Alan Mercer has lived in the riding of Scarborough-Rouge River, in the Malvern area, for the past five years, and has been married to his wife Anne for nine years. Alan is a Software Quality Assurance Analyst and has worked in Toronto's software industry since 1994.
He was born in Northern Ireland in 1967 and subsequently immigrated to Canada with his family. He graduated from high school in Northern Ireland, and completed a Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Toronto, majoring in Mathematics.
Alan is a member of both the Executive of the Ontario Libertarian Party and the Board of Directors of the Libertarian Party of Canada. He also ran in the 2005 provincial by-election for Scarborough-Rouge River.
Alan is committed to furthering the Libertarian philosophy of economic and personal freedom in Canada.
Alan's Key Issues
Self-ownership and property rights. Greater personal and economic liberty.
Repeal victimless "crimes". Police and courts should be focused on crimes of violence, theft and fraud.
Restitution. Criminals should have to compensate their victims.
End drug prohibition which enriches criminals and leads to violence.
No to social engineering. No to government taking over the responsibility of families with child care subsidies.
Oppose restrictions on freedom of expression. Preserve and enhance basic Charter freedoms.
Preserve civil liberties, due process rights and habeas corpus.
Humane treatment of all prisoners. Canada should take a stand against the abuse of detainees.
End foreign interventionism. Strengthen the military, but only for defence.
Non-aggression. Say no to the bombing of civilians and their homes.
Canada should be militarily and politically independent.
Stop the growth of government surveillance which threatens individual rights and liberties.
End government domination of our lives through regulations, taxes, subsidies and fiat currency.
Oppose Kyoto and let Canadians make their own decisions about climate change propaganda.
Human needs first. Enhance property rights and say no to environmental central planning.
Peace and genuine free trade with the world.
After the election
"For the remainder of the election, please help out in any way you can. After the election, though, please speak out and start a local Libertarian group where you live. Our goal is to create local riding associations across Canada and for those who are interested, especially in Scarborough-Rouge River (Toronto, Ontario), let me know and we'll see how we can work together. Let's do something to help our country wake up!"
Alan Mercer Box 92062 2900 Warden Ave. Scarborough, ON M1W 3Y8 2) Please add mailing address:
