Minister Yurek, ladies and gentlemen. Thank-you Minister for the invitation to participate in this important consultation process. My name is Jeff Bogaerts and I am the President of the Ontario Landowners Association. Dialogue, debate and the exchange of ideas are…
In January 2020, the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MOECF) initiated stakeholder meetings to discuss the Conservation Authorities Act and associated regulations, to further define the core mandate of conservation authorities and the programs and services they provide.…
Quite the poignant question isn’t it? It is based on years of research. Unknown to most people, in Ontario, our education system has been undermined since the late 1960’s when there was a report done on education. In that report…
We are continuing to work on the putting the case material in order for the lawyer and with any luck, will be meeting with the lawyer in January. Our job to date has been to educate the lawyer about all…
A presentation to The City of Burlington Council Meeting Dec 16th, 2019 From Donald Johnson Re: City of Burlington Proposed Tree Bylaw. Implementation of the By-Law was passed unanimously at the Council Meeting. With Reference to the By-Law entitled “The…
Library and Archives Canada located in Ottawa has archivists who will search for your patent for free. You can book a phone conversation with them or email them. It may take them some time to locate the patent, but…
You’ve seen them at Christmas. You know the ones I mean – they are older tired looking men with a beaten down appearance about them. A lifetime of exhausting work and hard knocks has taken its toll. Watch them as…
Ontario has introduced a new bill that the government says will protect farmers from aggressive animal rights activists. The bill — dubbed the Security from Trespass and Animal Safety Act — passed first reading in the provincial legislature today. If…
As part of a century old family farm where my husband still tills the land that his Irish ancestors before him did, we feel that we are true environmentalists. Sadly, this label has been stolen from us and stuck onto…
TORONTO — Today, Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, and Doug Downey, Attorney General, issued the following statement in response to COVID-19 and the government’s commitment to keep communities safe while continuing to hold offenders accountable: “The health…
