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Brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs by the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms
The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) has submitted a brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs. The brief, written by Bruce Pardy, Professor of Law, and Jody Wells, JD candidate, calls the Federal…
What will the City of Ottawa Look Like in 20 Years? by Shirley Dolan
As I mentioned in my March OLA ENews article about the City of Ottawa’s New Official Plan (Ottawa’s New Official Plan Goes Off the Rails), what started out as a reasonable process soon became non-transparent and secretive in 2020 during…
How to Fight Back in Your Community by the American Policy Centre
How to Fight Back in your Community is the title of the eighth in a series of activist training seminars created by Tom DeWeese and the American Policy Centre. It couldn’t have come at a better time! Why not take…
What to do BEFORE They Come for You by the OLA
Many of you will be familiar with a guide called “What to do WHEN They Come for You”. Written several years ago to help landowners cope with unwanted visitors who enter their property unannounced and uninvited, this guide is available…
Tree Cutting By-Laws: What Municipal Councils Need to Know by the OLA
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…
The Provinces intent to expand the Greenbelt
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…
Why Private Property Matters: Part 1 – Prosperity – Stability – Freedom by Tom DeWeese, American Policy Centre
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…
Is there a disconnect between farm organization leadership and the plight of farmers? by Tim Mount, President, Carleton Landowners Association
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…