Ontario Landowners Association

Ontario Landowners Association News Release

Mr. Tim Hudak, MPP Leader of the Official Opposition Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario Room 416, Main Legislative Building Queen’s Park Toronto, Ontario M7A 1A8 Dear Mr. Hudak: Recently Progressive Conservative MPP Norm Sterling, as well as an unnamed “senior Tory”, have been quoted in media reports casting aspersions on the Ontario Landowners Association.

OLA Releases Five Outrageous Examples of Government infringing on property rights

Governments at all levels are infringing on the rights of citizens to own and enjoy their own property. Unfortunately, it’s a situation that’s getting worse. Here from the Ontario Landowners Association are five examples of citizens who are fighting back!

We stand for ideas, not political labels

Progressive Conservative MPP Norm Sterling should stop dragging the Ontario Landowners Association into his political battles, says the group’s president. “Mr. Sterling should understand that the OLA is a non-partisan group that is dedicating to protecting property rights,” says Deb Madill. “We are not a political party. We care about ideas not party labels.”

Do we have the right to consume food of our choosing?

On Tuesday November 23, 2010 at 1:30 PM, Mark Tijssen will be back in an Ottawa courtroom at Provincial Court of Justice, 100 Constellation Crescent in Ottawa accompanied again by Michael Schmidt. Tijssen is the Carlsbad Springs man charged with four counts under the Ontario Food Safety and Quality Act for slaughtering a pig and sharing the meat with a friend in November of 2009. Schmidt is the Durham, Ontario dairy farmer, famous for having defeated 19 counts relating to the sale of raw milk last January. The common goals of food choice and freedom from oppressive laws that limit that choice have brought these two men together. Both are members of the Ontario Landowners Association which has a history of defending fundamental and property rights.

OLA to make its voice heard at Queen’s Park Debate

The Ontario Landowners Associations (OLA) will make its voice heard at Queen’s Park on November 18th when legislators debate a resolution on the undemocratic powers of the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. (OSPCA)

The Ontario Landowners Association Comes to Angus to Campaign for David Guergis

David Guergis, Mayor of Essa Township, is a principled man who has demonstrated that he is willing to fight for fiscal responsibility and private property rights. He initiated a resolution that was passed at Council last October that called for a third party review of the need for and cost of the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority. This is the first time that a municipality in Ontario has formally questioned the benefit to community of a Conservation Authority.

Deborah Madill Elected President of Ontario Landowners Association (OLA)

The Board of Directors of the Ontario Landowners Association (OLA) is pleased to announce the election of Deborah Madill as President. The election took place at the Annual General Meeting of the Ontario Landowners Association in Bracebridge on Saturday October 16, 2010. Carey-Anne Oke-Cook was selected as Vice-President. Both Deborah and Carey-Anne are founding members of the Muskoka Landowners Association (MLA).

Charges against “Freedom Seminar” by Clarington Township trample “Constitutional Rights”

Peter Jaworski's family have been charged with the terrible crime of hosting a seminar on "Liberty and Freedom" for students at their private home property in Clarington Township as they have done for the past ten years. Peter is one of the founders of the "Institute for Liberal Studies" which hosts seminars across Canada for students to discuss and advocate for "Liberty and Freedom".

Landowners target MPs and police association on gun registry vote

The Ontario Landowners’ Association (OLA) is taking direct aim at waffling MPs and the Canadian Police Association (CPA) during the final days leading up to the Sept 22nd vote in the House of Commons to retain or abolish the long-gun registry. “The OLA likes words such as “accountability” and “advocacy” said OLA President Jack MacLaren. “We see the current support for the long-gun registry among opposition MPs as just another example of their contempt for Canada’s rural residents – and we intend to hold MPs to account by targeting their prospects for re-election, and, in the case of the CPA, by hitting their wallets.”

Bob Mackie Day: Barbecue and Fundraiser

Bob Mackie has fought an uphill battle against government over-regulation for close to three years. The Mackie family, owners of Mackie's Mountain Archery, are hard working and have created a magnificently groomed world class piece of countryside realigned with native trees, described as the prototype for sound planning for the escarpment rural property.

Defending our Constitutional right to freedom of choice

The Carlsbad Springs MNR meat scandal goes back to court; this time with help from recently acquitted dairy farmer Michael Schmidt of Grey-Bruce. Mark Tijssen will be appearing at 13:30 on July 8th at the courthouse at 100 Constellation Crescent in Ottawa's west end. Tijssen is facing four charges stemming from a lengthy undercover sting operation in November 2009 relating to the sharing of a single home-slaughtered pig.

Yes Virginia, we do have property rights!

On June 16, 2010, the Crown Land Patent Initiative Committee, an internal group of the Ontario Landowners Association (OLA), met with members of the Federal Conservative Caucus for an informative discussion on the powerful force and effect of Crown Land Patent grants.

Landowners will hold MP’s to account: Gun Registry vote

The Ontario Landowners’ Association (OLA) will track and target the voting records of opposition MPs from rural ridings who vote against Candice Hoeppner’s private member’s bill to abolish the federal long-gun registry system.

The Fuse is Lit!

On March 23, 2010 Council of the Township of Asphodel-Norwood became the first member municipality of ORCA to pass the following motion in a 3 to 2 split.

Show Down in Markham-Stop The Theft

The City of Markham is trying to legislate the theft of 4,500 acres of private land, mostly from local farmers, with a proposed "Whitebelt". This follows on the previous theft of 12500 acres under the provincial "Greenbelt". The white belt will prevent the sale of lands, the creation of severances, or any development on these lands under the disguise of “environmental protection”, “sustainable development” and “smart growth”. If the Markham theft is successful, it is expected to be tried everywhere else in Ontario. This environmental thievery must be stopped.

The OLA pushes the Otonabee Region Conservation Authority into a “Wetland” that they stole

Cliff Tripp of Peterborough has been robbed of the wealth of his property by the Otonabee Region Conservation Authority by way of placing a "Provincially Significant Wetland Designation" on his two vacant residential building lots.

Dump the Green Bin

Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 11 AM Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West Organized by: ruralcouncil.ca ottawataxpayer.com carletonlandowners.com Ottawa Voters’ Coalition

OLA Denounces Police treatment of Canadian Soldier

(Ottawa) A member of Canada’s armed forces has become the victim of a bad law and bad policing, charges the Ontario Landowners Association. “Major Mark Tijssen, a major in the Canadian army and a resident of Carlsbad Springs, slaughtered a pig on his own property for his own consumption and now he and his friends are suffering police harassment” says OLA president Jack MacLaren.

Surprise! The Clean Water Act is Not about Clean Water

The City of Peterborough has a resident Canada goose population a few hundred metres upstream from their water intake pipes. The City applied to the ODWSP for funding to plant some shrubs and other plants to deter the geese from accessing the parkland.

Ontario heartworm epidemic linked to thousands of imported dogs

Jillian Donaghey, a transport driver for Boudreux’s Animal Rescue Krewe estimates between 2,500 to 3,000 Louisiana dogs so far have made the 24 hour trip across the border. Marketed as “death row pooches” or “Katrina Dogs”, the puppies, hot off the transport, are often sold within hours. Some at impromptu “adoptathons” staged in parking lots.