In a recent National Post news report, Michael Bryant, the Attorney General of Ontario, was quoted as saying that the federal government’s new dangerous offender legislation is “too broad and will catch too many people in its net without zeroing in on the truly dangerous”….

After listing every vote on the amendments to Bill 132 by the members of the committee, I was thinking that readers might be interested to read the entire discussion that took place on February 10, 2005, as each of these amendments were considered.Four people presented…

Here is a list of every amendment to Bill 132 proposed by every party on February 10, 2005 during the clause-by-clause voting. All Liberal amendments were carried (accepted).All Conservative and New Democrat amendments were lost (rejected).The transcripts of the four committee hearings held prior to…

Caveat has hit the nail on the head (again) in an article so subtly entitled DUDES, YOUR STUPID BAN ISN’T WORKING!Every one of these problems was predicted BY EXPERTS during Ontario’s sham committee hearings on Bill 132. Can you say, “we told you so”?

An American recently visited Ontario to vacation and to train with his SEARCH & RESCUE American Pit Bull Terrier. This gentleman called Canada Customs prior to his visit and was assured that he could bring his dog into Ontario or vacation in Ontario with his…

PLEASE FORWARD THIS INFORMATION TO ANYONE YOU WISH. The link is http://chicobandido.blogspot.com/2006/09/help-needed-in-ontario-now.html Ontario. Twice the size of Texas. Three times the size of Germany. Five times the size of the United Kingdom. Home to a breed-specific legislative ban covering the largest geo-political area in the…

This Hamilton Spectator article demonstrates the absurdity of Ontario’s “pit bull” ban.A friend of mine has a 10-year-old “pit bull” type dog who is easily one of the best dogs I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. He has almost no teeth left from…

Browsing back through some of the Hansard documents from the time when the Ontario Liberal government was introducing Bill 132 to the legislature, I came across a quote from Michael Bryant during the November 4, 2004 debate of Bill 132. I grew up with big…

Please read the following articles to understand how Ontario’s Bill 132, a piece of legislation that has often been called the “pit bull ban”, has much more to do with all dog owners than most people realize.Note the underlying theme of increasing restrictions on all…

On Sunday, August 27, there was a one year anniversary vigil at Queen’s Park in Toronto Ontario. For those of you unfamiliar with the city, Queen’s Park is the location of the Provincial Legislature where Bill 132 was hatched and passed. Here is one attendee’s…