Municipalities across Ontario are updating or introducing tree-cutting by-laws. OLA Director of Research, Elizabeth Marshall has updated her report on the subject. First published in 2012, the report explains that the Municipalities need to consider other pieces of legislation, prior…
Regarding the Provinces intent to expand the Greenbelt over additional rural and non-urban lands by President Don Johnson, B.Sc.Agr., Hamilton-Halton Landowner Association On behalf of the Hamilton-Halton Landowner Association we make the following comments: Canada is founded on some simple…
Most Americans tend to think of private property simply as a home – the place where the family resides, store their belongings and find shelter and safety from the elements. It’s where you live. It’s yours because you pay the…
I read Mark Tijssen’s letter re Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario (CFFO) leadership response to Conservation Authorities (CA’s) overreach. I then read the response by CFFO president Ed Scharringa to Mark Tijssen’s letter with much anticipation but unfortunately it was…
Sir/Madam: As I’m already inside the Green Belt, I have no personal interest in your proposal to expand the Green Belt, only a concern that it be done properly. The Green Belt should be expanded by absorbing the former McGuinty…
The City of Ottawa started their New Official Plan process in March 2019 with a website (), discussion papers, open houses, and the formation of an Ambassadors Working Group to introduce the Official Plan (OP) to communities. The Carleton Landowners…
Are you looking for information on private property rights? The Ontario Landowners Association has a wealth of information that we have gathered over the almost 18 years that we have been in operation. Whether you are looking for information on…
Signs of the Trudeau government calling a late spring election are all around us. The Liberals remain high enough in the polls to win a majority or at least a strong minority. I received a call from a polling company…
Jean-Serge Brisson (born June 28, 1954) is a Canadian political activist, tax reform advocate, politician, and author. He is a former leader of the Libertarian Party of Canada and gained national notoriety in the 1990s for his opposition to businesses…
If you live in rural Ottawa, you may have heard of the recent proposal to create a Gold Belt in rural Ottawa and add it to their Draft Official Plan along with the expansion of the urban boundary. No surprise…
