The Ontario Liberals(most of them) are gutless,spineless morons!

Once again McGuinty found a way to "win" at the expense of the innocent dogs that are being slaughtered across Ontario.

He subbed out Liberal Grant Crack(who supported the Repeal) with a non supportive Liberal.

Kim Craitor(Liberal co-signer of Bill 16) was absent for some reason.

And the Chair of the Committee(supporter of Bill 16) was required by convention to vote against all amendments.

I would encourage all Ontario dog owners to walk back up to the front of the Ontario "bus",

take the barbaric looking cages off the faces of your non aggressive dogs,

take back your Rights,

and tell Dalton McGuinty et al to go to hell!

Or do you still believe you can beat this evil,heartless,pathetic excuse for a human being by playing by the rules?

The law is the law is NO excuse for being party to this immoral law.

It was no excuse in Vietnam(Remember Lt William Calley?),it was no excuse in Nazi Germany(That`s why we prosecute War criminals) and it`s no excuse in Ontario.

When oh when will dog owners who claim to love their dogs as family members be prepared to really stand up for their family members against the Liberals?

Maybe they`re not really family after all when push comes to shove.

My dog Mac was family.

Is your dog really a family member?

Then fight for him.

Yeah Bill 16 will go back to the House but McWeasel will find a way to defeat it there if he calls it at all.

Take back your Ontario,leave Ontario or live the way you`ve been living for the last 7 years.

Those are your choices.

McGuinty is immoral and he obviously doesn`t care about facts nor does he care that you love your dogs.

Gov`t should fear it`s people not the other way around.

Isn`t it about time to stand up to the worst Bully in Ontario en masse?

View the farce below



Transcript

Usually the doorman asks "Can I check your coat Sir?"

On Wed May 9th,2012 in Committee Rm 1 the question must have been...

"Can I check your testicles Sir?"

4 members of the Liberal Party obviously handed theirs over before sitting down to "engage" in clause by clause consideration of Bill 16(Hershey`s Bill).

They not only shamed themselves,they disgraced the Institution, they insulted their Constituents,they wasted the time of everyone who was in attendance and they wasted taxpayer dollars with their shenanigans.

Untrained monkeys would have been more productive.

At least they might have checked each other over for head lice,thrown their feces around and been a bit more animated and entertaining to watch.

It`s too bad there isn`t Recall Legislation in Ontario for MPP`s because these 4 should lose their jobs.

Who in hell do they think they are to simply refuse to participate in the process.

If they were opposed to any of the Amendments for a legitimate reason,then they should have spoken up and explained their reasoning.

To pick just one of the Amendments…How can anyone possibly be opposed to a Bite Registry?

I guess the Liberals can and if anyone still thinks that Bill 132
(Breed Specific Amendments to DOLA)

was EVER about Public Safety and the reduction of dog bites,give your head a shake.

I think it would be a fitting gesture if everyone would contact the following 4 Liberal MPP`s and ask them if Doorman Dalton McGuinty has returned their testicles yet.

Update

The Debate will be streamed live at Wed May 9th at 9am here.

Bill 16 will be debated(clause by clause consideration) on May 9th

In the interim you can visit Hillier`s site Bring Back the Bulls and send a message

to Dalton McGuinty and Dwight Duncan telling them to call Bill 16 for 3rd Reading.

If you live outside of Ontario you can send your message to Tourism Minister Michael Chan at that same link.

telling him to put pressure on Premier McGuinty and/or Finance Minister Duncan to call Bill 16.

This is your chance to let the Ontario Gov`t know that you want an end to this slaughter of innocent dogs.

Conservative estimates have put it at 1000 dead puppies and dogs but we all know it`s many more than that.

Please take a minute and send a message.

The next dog seized and killed in Ontario might belong to you or someone you know.

STANDING COMMITTEE ON REGULATIONS AND PRIVATE BILLS AGENDA
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Committee Room 1
Bill 16, An Act to amend the Animals for Research Act and the Dog Owners' Liability Act with respect to pit bulls

8:00 a.m.

Anna MacNeil Allcock

8:15 a.m.

Dog Legislation Council of Canada
Dawne Deeley, Executive Director

8:30 a.m.

