This month, we feature three “letters to the editor”. The first is from Nat Bugera who tells about her experience researching land patents at Library and Archives Canada, where, she discovered, some patents are available online. The second is from…
2020 has been a very difficult year, to say the least. In addition to continuing assaults on our private property rights, we have had to contend with very serious restrictions to our civil rights. Despite the restrictions and lockdowns, the…
A couple of hundred years ago and more, the commonly accepted cure for a multitude of ailments was bloodletting. The doctor opened one of your veins and drained a pint or so of blood out of you. If you at…
I live in the small farming community of Inkerman in North Dundas Township with my boyfriend and 6 children. I own a small hobby farm that is a 3 acre severance from my family’s dairy farm. I am surrounded by…
On November 12, 2020, the Ontario Federation of Agriculture reported that Ontario’s three general farm organizations: the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA), Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario (CFFO) and the National Farmers Union – Ontario (NFU-O) had reached a settlement…
Ms. Gallant, I watched your presentation and debate in Parliament on your proposed changes to Bill C-222. The Ontario Landowners Association members and I want to thank-you and congratulate you for your ongoing and tenacious support for Private Property Rights.…
On November 5, 2020, the Ontario Government introduced Bill 229, Protect, Support and Recover from COVID-19 Act (Budget Measures), 2020. This omnibus bill was tabled by the Hon. Rod Phillips, Minister of Finance. Schedule 6 of the Bill addresses amendments…
The Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (NPCA) and its supporters are upset that the Ontario government is reducing the powers of the conservation authorities. They argue that “Part of the proposed legislation would strip a municipality’s ability to appoint citizens, which…
Ottawa, ON – Parliament began the first hour of debate on a Private Members Bill designed to strengthen the private property rights of Canadians. Introduced by MP Cheryl Gallant (Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke), Bill C-222, An Act to amend the Expropriation Act (protection…
Mr. Piccini, The Ontario Landowners Association has been involved in Property Rights issues since 2003. Since that time, the OLA has accumulated a significant amount of knowledge and experience which we have added to our website. The documents are free…
