The official Libertarian candidate for the upcoming federal    election in the riding of Lakeland has no illusions about his    chances.  
    Allen Kenneth Paley was born and raised in the Lakeland area.    Born in Pierceland, Saskatchewan, Paley lived outside    Bonnyville for most of his early life, later going to school in    Red Deer until Grade 10, when he came back to Elk Point and    finished his high school career. With the exception of a year    spent in Vancouver, Paley has been living and working in the    Lakeland area ever since. He now works with SAGD technology in    the oil patch.  
    Paleys political awareness became a part of his life after the    death of his father in Bonnyville. After his passing, Paley    inherited his fathers guns, and began to read up on the legal    framework regarding firearms in Canada. He soon grew frustrated    with rules that he saw as draconian, and became a supporter    of the Conservative Party. However, he later distanced himself    from the party in 2013.  
    As time went on, I discovered they were perhaps not all that    they presented themselves to be, said Paley. It seemed to me    that they were merely giving lip service to the firearms    community. Once I took off those rose coloured glasses, it    became clear to me that it wasnt the right fit for me.  
    Fresh off the dissatisfaction of the Conservative Party, Paley    found an online community of podcasts and Internet radio that    proposed ideas that sounded more appealing than what he had    been hearing. Paley read up on the Libertarian movement, and    agreed with the idea of a more limited government.  
    Some of the hardliners will say that taxation is theft, and    there are arguments to support that, said    Paley. However were not trying to seize    the levers of government to abolish it on our first day. We are    stepping into the arena to make improvements to things.  
    Paley is now getting ready to submit papers and enter the    political arena. It will be his first time running for office,    and he said that he hopes to find support within the Lakeland    riding. A clear policy platform is not yet down on paper, but    privacy is one thing Paley plans to focus on, with the    controversial Bill-C51 making its way through Ottawa.  
    Were opposed to the C-51 bill, said Paley. We can look back    a decade, and our neighbour to the south rolled out this kind    of policy, and look where its gotten them.  
    Tax reform is also a key talking point for Paley, with the    proposal of a 15 per cent flat tax across the country replacing    the current tax system, and the raising of the personal tax    exemption to $17,000 from $12,000, and the ending of corporate    welfare.  
    As for the success of the party in Lakeland, Paley said that he    has no illusions about what will happen in the election.  
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Libertarian candidate hopeful for 2015