Bruce Hutton (born July 2, 1946, in Minnedosa, Manitoba) was leader and founder of the Separation Party of Alberta from 2004 to 2012.
In 1999, he founded Law-abiding Unregistered Firearms Association (LUFA) to protest the recently introduced federal gun registry.
Hutton jokes that he completed Advanced education by taking Reality courses in the "School of a Great Life."
Hutton was raised a small "c" Conservative, and was considered a capital "c" Canadian by many including his father, a WW II Veteran who flew the Union Jack until his passing.
His early history did not include political involvement, despite keeping abreast of what was occurring in Alberta and Canada.
In January 1999, Hutton warned Canadians that the Firearms Act would cost over 1.5 billion dollars and not make Canada safer.
Hutton notes that history has resolved this issue since the Canadian government had spent well over 2 billion dollars by 2005.
In October 2002, 13 Alberta farmers were jailed for selling their own product contrary to the regulations imposed at the time through the Canadian Wheat Board.
In February 2003, Hutton met with Jim Chatenay of Pine Lake and Ron Duffy of Lacombe, two of the jailed Alberta farmers.