm hoping that with your help this
will be possible. The Bowl For Autism takes place Thursday, April 30,
2009 at Lucky Strikes at Vaughan Mills. Raffle prizes will also be
drawn that night and winners will be contacted by phone. If anyone
would like to buy a raffle ticket the cost is
$10 per ticket. With great prizes like a Diamond Pendant Necklace worth
$1200, an iPod Touch with speaker package worth $500, and a $500
Yorkdale Shopping Centre card and, much more, these tickets are a
pleasure to buy.
Spots at the Bowling event are still available at a cost of $65 that
includes bowling, food and drinks and great prize giveaways. People who
would like to buy raffle tickets can call me at 647-300-8555 or email
me at paolothebaker@yahoo.ca
Or, come by the Italian bakery at 200 Wellington Street West
and ask for me, Paolo Fabrizio. I'm willing to deliver the
tickets to you anywhere in the Barrie area. For every dollar donated,
my website www.barrielibertarians.com will match it (up to $500), so if
you can, please help out and get in touch with me.
Giant Steps is a school and therapy centre for kids with Autism
Spectrum Disorder. For more info contact the school at 905-881-3104 or
email at giantstepstoronto@bellnet.ca
Charitable#89836 2579 RR0001.
The school also funds programs that serve special needs children in
other schools. I can sell raffle tickets up to the night of Thursday,
April 30, and if there is any company or individual who donates $500 or
more, we will thank you in the school's newsletter, and on my website.
Thanks again for any help you can give us.
Paolo Fabrizio
705-812-2545
647-300-8555
paolothebaker@yahoo.ca
March 31: So, judging from last night's council meeting, 100 grand was going to be spent to manage the City's interests, no matter which proposal gets chosen. Okay...then I still disapporve. Anyway, Council is still ignoring the best expert, which is Mark Porter. Alright, enough of that, for now. Here's a couple pics I wanted to post, before I go to work at the bakery. Here I am with the family at Earth Hour, at Barrie City Hall:
March
29: I just got back from the ROAR tea. Good turnout, with more people
not in their seats, getting tea at the back of the room. Councillor
Mike Ramsay was there, too. Mayor Aspden showed up near the end, but I
was there with the kids and I had to go, so I couldn't get a picture.
But here's the two pics I did get:
In less than ten minutes, she'd had enough. Dad, this party is boring. Is it over yet? Can we go home?
Oh yeah, and there weren't enough donuts for this guy next to me:
This quote, from a motion from Barrie City Staff, disappoints me: "That the City retain a project manager, on a 12 month (plus 6 month extension) contract basis, for an amount not to exceed $100,000 with experience related to structural restoration of historic buildings to manage the City's interests with respect to the structural restoration of the historic Allandale Station buildings, with funding from General Capital Expenditure Reserve (Account 13-04-1440)."
Well, who is going to manage the project manager, and, who will manage that guy, and who will manage him, and so on, if this logic is to continue? It seems the City of Barrie needs one, just one, project manager with "experience related to structural restoration of historic buildings to manage the City's interests with respect to the structural restoration of the historic Allandale Station buildings." May I suggest Mark Porter?
Maybe, if the Porter/Forecast proposal does not get selected, Porter could be hired as the expert to oversee the work he could have done, had his proposal been selected, to begin with! Porter, in case you didn't know, does have the "experience" to do exactly what the City of Barrie says it wants done. You can check out some of his projects, here.
Our
municipal government is turning the expert away in favour of the
YMCA/Correct group, which has no expertise. And, the City is now going
to, perhaps, spend $100,000.00 to have an expert consulted, to "manage
the City's interests." This is beyond parody, or criticism, because
there are no words which can compete with the truth of what this motion
is proposing, and, what Barrie City Council may offer us, if they agree
to it.
Government is the problem, not the solution. I repeat that like a broken record, because I really don't have much choice.
Paolo
March 20: Yesterday, I got a mention in a front-page story in the Examiner.
Memories Bar and Grill was on fire, and I stopped for a moment very
early in the morning of the 18th, on my way to work in the bakery. I'm
glad nobody was hurt. Hey, like I told you guys, I'm always up in the
middle of the night, baking. I don't miss anything.
March 18: Thanks for
coming out, yesterday, folks. Here we are at Groovy Tuesday's, thanks
to a pic from Darren Roskam, who also attended, among a dozen others. I
wanted to direct you all to this video, again. Come on, click it!
