The Ontario government is making changes to the Conservation Authorities Act and to the regulations governing the 36 conservation authorities in Ontario. A press release issued on April 5th states “Ontario’s government is working for the people to ensure conservation…
In a press release March 4th, 2019, the OSPCA said “they were no longer going to do on-farm investigations and enforcement of animal cruelty laws”. They said the present OSPCA model, wasn’t working. The fact is, the OSPCA Act was…
As we have been doing for many years, the Ontario Landowners Association was an exhibitor at the Ottawa Valley Farm Show held at the EY Centre in Ottawa on March 12-14. We had a new booth this year and we…
Last May, Gord Brown, the Conservative MP for Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, died suddenly, and a by-election was held in December to elect his successor. To nobody’s surprise, Michael Barrett, the Conservative candidate, won handily with over 57% of…
After a quick ferry ride over to Amherst Island, on Lake Ontario, 10km West of Kingston, and a little drive down some country roads you just look for the signs for “The Wool Shed”. “Topsy Farms” has been in a…
In 2017, a motion (M-104) to create an Ottawa River Watershed Report which would bring a comprehensive, inclusive, co-management approach to the Ottawa River Watershed, was agreed to by the Federal Government. This initiative on the quality of the water for fishing,…
Hello to all people involved in animal agriculture in Ontario. My name is Tom Black. I am a fourth-generation farmer from Stittsville, Ontario. I am also the past president of the Ontario Landowners Association (OLA), a position I held for…
If you have visited our website lately, you may have noticed a few changes. We would like to highlight a couple of those changes which we hope will make communicating with us easier and help you with signing up new…
Introduction: The Ontario Landowners Association has been taking calls for help from animal owners across Ontario for the past fifteen years. Because of our experience in this area, and with the OSPCA Act now being ruled “unconstitutional”, we feel that…
The Ontario Superior Court released an important decision on January 2, 2019 concerning the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (OSPCA). Justice Timothy Minnema declared that some sections of the OSPCA Act violate the Canadian Charter of…
