They are the
“unconsenting and ungoverned.” They avoid paying income taxes, don’t
carry documents such as a health card or driver’s license and “embrace
the law” to fight the law.
They are the members
of the loosely knit Freemen on the Land movement, which hit the
headlines last week after Calgary tenant Andreas Pirelli allegedly
declared a pensioner’s property his sovereign “embassy.”
Freemen insist online,
however, the movement is not about doing harm to others. It’s
“spiritual libertarianism,” the belief that everybody is equal in the
eyes of God.
Robert Menard, 50, has
been called a “guru” and “poster boy” for the Freemen. A former standup
comic and construction worker, he served four years in the Royal
Canadian Regiment because he “loves” Canada. This is an edited version
of a lengthy email exchange: http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2013/09/29/talking_with_the_guru_of_the_freemen_on_the_land.html
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