Elizabeth Marshall

MPAC has increased the cost to the tax-payers of Ontario

MPAC has increased the cost to the tax-payers of Ontario. Computer programs are only as good as the person creating them or who is putting the data into that computer. With MPAC's formula for payment for their services there is a conflict based on the "assessed value of property" x "the number of properties" ÷ 2 x "the amount that the Corporation considers necessary to pay for its operations during the taxation year." According to government, assessments are to be based on "fair market value," (FMV). FMV is defined as: "the price that a person reasonably interested in buying a thing would pay to a person reasonably interested in selling it…" To determine FMV both the buyer and seller should know what they are buying/selling and it must be their own decision to freely buy or sell what is being offered.

Natural Heritage vs Property Rights

As of late there have been a number of calls and emails regarding "Natural Heritage" planning by municipalities and counties. People are outraged, when they find out exactly what "natural heritage" and the Ontario Heritage Act was created for.

No New Green Energy Deals - Don't be fooled

Electricity is back in the news again and some are expressing that green jobs might be lost if the province doesn't enter into any new agreements for renewable energy. This will save Ontarians a whopping $2.45 per month on their electricity bills.

Electricity increasing for rural population

Some feel the province of Ontario is listening to the rural electricity customer because of the Throne Speech, and yet electricity costs are still increasing in the rural areas.

Political Parties and the NEC

Dear Editor; I would like to ask why anyone is voting for the PC Party, the Liberal Party or the NDP? Recently I have been researching the Niagara Escarpment Commission (NEC) and the Niagara Escarpment Planning and Development Act (NEPDA), and I find that all of these political parties are exactly the same.

Democrats and renewable energy

Being a Canadian perhaps I shouldn't be saying anything, but I have been paying attention to the U.S. Presidential election and I find that Americans have some serious thinking to do. I've listened to both the Republican and the Democratic representatives and it's curious that on one hand one candidate says that the U.S., in its quest for protection, should consider restricting the rest of the world from some of the benefits of dealing with the U.S.

Carbon taxes in Ontario

Carbon Taxes do nothing for the people of Ontario or Canada. I would like to clarify that it is not just the Liberals who are looking to "carbon tax" Ontarians and Canadians. Patrick Brown, the new leader of the Progressive Conservative Party has stated that he will also implement a carbon tax. Same for the NDP.

Premier Admits to Breach of Trust

Dear Editor During the Ontario Provincial Election, last June, I watched the debate between the opposing political Parties. As it stands we have had the Liberal Party in power for over 10 years and there has been scandal after scandal. Nothing has stuck and I find this very curious.

FINTRAC the NSA of the Banking World

Throughout Canada people are unaware that our banking information is being sent to an entity called FINTRAC ("FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS AND REPORTS ANALYSIS CENTRE OF CANADA"). This entity was created in 2001, and FINTRAC’s mandate is to receive, collect, analyze, assess and disclose information on financial transactions, and to disseminate intelligence in order to assist in the detection, prevention and deterrence of money laundering and terrorist financing activities.