With the final passage of the Liberals’ omnibus budget bill, the HighSpeed Rail Network Act is now law. The Liberals used this law to give themselves special expropriation powers to build the high-speed rail line. Here are 5 changes the…
By: Jeff Bogaerts Tree cutting by-laws. Have municipalities exceed their authority on Agricultural land? History has shown that when government becomes involved in Agriculture it usually does not go well for the people. The City of Hamilton refuses to see…
From the Desk of Jeff Bogaerts, President Saturday April 18, 2026 Fellow Landowners and Friends, What a day we had in Cobourg. I want to start by saying a heartfelt thank-you to every single one of you who made the…
Did you attend Kemptville college or do you know someone who did? If so, you may be interested in their reunion on June 13th, 2026. The organizers are trying to find grads from 2000-2016. Details about the reunion and the…
Wind turbines are an industrial land use that affects property owners, neighbours and the wider community. The decision to lease land for these structures is deadly serious. With the IESO soon to launch its Long-Term 2-Request For Proposals window 2 which will…
It seems the federal Liberal government just can’t help themselves with it comes to SNC Lavalin. Yes, this involves the ALTO High-speed rail but it also involves the LRT in the city of Ottawa and the many failed engineering projects…
Bob Weimer and I did a presentation to the Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh Township Working Group . We were well received and after the meeting was over, I was approached by many members of the working group including some that were on Council. …
The Ontario Landowners Association held their Annual General Meeting on April 18, 2026 in Cobourg Ontario. Rebel News was there. You can see the highlights of the meeting, as captured by Rebel News, at Alto high-speed rail backlash mounts…
Trees Are a Crop: Municipal Overreach Into Farming Must End By Jeff Bogaerts, President – Ontario Landowners Association For more than 300 years, Ontario farmers have harvested trees as part of ordinary agricultural life. Long before municipal governments existed, long…
HighSpeed Rail: The Land, The Cost, and The Truth Rural Ontario and Quebec Deserve By: Jeff Bogaerts, President, Ontario Landowners Association The federal government continues to promote the ALTO HighSpeed Rail project as a visionary “nationbuilding” initiative — a sleek,…
