Candidates running for Libertarian, Independent

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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Candidates running for Libertarian, Independent

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