March 17, 2009: Hey, come by Mullies, tonight from 7-9 PM for some Libertarian-style chat.
March 11, 2009: I just got back from an open house meeting at Shutters, earlier tonight, about the Porter/Forecast proposal. The turnout was great; I got there a few minutes early and had to wait for the next information session, which they had to have, as it was packed, and on such a cold and windy night, too! Councillors Mike Ramsay and Michael Prowse were in attendance. This is an issue I will study a bit more. In the meantime, here is a video I think addresses some points in a humourous fashion; please click here.
Ciao,
Paolo
March 6, 2009: Hey, thanks to everybody who voted for me. I know i was a long shot, but I appreciated every vote. Thanks again.
March 5, 2009
I'm super busy today, with not much time to write much, here. Please
vote for me, or, at least vote for somebody, and participate in our
democracy.
February 28, 2009
I enjoyed the debate, earlier today. I just got back after some long hours on the road. As for things happening in Barrie, there's a video from Councillor Ward, here, in which he refers to those opposed to the YMCA getting the train station land as being beset by "myths." The only myth we have to wrestle with is the myth that government is the solution, and not the problem. Are people in Barrie getting what they want? It doesn't seem so, not on this issue. But government does what it wants, just the same.February 27, 2009
Hello,
again, Haliburton! I'm looking forward to the debate tomorrow. I'm on
the run with my cell phone; I wish I had time for a longer update.
And for people in Barrie, I want to say that I am for the Porter proposal for the historic train station lands. Here's a video from one of the Barrie City Councillors who voted against it. Please watch it and report any disagreement you have with it to Darren Roskam, who is making a YouTube video answer to it, at this email address. However, you can make your own decision. Visit this website to sign the petition for Porter, or check the link to the YMCA's proposal.
See you at the debate.
February 26, 2009
Below is a story about me taken from The Barrie Examiner. Open in a new tab or download for full size. I want to thank Brian Rodnick, Raymond Bowe and J.T. McVeigh for their interest in the Barrie connection to the Haliburton byelection. Great pic, J.T., you made me look important, and seven feet tall. Then, I go home and the wife tells me different. Ha ha! Ciao
Paolo
February 25, 2009
Greetings to Haliburton residents!
Hi, my name is Paolo
Fabrizio, and I'm running for MPP in Haliburton. Yes, I'm coming from
Barrie, and yes, this website's address is "barrielibertarians," and
I'll be happy to tell you why.
Many Conservatives aren't pleased
with John Tory's performance as their provincial leader, and are even
less pleased that he's coming back, so soon, as a candidate. That
doesn't leave folks in Haliburton with much of a choice, at all, for
options to the right. There may be a chance many Conservatives won't
show up to vote, at all. The Libertarian Party of Ontario decided that
they wanted to send one of their most experienced (or, as I may say, as
a pastry chef, most "well-seasoned") candidates to represent the
Libertarian platform in Haliburton. I was the closest one, with the
most experience. We did that because even though he's not too popular,
Tory is still a high-profile candidate.
We didn't have the time
or the money to start up a whole new website on short notice, and you
know what? We decided to use this one, from my run for MP, in the
riding of Barrie. Yes, this website is more concerned with federal
issues, but the philosophy is the same: Government is the problem, not
the solution. We have imperfect education and health care systems. They
are complained about so often, why don't we admit that they don't work,
and we should try something different? If you want more information,
please visit our provincial website, here.
This
website has links to some Youtube videos. We have a sense of humour,
and are proud of it. With almost 50% of Canadians not voting in the
last federal election, people are certainly fed up with the typical pro
politician, and their promises. There is also material here which is
critical of the Greens. I want to make it clear that I am an
environmentalist, too. I care about the environment, too. I recycle,
and have been reducing my consumer choices, too. I just don't believe
that a Green government is the solution. You make up your own mind, but
please don't think that the Greens are the only party for those fed up
with the two major parties, and, remember that we have been in Canada
longer than the Greens.
Below is my official press release.
Please poke around the website, and hit the contact link at the left to
let me know what you think about it.
Ciao,
Paolo
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Libertarian Candidate Seeks Unhappy Conservatives
Paolo
Fabrizio is the Libertarian candidate for the March 5 by-election in
the Electoral District of Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock. He believes
he could win a lot of votes from unhappy conservatives. "Many small-c
conservatives feel the Conservative Party has abandoned them and is too
much like the Liberal Party, both provincially and federally," says
Fabrizio. "And some are not happy John Tory chose this riding to try
again for a seat in the legislature."
