Bob (Robert) Runciman, the House Leader for the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, has introduced Bill 232 in the Ontario legislature. It contains amendments to the Ontario SPCA Act regarding cruelty to dogs and cats to allow the courts to impose jail terms up to…
Category: Politics
Michael’s other awards
Considering Ontario Attorney General Michael Bryant’s recent award from the Canadian Association of Journalists (the Code of Silence Award) for heading up “the most secretive government body in Canada”, I thought I’d point you to one of my favourite past articles suggesting other possible awards…
PLEASE ATTEND COURT – JUNE 28 10:00 AM
PLEASE ATTEND COURT – THURSDAY JUNE 28 AT 10:00 AMEither 361 or 393 University Avenue in downtown Toronto. When I confirm the address and room number, I’ll post it here. We want as many people as possible to be there, please. As I understand it,…
Attorney General of Ontario wins Code of Silence award
I may be wrong, but I think this is the first time I’ve seen a newspaper article about the Ontario Liberal government’s “code of silence”. It’s about time.You can visit the Toronto Star article, but this is such an important issue, I’ve included the full…
Get your own government grant!
Tired of watching all these Liberal cronies, both federal and in Ontario, raking in OUR cash with impunity? Want to get your hands on some of that dough?Click here to apply for your own Ontario government grant. Legal note: This is tongue-in-cheek, of course. Thanks…
The worst Canadian
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…
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…