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Originally Posted by Bobblehead
So how does a pitbull ban (like has been done in many places) make it the "Ontario Way"?
As for the deeming people's homes "heritage buildings" without the owner's knowing, I think you need to back up that statement. It sounds like FUD to me.
To get you started, here's a link to the Ontario Ministry of Culure website |
This happened to a family member of mine whose house was designated 'Heritage' without their approval. This renders their house useless for resale as it is in an old area with a lot of large houses. It's value is derived from the ability to knock the house down and to build a large mansion in it's place. We're talking about a home built in the 1960's and it hasn't housed anyone famous. As far as I've heard from them the onus was on them to prove it wasn't worthy of designation as opposed to the local society to prove that it is. I apologize for the 'without owners knowing.' Their story sounded that way.
In my mind this is a serious violation of property rights as they were depending on their property value for financial planning purposes and need that money. It's rather rediculous that control of their own house can be ripped away from them.