Fabrizio believes many
landowners in the riding will appreciate the Libertarian Party's
support of property rights. "We believe the Greenbelt is a massive
infringement on property rights, preventing farmers from financing a
comfortable retirement after years of hard work. The Nutrient
Management Act and the Clean Water Act are designed to make life harder
for farmers. We also believe farmers should be able to sell their milk
and eggs to whomever they want, and if their customers want raw milk,
that should be their choice, not the government's. We are the Party of
choice."
The Libertarian Party believes the use of force by
government should be limited to protecting life, liberty and property
and apprehending anyone who uses force (or the threat of force) or
fraud against peaceful citizens. Such laws were passed long ago, so one
must wonder why over 100 more laws are passed every year, and why there
are 500,000 regulations dictating what he may and may not do.
The
use of government force leads to unsatisfactory results. A drop-out
rate of about 30% proves the government is incapable of providing a
good education system. Wait time measured in months for critical
surgery and thousands of patients without a family doctor demonstrates
how government is rationing health care. Libertarians believe
government is the problem and competition is the solution.
Paolo Fabrizio is 36 years old and is a baker. He is married with three young children.
Voters can find out more about the Libertarian Party on the Internet at
www.libertarian.on.ca <http://www.libertarian.on.ca/>
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For more information, contact
Jim McIntosh, Treasurer
Ontario Libertarian Party
416-283-7589
–Paolo
ELECTION
IS OVER: Thank you to all who voted for me, and congratulations to
Patrick Brown, and all others who ran, as I was pleased to be in your
company in the debates and in the media. Thanks to the Barrie Examiner
for the coverage and the Advance, too, the radio stations and Rogers
and especially Terry who always puts together a great show for city
council meetings. Good night. Ciao!
October
13, 2008: Home stretch! Vote, as we need to get 4%. All parties with
over 4% get $1.75 per vote subsidy. I wish nobody got it, but as long
as the others do, we may as well have it, too. Help us get there,
please. C'mon, please!
We got a nice mention in the Examiner, as they let us mention our website in this profile.
Thanks, guys. Check out my other clippings from both papers in my bio
are. Please, if you haven't already, check out my videos: My intro, a Green criticism, me at Lick's, and my new video with local PRO FIGHTER MIKE ROWBOTHAM. Every single vote means so much to us. Please, let us have it.
Ciao
People
ask why we criticize the Greens a little, here. It's nothing personal.
They've just been enjoying the "cool" party spot for too long, and we
have to answer all that by pointing out the differences. Is it so wrong
to say to all who vote Green because they're dissatisfied with the two
bigger parties to think twice? Have we been enjoying the same treatment
in the media? No.
Hey, just another reminder to email us or phone me at the contact section off to the left so we know if you're coming out to our election night thing at Mullie's starting at 7PM. Also, keep spreading the videos around. What does it cost you to email them to your friends? C'mon!
DONATE! Hit the contact link and call me. You get a 75% tax refund on it. And we need a new Mac Mini, the old one is slow, man.WIN OR LOSE, VOTE FOR ME IF THIS WEBSITE SPEAKS TO YOU! Every vote shows that the people we do reach with our tiny budget CARE about what I say.
OCTOBER 5:
The special edition of Crowe magazine is a hit! After being off the scene for five months, readers were glad to have their old friend of eight years back, and we're getting plenty of emails. Thanks. A 500-issue mag that is eight years old carries a lot more weight than flyers you can't become a fan of. The issue is available for download, at left. I'm also looking forward to joining the other parties at Lick's. With my food service and customer service skills, I'll feel right at home. Maybe I'll stay on for a few hours and get paid. Ha! Just kidding.
I would ask that if you know anybody with enough money to contribute for us to run a newspaper ad, please ask them to help. Just one ad could mean a lot to us.
I just want to be clear, here: I did not write that issue. Darren Roskam does what he wants in his own mag, and only the back cover is speaking for me, and the Libertarian Party. I am grateful to the Examiner and the Advance for the coverage I did get, and Darren's opinions about other politicians and media outlets are his, not mine. If anybody would like to help me with a newspaper ad, that'd be great, but if Darren is volunteering, I'll take it. I'm not going to limit myself to signs and a few flyers, and people shouldn't expect me to.
Ciao,
Paolo
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