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First Freedoms Foundation

A not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing freedom for all Canadians through public advocacy and litigation. Barry W. Bussey, the President of First Freedoms, has practiced law for over 30 years. He began his legal career in 1993 in St. John’s, Newfoundland in a general practice. Then in 1996 he moved his legal practice to Ontario where he served as inhouse legal counsel for different Christian organizations until 2021. In 1997 he moved to Trent Hills, Ontario and has lived there ever since. He started the non-profit First Freedoms Foundation in 2021 to advocate for freedom of speech, religion and conscience, and inviolability of the person. In 2000 he was the Canadian Alliance Candidate for the federal election in the city of Oshawa. He also served for over 2 years as a representative of the International Religious Liberty Association in Washington, D.C., New York, and Geneva. Over the years Barry served on many non-profit sector boards including religious charities, high-schools, university, and government advisory committees.

Free To Choose Who Shall Govern Us A

Manifest Destiny - Why It Matters!

American Progress by John Gast A

Free Speech

King's Speech Debate July 17, 2024, UK Parliament A

Supreme Court of Canada Justice Malcolm Rowe with Barry W. Bussey at the Runnymede Society Law and Freedom 2025 Conference A

A National Film Board of Canada / Library and Archives Canada / C-031302, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons