Examples and Law

It is not easy to make sense of Canada's property laws - and taxpayers deserve much more clarity than has been provided.

Here are some examples of very questionable expropriation on the part of our provincial and federal governments. As you can see, property of every type can be expropriated unless strong protections are in place.

- The "Milk Quota's" in BC illustrate several of the inconsistencies surrounding property law. In British Columbia, dairy farmers are held to strict quotas - they must also surrender a portion of their quota to the Milk Board without compensation. Ken Sanders challeneged this law - he was denied, and told that his milk quotas were not property. BUT other areas of BC law routinely treat milk quotas as property - only to take it away from the farmer. Such inconsistencies have come to define Canadian property law, and honest taxpayers are paying the price.

- In Ontario, landlords are regularly targeted by government. Every time the provincial government increases regulation in this area it invalidates many existing rental agreements. This robs landlords of their property, and reduces its value with no compensation.

- Many provinces, like Manitoba, have sought to set up government monopolies in certain industries. These governments, however, are generally reluctant to compensate the companies that they are thus forcing out of business. This is only possible because Canadians' property rights are so weakly protected.

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