The LEAP by Tom Black
The NDP Leap Manifesto was released in Toronto, on Tuesday, September 15th, 2015 with Stephen Lewis, former leader of the NDP. The Leap Manifesto was written in the spring of 2015 with its beginnings at a two day meeting in…
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Landowner Events this Month
There are three Ontario Landowner events taking place over the next 2 months. Try to attend one or more to show your support, keep up to date on the latest landowner news, buy a membership, or a sign, or purchase…
Have you heard what all the excitement is about?
The Landowner Magazine is GROWING Again! Hello to all our OLA friends… EXCITING CHANGES have taken place over the last 8 weeks for the Landowner Magazine! We have a new Website, Facebook page, Google Business page and YouTube Channel. The biggest…
Patent Grants versus Treaties – by Tom Black
Hello Folks, For many years now, the Ontario Landowners have promoted the Land Patent Grants (or Letters Patent) as a valuable part of our property rights granted to us in the Great Charter, The Magna Carta. We consider them to…
OLA at the International Plowing Match in Finch Ontario
The International Plowing Match and Rural Expo (IPM 2015) is being held near the village of Finch (14939 Concession 3-4 Road, Finch) in the counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry The event will run from September 22-26, 2015. Website: If you…
Save the Date – OLA Annual General Meeting
Each year, generally in the Fall, the Ontario Landowners Association holds its annual general meeting (AGM). This is a time to elect the Executive – our president, vice-president, and five governors, elected by representatives from each county group in good…
Commissions of Inquiry by Tim Ball
I used to think, like most people, that Commissions of Inquiry are a great idea. Whenever there are serious and troublesome conflicts people know the only hope of getting to the truth is to get the politics out of the…
Help Needed to complete the OSPCA Act, “Charter Challenge” by Tom Black
In January 2013, the OLA asked the membership to help fund a legal action to challenge the legality of certain legislation that has had considerable negative ramifications on the citizens of this province. The legislation that we chose to challenge,…
A Review of Law of the Lands Blog by Shirley Dolan
I often cruise the information highway, also known as the internet, and occasionally I come across a gem. Recently, I stumbled onto a blog called Law of the Lands – Farm, Energy and Enviro Law. The sub-title is Legal information…
Food Supply, Politics and Climate by Tim Ball
Human history is summarized in one word; hunger. For most of time, humans have been starving or malnourished. At best it was a cycle of surfeit or shortage. Figure 1 shows a plot of the annual cycle historical cycle among…