by Gerry Nicholls I hate to throw cold water on all the hoopla associated with 30th anniversary of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, but it should be remembered that this document has sometimes failed to protect individual rights. There are four cases in particular that spring to my mind: Forced Union Dues Merv Lavigne [...]
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When the Charter Failed
Posted on 17 April 2012.
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The Ontario election, the OLA and Democracy
Posted on 06 September 2011.
by Gerry Nicholls It looks like the Toronto media and the political establishment have a new villain: the Ontario Landowners Association. It all started when Norm Sterling, a long time MPP for the Ontario Progressive Conservatives, got turfed after losing the party nomination to Jack MacLaren, who happens to be a former director of the OLA. [...]
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