Awesome Dogs
Yvette Van Veen, Animal Behaviour Consultant

8:45 a.m.

Staffordshire Bull Terrier Club of Canada
Clive Wilkinson, President

9:00 a.m.

American Staffordshire Terrier Club of Canada
Cathy Prothro, President

9:15 a.m.

Ador-A-Bull Dog Rescue
Emily Ugarenko, Co-Founder

9:30 a.m.

Lori Gray

9:45 a.m.

Selma Mulvey

10:00 a.m.

Bonnie Beaver
Via teleconference

- SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Video of the Apr/25th Hearing

Transcript of Bill 16 Hearing Apr 25,2012

STANDING COMMITTEE ON REGULATIONS AND PRIVATE BILLS AGENDA
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Committee Room 1
Bill 16, An Act to amend the Animals for Research Act and the Dog Owners' Liability Act with respect to pit bulls

8:15 a.m.

Michael Howie
Via teleconference

8:30 a.m.

City of Calgary
Bill Bruce, Director of Animal and By-Law Services
Via teleconference

8:45 a.m.

Animal Behaviour & Welfare Consulting
Rebecca Ledger, Owner
Via teleconference

9:00 a.m.

The Canadian Kennel Club
Michael Shoreman, Chair
Sonny Allinson, Manager Communications

9:15 a.m

Heather Mack

9:30 a.m.

Ontario Veterinary Medical Association
Dr. Dale Scott, President
Doug Raven, Chief Executive Officer
John Stevens, Manager of Government and External Relations

9:45 a.m.

Support Hershey's Bill Group
Frances Coughlin, Developer and Organizer
Elizabeth Sullivan, Developer and Organizer

10:00 a.m.

Happy Dog Communications
Sarah Dann, Owner

- SUBJECT TO CHANGE -

Video of the Hearing

Transcript of Hearing April 18/2012

Press Conference with Lawyer Clayton Ruby,CKC,DLCC & Cheri DiNovo

The Committee intends to hold Public Hearings on Bill 16 in Toronto on Wednesday April 18th and Wednesday April 25th from 8am-10:25am
(Notice of Hearings)

Have your say.

Further info (scroll down for guidelines)
if you wish to appear as a Committee Witness and give an oral presentation or if you wish to make a submission to the Committee.

Currently unavailable

Foster Spot Available for pit bulls.

Home is in Eastern Ontario
Large Fenced Yard
Property backs onto River for swimming,boating and fishing for a dog that likes to swim or go out on paddle boat/canoe.
Small pool available for dogs that just like to play in water but don`t care to swim.

See pictures of the Property and my pets here.
(My dog is the Lab look-a-like and I also have 3 cats)
Foster dogs do not have to be good with cats.
(Very experienced long time cat and dog owner with commonsense-haven`t lost a cat yet!)
My cats and my dog are used to being crated when necessary.

If you`d like to place a dog here,you can contact me by phone(9-10pm) or by email if you already have my info,otherwise leave your info in guest book(It will not go online)
I will contact you by email within a week.

Spot is available for a reputable Rescue in Ontario (or Quebec,if you`re working with the OPP and can provide a Reference from the Lancaster Detachment

References will be required from all Rescues and I will provide my References to you.

Spot will be open to U.S. Rescues as soon as your dogs are welcome in Ontario.
Location is very close to New York State border.

Update

Bill 16(Hershey`s Bill) has been referred to the Committee on Regulations and Private Bills.

These are the Committee Members.

You can sign a Petition here calling on the Ontario Liberals to bring Bill 16 forward for 3rd Reading.

That`s the fly in the ointment.
Although the Liberals have a Minority,they still decide which Bills get called.

Please encourage them to call this Bill for 3rd Reading.
It doesn`t matter where you live,your voice counts.
Tell the Liberals in the comments how BSL impacts you
.(ie can`t visit,can`t move here,can`t seek employment here,can`t even drive through Ontario with a suspect dog)

On Feb 23rd Hershey`s Bill passed 2nd Reading by a vote of 51 to 26

Here is how the MPP`s voted.



Jim McDonell the MPP for my Riding of South Glengarry voted to support Bill 16.

