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…
Good Morning your Worship, my name is Bogaerts, initial J. I am representing Mr. Smith, line number 1 on your Worships docket this morning. The following is an excerpt from an actual trial transcript. John Doe, you are charged between…
I have been pushing hard lately to let people know that, no matter how big and powerful the opposition, the assault from big government forces can be stopped. That’s why I want to tell you about a recent major victory…
We couldn’t have asked for a more tumultuous start to the new year! On January 2, barely into the new year, we received the news that Justice Minnema had issued his decision to the case Bogarts v. the Attorney General…
