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OLA STAYS THE COURSE It is with great sadness that I respond to a letter that was sent to the Ontario Landowners Association (OLA) members on Sunday, March 11, 2012. In this letter, Randy Hillier MPP for Lanark, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington and one of the original founders of the OLA informed the membership that he no longer supports the direction of the OLA and specifically our quest to discover the value of the Land Patent/Crown Grants as per our property rights. I will always hold Randy in high esteem for teaching many of us how to protect our rights and freedoms and for helping us grow enough backbone to stand up to any and all who would challenge the rights and freedoms of Ontario landowners. The constitution of the OLA states that we will defend and promote the cause of individual property rights within its jurisdiction by all legal and reasonable means, and from the OLA perspective the Land Patent/ Crown Grants are legal contracts that are still valid in today’s modern world. The Ministry of Natural Resources still takes our money and sends us certified copies that state, in fact, that the grants duration and effects are "forever". Property Rights have been referred to as a "bundle of rights". This bundle of course, includes our personal rights and freedoms. I believe that in the context of a free and democratic commonwealth country, with our laws springing up from the Magna Carta, that property rights are "inalienable rights" that all mankind are born with, like the right to breath. In 1948, the Canadian Bar Association produced a report that dealt with inalienable rights. If then the freedoms and rights with which we are concerned are really inalienable, it must be because they are or ought to be beyond the reach of legislative action. The real problem then is to put them beyond legislative reach. Therefore it becomes immediately apparent that if those freedoms and rights are inalienable it must be because they are already part of the constitution and cannot be conferred by legislative enactment. The moment it is conceded that they are within the power of gift by the legislature it must be conceded that they are vulnerable to further legislative action and can be withdrawn at any time. As the President of the OLA, speaking with the unanimous support of the executive, I pledge that the OLA will continue to use all legal and moral means possible to protect the rights of private property owners. Randy has taught us well. Tom Black
On March 1st, Liz Marshall was the Guest Speaker for the Lions Club Annual Dinner in Mount Brydges. The OLA and Liz would like to thank the Lions Club of Mount Brydges for such a warm welcome and an entertaining evening. With well over 400 in attendance it was a great success with discussions before dinner and the sharing of information. The community of Mount Brydges is lucky to have such an active Lions Club as they make a huge contribution to their community with fund raisers and different events that support community initiatives. Thanks again to the Lions Club of Mount Brydges for the invitation and for all your hard work.
OLA, Crown Patents and Liz Marshall make a impression on OMFRA On Thursday February 23, 2012, Liz Marshall , at the request of OMFRA, spoke to the Tender Fruit Producers, at the OMFRA Convention in Niagara. She presented information about the Crown Grants/Letters Patent and introduced them to some pieces of legislation that they hadn’t heard of. She also spoke to plans that are undermining the Agricultural Communities ability to be sustainable. After speaking, a number of attendees followed Liz out of the meeting room to obtain more information on the OLA and the Patents. Since Thursday she has received thanks from the organizers and they had expressed that they were receiving great feed-back by those that had attended. Good job OLA and let’s keep up the good work. |
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LISTEN TO LIZ MARSHALL DISCUSSING OUR CROWN LAND PATENT GRANTS ON OTTAWA TALK RADIO or book her for your event as a guest speaker... |
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