If you`d like to thank him,here`s his contact info.

Grant Crack(Lib MPP) in North Glengarry(next door) also stood up and supported Bill 16.
He did this in the face of overwhelming opposition from his own Party and in defiance of the Premier.
Grant Crack really needs to be thanked for doing the right thing.

If you`re reading this blog from the U.S or the U.K. or anywhere else in the World
(BSL can prevent you from visiting,traveling through or moving to Ontario.)

Please take a moment and send a message to our Premier Dalton McGuinty,
our Tourism Minister Minister Chan and/or our Citizenship and Immigration Minister Charles Sousa.

Please send your messages via "Bring back the Bulls" so they can be logged.
Just choose "other" in the Province drop down list.
At some point in the process you will be asked if you`d like to make a voluntary donation to help the Cause
(Ad Campaign I believe).
You can just click past that unless you wish to donate but it`s not necessary in order to send a message..

“Goodbye; me and Sandy will be together for ever.
Me and Sandy will never be parted again.”

Dear Premier,
Feb 23rd is fast approaching,the date for the 2nd Reading of Hershey`s Bill.
I hope you will think long and hard about the chaos and heartache that you (and most of your Party) have caused and continue to cause in Ontario since you brought BSL here in 2005.


I`m very surprised that there hasn`t yet been a Suicide or a Suicide by Cop in Ontario due to BSL.

I know what I felt like when I came home one night in 2007 after having my pit bull terrier Mac euthanized due to illness.
The grief was overwhelming,I could barely breathe and there were times that I felt as if I couldn`t live without him.
But there was no anger directed at anyone,no guilt as I had done everything I could for him,there was just extreme sadness which very slowly abated over time as I began to reflect on the moments of his life rather than on the moment of his death.

Pets die,they die from old age,they die from illness but they shouldn`t die simply because of the way they look.

As I talk to people in my area about what your Gov`t is doing I find there is very little outrage because they are just killing "those dogs"
I show them the facts which they don`t know because they`ve gotten all their "facts" from the Media and Politicians with some sort of Political agenda.
Then I ask them what they would do if A/C or a Police Officer showed up at their door to try and seize their pet,not because of anything the pet has done but simply because of the way it looks.
I get quite a different reaction.
Some people have told me "over my dead body"
Some people who have no family but their pet have told me "it would kill me if I lost my pet that way"

I do believe that it`s not a matter of if there`s going to be a suicide or an act of violence in this Province because of BSL but rather when and where.

I really hope I`m wrong because I will get no satisfaction from sitting down at my computer and sending out an email to the Premier of Ontario which reads...

Dear Premier,
I told you so.
Will you listen now ?

"As noted earlier, breed-based legislation has not worked elsewhere and will not be effective in Ontario. For that reason, there is not a single respected organization with expertise in this issue that supports a breed-based ban.

Faced with all this evidence, the OVMA urges the province to reject breed-based legislation as a means of addressing the dangerous dog issue and to sit down with animal experts to craft legislation that will truly safeguard the public from dangerous dogs. "

Premier you can throw your support behind this Bill now because it`s the right thing to do or you can keep up the charade that this is about Public Safety.

I would suggest that you throw your support behind Bill 16 sooner rather than later because this fight to protect these dogs and restore the Rights of Ontarians is never going to end and a suicide due to Gov`t Bullying is not going to look good on your Resume.


"...the coroner Mr Jones said that Mr Amston’s position changed from having a family pet to being the owner of something which in the eyes of the law was dangerous and had to be controlled, Mark Amston had his dog put down and the following day he hanged himself. The Coroner said: “In this case it was a family pet that had to be put down, not a fierce animal. There was no evidence that this dog was fierce. I think the lesson from this death is that legislation should be based on reason and not on panic.”"

Will Ontario learn from Mark Amston`s suicide before it`s too late?

Somehow I doubt that grieving family members will want to pose with the Premier of Ontario for a photo-op
as he announces the Repeal of BSL in Ontario because he finally has learned the lesson the hard way.

(Sent to the Premier and the A.G. on Jan 19, cc'd to the Ottawa Citizen,forwarded to Cabinet Ministers on Jan 21)