FYI… OLA president Jack Maclaren had the following letter

By News on the Net —— Bio and Archives November 15, 2009

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Dear Sir/Madam: As the Post rightly notes the Liberal Party of Canada has a ‘rural problem.” “The Liberals' rural problem”, November 6.

But it’s not just the Liberals who have this problem. Those politicians, of all stripes, who depend on an urban power base all too often ignore or don’t understand the needs of rural Canadians. This frequently results in governments enacting laws which infringe on the rights of farmers. The long-gun registry fiasco is just one example. Even more serious abuses occur when governments deny farmers their property rights through ill-thought out land-use regulations. It’s time our politicians realized that rural Canadians are not second class citizens. Yours truly Jack MacLaren President Ontario Landowners Association