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Two of the candidates who are running in the Nov. 17 by-election may have different platforms, but one thing both the Independent candidate Dean Williams and Libertarian Party of Canada candidate Cory Lystang have in common is that they want a break from the Conservative government.

Dean Williams, who is originally from Whitecourt, said he decided to run independently because this keeps him free from all parties and he is able to do what he would like to see.

An independent vote can prove to be very influential. Because I think what I see is a three way split, said Williams last week.

Libertarian candidate Cory Lystang decided to run to bring freedom to Canadians after the party caught his attention about a year ago.

I am running. Its time we bring freedom, legalize freedom again, said Lystang in a recent interview.

To bring power back to municipal and provincial government. I discovered this party a year ago and I wanted to make a difference, see if I could get in there and bring back voice to Albertans, he added.

There are a total of five candidates to choose from in the by-election in the Yellowhead riding. In addition to Lystang and Williams, Ryan Maguhn is running for the Liberals, Jim Eglinski is running for the Conservatives and Eric Rosendahl is running for the NDP.

Lystang said people should choose his name on the ballot because it is time to hold the Conservatives accountable.

It has become extremely clear to me that our current government has lost touch with the reason that it exists. Redundant laws, huge spending and outright violations on our rights as Canadians, with no apparent accountability had almost driven me away from politics. Until I stumbled across a party with a message that said everything I felt, less government, lower taxes and more freedom, The Libertarian Party of Canada, said Lystang in an e-mail.

Williams said he feels that there is a lack of transparency with the current government. He went to film school and has professional experience as a cinematographer. He compared the Yellowhead MPs job to what he has been doing most of his life.

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Australian Libertarian History Benjamin Marks [Australian Mises Seminar 2013]
Benjamin Marks speaking about the history of libertarianism in Australia at the 2013 Australian Mises Seminar.

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Peter Schiff #39;s Austrian, Libertarian Wet Dream of Collapsing Our Economy Is Coming True.
I agree with 100% Mike Norman. Next time time this year reality will be setting in for SchiffBots. Of course they will say they predicted it all along, never realizing that their ignorance...

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Peter Schiff's Austrian, Libertarian Wet Dream of Collapsing Our Economy Is Coming True. - Video

Libertarian Ridiculousness: Do They Even Understand What Net Neutrality Is?
Nick Gillespie of Reason #39;s stupid and lazy Libertarian opposition to Net Neutrality... This clip from the Majority Report, live M-F at 12 noon EST and via daily podcast at http://Majority.FM...

By: Sam Seder

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Election victory at all costs holds little appeal to people who oppose the policies of both main parties. It is also the height of arrogance for any side of politics to claim ownership over a particular set of votes, which is clearly implied when third-party candidates are said to have "taken" votes away from Republicans or Democrats. If these politicians want libertarians to vote for them, then they should be less hostile to libertarian values.

A new survey of likely voters in North Carolinaraisesthe prospect of yet another libertarian spoiler candidate.

The CNN/ORC Internationalpoll has Sen. Kay Hagan (D-N.C.) pulling 46 percent of votes and Republican challenger Thom Tillis 43 percent, with a 4 percent margin of error. However, the poll also has Libertarian candidate Sean Haugh polling at 7 percent of the vote. If this proves to be an accurate prediction of election results, it will undoubtedly lead to Sean Haugh being labelled a spoiler by whichever side ends election night with a concession speech.

Haugh credits his strong poll numbers to an increased awareness of the libertarian brand, a significant change from when he ran for Senate in 2002. Libertarian is a household word now, he told The Washington Post. Everybody knows what it means.

Sowho is Sean Haugh? According to thePosts July profile, Haugh is a 53-year-old pizza deliveryman who comes across as both folksy and erudite, funny and earnest.

Read more via Poll Predicts Libertarian Spoiler in North Carolina Senate Race Hit & Run : Reason.com.

From the national LP headquarters

Libertarians sue Kentucky public television for First Amendment violation

A federal constitutional lawsuit, filed today against Kentucky Educational Television in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, stems from its new exclusionary policy regarding public debates, eliminating Libertarian participation. The plaintiffs in the case are Libertarian David Pattersons campaign for U.S. Senate, the Libertarian Party of Kentucky, and the Libertarian National Committee..

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