Ontario’s Family Coalition Party (FCP) was founded in 1986 by pro-lifers. Provincial approval followed in 1987 on the presentation of 11,000 signatures fulfilling the requirements. It was just in time – Premier David Peterson had called an election. The party ran candidates in 36 ridings, receiving a total of 48,000 votes on election day.
In 1987, candidates for the FCP won an average of over 1,300 votes each, with six ridings going over the 2,000 mark.
There followed three years of waiting. Policies were hammered out; a party headquarters was maintained; a handful of faithful workers, including leader Don Pennell, preserved in their goal of weaning away pro-lifers form support of pro-abortion parties at the polls and of giving despairing voters an alternative to the anti-life parties.
Don Pennell and his executive remain convinced that theirs is the only way. While some active pro-lifers join other political parties, within a short time they tend to sink into the swamp of anti-life sentiments which dominate the current climate of opinion.
There is only one solution, Pennell says, “Start afresh, with a clean slate. The FCP is now the only alternative for those who still believe in true moral values.”
This time the Party is contesting over 60 ridings. Says FCP Scarborough West candidate Stefan Slovak, “I couldn’t bear the thought of once again betraying the values most precious to me by casting a vote for one of the three old parties. Can you?”
FCP Candidates
Constituency Name Telephone
Brampton, N. Margaret Lloyd (416) 791-0805
Brampton, S. Rod Nonato (416) 457-7955
Brantford, Peter Quaile (416) 751-0424 (0)
Brant-Haldimand Steve Elgersma (416) 774-3256
Bruce Linda Freiberger (519) 881-0549
Burlington, S. Don Pennell (416) 634-5409
Cambridge Anneliese Steden (519) 740-0861 (0)
Carleton East Andre Lafrance, M.D. (613) 749-1818
Chatham-Kent Marcy Edwards (519) 627-0780 (0)
Durham Centre Nino Maltese (416) 430-2238
Durham West Bert Vermeer (416) 683-7017
Durham East Tim Crookall (416) 725-8546
Durham-York Jerry Young (416) 640-6332
Essex-Kent Tim McGuire (519) 973-4616
Essex-South Steve Posthumous (519) 973-1581
Etobicoke-Humber Tony Dodds (416) 231-3815
Etobicoke-Lakesore Patricia O’Connor (416) 604-1015 (0)
Etobicoke West Kevin McGourty (416) 621-7301 (0)
Frontenac-Addington Gail Leonard (613) 389-1075
Grey John Ross (519) 371-5779 (0)
Guelph John Gots (519) 836-3208
Halton Centre James Bruce (416) 338-8251
Halton North Guiseppe Gori (416) 887-7473
Hamilton Centre Jewel Wolgram (416) 526-6122
Hamilton East Emidio Corvara (416) 574-7494
Hamilton West Lynn Scime (416) 574-7494 (0)
High Park-Swansea Colum Tingle (416) 766-7266 (0)
Huron Tom Clark (519) 357-2735
Kingston and the Islands Joan Jackson (613) 548-4245
Kitchener John Meenan, M.D. (519) 570-9042 (0)
Kitchener-Wilmot Tom Borys, M.D. (519) 742-8866 (0)
Lake Nipigon Bill Thibeault (807) 876-2583
Lambton Jim Hopper (519) 845-0379
Lanark-Renfrew Frank Foley (613) 729-0379
London Centre John Van Gelderen, Sr. (519) 455-6450
London North Bob Maniuk (519) 882-2213
London South Paul Picard (519) 672-7817
Markham Eric Skura (416) 764-3913
Middlesex Bill Giesen (519) 246-1091 (0)
Niagara Falls Art Klassen (416) 356-7777
Nipissing Jeanie Arcand (705) 753-0249
Northumberland John Meiboom (613) 392-8821
Oakville South Adrianna Bassi (416) 845-6310
Ottawa Centre John Gay, M.D. (613) 729-2247
Ottawa East Richard Hudon (613) 728-1812
Ottawa-Rideau Larry Denys (613) 749-002
Oxford John Joosse (519) 485-5160
Parry Sound Julia Duggan (705) 752-3885
Perth Gordon Maloney (519) 271-9300
Peterborough John Harrington (705) 741-4545 (0)
Peterborough-Hastings Anthony Kuttschrutter (613) 474-2799
Port Arthur Claude Wyspianski (807) 767-8828
Prescott-Russell Paul Lauxon
Quinte Dave Switzer (613) 398-6731
Renfrew North Stephen Stanistreet (613) 687-2782
St. Catharines Bert Pynenberg (416) 468-3478
St. Catharines-Brock Edward Klassen (416) 685-8653
St. George-St. David Ken Campbell (416) 920-9910
Sarnia Terry Burrell (519) 336-5545
Scarborough North Louis De Rocco (416) 297-7243
Scarborough West Stefan Slovak (416) 690-1498
Simcoe West James McGillivray, M.D. (705) 435-5252
Victoria-Haliburton Brad Medd (705) 887-5168
Waterloo North Edward Kryn, M.D. (519) 885-3492
Willowdale Marc Vosylius (416) 246-0723
Windsor-Riverside Earl Amyotte (519) 256-2757
