So far you have had your first not-guilty court appearance, requested Disclosure in court, put the request for Disclosure on the record, requested Disclosure from the prosecution and have either filled out a form requesting Disclosure or sent a letter…
The OLA Litigation Fund will soon enter its sixth year of operation. This account was initially set up in December 2012 to help fund a charter challenge of the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (OSPCA) Act.…
So far you have had your first (not-guilty) court appearance, requested Disclosure in court, put it on the record, requested disclosure from the prosecution and have either filled out a form requesting Disclosure or sent a letter to the prosecutor.…
In 2017, Canadians are celebrating the 150th Anniversary of Confederation, but do Canadians fully realize the work and effort that went into the British North America Act of 1867 – or what that document actually stands for? As far back…
Every landowner in Ontario should be worried about Bill 139. In May, the provincial government tabled Bill 139, the Building Better Communities and Conserving Watersheds Act, 2017. The legislation is the culmination of several years of work at the behest…
We are hearing about initiatives that aim to improve Rural High-Speed Internet service but I’m not seeing much improvement in my rural Ottawa area. Did we miss something? Friends compare their Internet service with what is available in cottage country…
Want to know where to find us over the next couple of months? We have events happening in August, September, and October. We bring a wealth of experience and knowledge about how you can protect your property from trespass and…
In the first article of this series, I wrote about the procedures if you intended to plead guilty. Which, if this is the case, you have already paid the fine and gone home. Now that you have decided to…
The crappy ways in which governments serve Canadians were pointed out in spades in last fall’s report by the federal auditor general. Although inadequate roll out of services is no surprise to Canadians outside the Ottawa bubble, it should be…
Over the last few months, the Carleton Landowners Association has been involved with bureaucrats from the city of Ottawa. Ottawa has introduced a plan to bring in a site-alteration bylaw. I was present at some of these meetings. It seems…
