The Beaver, the online magazine of Canada’s National History Society, is asking Canadians to suggest the worst Canadian. I chose Michael Bryant, Attorney General of Ontario, for the following reasons. Violated the constitutional rights of hundreds of thousands of average Ontario citizens; Created a law…
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Date for remedy has changed – stay tuned
UPDATE April 30 June 14 will NOT be the date for the remedy. Waiting for new date from lawyer.Click here for original post
Date for remedy re Ontario constitutional challenge
UPDATE April 30June 14 will NOT be the date. Waiting for new date from lawyer. Lawyers for both sides will be back in front of the judge on June 14, 2007.When I find out time and location, I will post it here. The basic decision…
We can spend your money and you can’t find out where or how much!
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario recently asked the province’s Attorney General (of the Liberal Party) to give them some information about how much it has cost Ontario taxpayers to ban a non-existent dog.Below is the response, printed with the permission of the PC party….
How much public money has been wasted on the Ontario dog ownership ban?
How much public money has been wasted on the Ontario dog ownership ban? We are asking EVERY ONTARIO RESIDENT to contact their MPP and ask them how to file a Freedom of Information request with the Ministry of the Attorney General and the Ministry of…
Voting without knowledge or understanding
Don’t know how I missed this before. The Ontario committee hearings on the Dog Owners’ Liability Act were a constant flow of politicians (members of provincial parliament), with no one day containing the same nine members of the committee. I really don’t know how they…
Full text of Ontario decision
Full text of Ontario decision now available on the Superior Court website.Decision regarding December 2006 motion Decision regarding Dog Owners’ Liability Act The lawyers from both sides will be going back in front of the judge for further interpretation and explanation, as well as to…
Ontario Legislature website changes
The Ontario Legislature has redesigned its website, making many old links invalid. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of websites (mostly opposed to their legislation) that often link directly to documents on the Legislature site. I’m enough of a conspiracy nut to consider the possibility…
Fantino on irresponsible driving
Julian Fantino, current Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner (chief), former Toronto Police chief, former Ontario Commissioner of Emergency Management, and key supporter of Ontario’s pit bull ban during that law’s committee hearings, has decided to focus his police force, 24 hours a day, 7 days a…
Gotta love partisan politics
On Thursday, December 21, 2006, the last day before the Ontario Legislature’s winter break, members of Provincial Parliament voted on two bills. I find the voting on these two bills disappointing and disturbing. The first bill was Bill 178 – The Truth and Transparency in…