Just a little something to think about, for those who think they can not be targeted by BSL... For the sake of those who have been targeted, please think before posting disbelief.

A reader catches us in the act of writing a political blog   more »

Former Minister of Labour answers the Wag the Dog survey   more »

Check out McGuinty's real record as premier and have some fun while you're at it!

Visit the campaign site Dalton hopes you won't see.

Answers our questions   more »

Brent at KC Dog Blog has nicely summarized Bill Bruce's presentation to their Canine Legislation Conference.

Bill is the manager of Animal Control for Calgary and, based on the comments here, that city is incredibly far ahead in their animal control philosophy.

Note that when the Ontario Liberal government was asked to allow Bill to make a verbal presentation to their Dog Owners' Liability Act committee hearings, they refused.

Yet they met personally with Tim Dack from Winnipeg, a city that has had a breed ban in place since 1991, yet was only able to reduce their dog bites 10 years later when they copied Calgary's policies.

Talk about ignoring the experts and only listening to people who parrot exactly what you're trying to ram through!

Click here to read Brent's summary of Bill's presentation

Note that the "KC" mentioned throughout his article refers to Kansas City, where Brent is based.

If you live in Ontario and haven't yet ordered an election sign, do it now!

Election signs are very important as they show where support lies and get candidates names out there so voters know who they are on Election Day.

It's easy, you can order through a website or by phone to the campaign office.  They will deliver and instal your sign and remove it as soon as possible after the election.  It's armchair activism at its best!

Find your NDP candidate here:

 http://ontariondp.com/nominated-candidates-2007/

Find your PC candidate here:

http://www.ontariopc.com/your_riding.asp

Joe Tascona in Barrie has asked that dog owners email him for signs directly.  This is the Blackberry address, so please just send your name, address with postal code and indicate that you'd like a sign.

Contact Joe at  jnt @ pc.ola.org (no spaces)

Show your support for the MPPs and parties

Who have supported us!

 

ORDER A SIGN TODAY! 

I am a little disappointed with the response to our survey thus far.  Thanks to those who considered the questions important enough to warrant an answer.

I expect more of these to be coming in so I've set up a category on the left sidebar, 'Candidates', where these will be filed as they are posted.  That way, you will be able to scan the list for your riding once we have more replies.

If we don't get a good response, then you can draw your own conclusions about which parties and candidates consider dog owners worthy of consideration.

 

GET OUT AND VOTE ON OCTOBER 10!

Responds to our survey   more »

When Ontario's animal control officers come knocking...   more »

Responds to the Wag the Dog survey   more »

The following is an open letter to citizens of Ontario. This is a letter that was sent to me by an anonymous reader of Wag the Dog. Read on...   more »

Answers our Wag the Dog Survey   more »

The front pages of two national newspapers and two Toronto newspapers either slammed Dalton McGuinty's performance in Thursday's leaders debate or described him as being under attack for his track record as premier of Ontario.

One additional newspaper's front page was glowing in its praise of McGuinty and the Ontario Liberals, describing them as the "clear choice".

Why such a different attitude from this one publication?

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Responds to the Wag the Dog Survey   more »

To order your sticker with the above message please visit here.

Last Wednesday, on a campaign stop, developer Mike Quattrociocchi approached the Premier to ask the questions "What are you going to do about the natives occupying my site?". He was referring to his construction site in Brantford, Ontario.  To see the clip from CHCH News, click on the link below.

What I found quite humorous, in addition to the look on the Premier's face, was the bit at the end of the clip about the accusations from the Liberal Campaign Office that CHCH News were told Mike was going to confront the Premier, so they put a wireless microphone on him. CHCH was accused of "staging the event" and were threatened, if the story was not dropped they would complain to upper management, Canadian Broadcast Standard Council and deny any further access to the Premier. Wow, that must hurt!

Building Delays 09/12/07 Housing developer Mike Quattrociocchi is demanding the government to help him with a delay in his housing development project . The housing project is stopped because of native protesters occupying the area

Here are the results from the 2003 Ontario Provincial Election. 38 of the [now] 107 districts are very closely contested.   more »

How did your MPP vote on Bill 132? Did they stand up and be counted against it or did they fall in line with their 'fearless' leader to condemn thousands of dogs to death and violate the constitutional rights of hundreds of thousands of dog owners? Or did they go and hide instead of voting, perhaps because they knew the truth but didn't want to go nose-to-nose with the Premier and his cronies? You may want to drop in and ask them this question BEFORE you vote.   more »

One week from today I will be going to court to show my support for a young single mother (name withheld) who has been charged with 2 counts of owning a prohibited dog under DOLA...   more »

This is easy and very helpful   more »

CP24 is also airing the debate on Sept 20, 2007.

You may also submit a question to City TV Toronto.

Here is the link.

You may email, text or send a video. Please submit your questions and remember to tune in to CP24 City TV Toronto or CTV Toronto at 6:30 Sept 20th.

 

PC and NDP MPP'S call for police investigation of "SLUSHGATE"   more »

Here's your chance to get your concerns in front of the media and who knows?  Maybe your question will be selected for the debate.

Visit CTV for the details and don't be shy - get those questions in before the deadline - September 10th.

Here is what you can do about it...   more »

August 29, 2007 was the two-year anniversary of Ontario's Bill 132 (usually known as the "pit bull" ban). What has happened in Ontario during those two years?   more »

Although the only poll that counts is the one at the ballot box...   more »

Candidates take note...   more »

A single mother licensing her mongrel dog during a door-to-door campaign has her pet identified as a 'pit bull' on the spot. The dog is slated for destruction. A show dog of a restricted breed escapes the yard for a few minutes. Animal Control arrives demanding evidence that the dog has been entered in a sanctioned show during the past year. Otherwise, the dog will be killed for being intact. Welcome to 'Liberal' Ontario    more »

It's time to update Ontario's SPCA Act - who do you trust to do that?   more »

And with good reason...   more »

Letter very clear   more »

Drops by the DLCC booth to meet some new friends   more »

The next Ontario provincial election is on October 10, 2007.

It can't come soon enough for dog owners in the province, who have been counting the days until they can send the McGuinty Liberals packing.

The Liberals brought in their unfounded, ineffective dog breed ban - one which affects every dog owner regardless of their breed of choice - despite widespread opposition to the plan.

Dalton McGuinty doesn't think dog owners matter.  He is about to find out how wrong he can be.

The DLCC understands responsible dog owners because we are responsible dog owners ourselves.  We know that you have issues which are not covered in the mainstream media or brought up during debates at election time.

Over the next few weeks, we will be providing updates, interviews and other information of interest to people who want to vote for dog-friendly candidates in Ontario's upcoming election.

Don't sit this one out - get to the polls on October 10 and exercise your right to vote. 

It could be your dog's last chance.

 

 

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