Wag the Dog

** PLEASE SEND THIS TO EVERY ONTARIO DOG OWNER YOU KNOW! ** Please send the following link to all your contacts and groups: http://wagthedog.blogware.com/blog/_archives/2007/8/31/3197428.html 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? Two people in this province [...]

Today's Toronto Sun poll results as they stand right now: Which party are you most likely to vote for in this fall's provincial election? Conservatives  59% Liberals  16% NDP  6% Green  6% Not sure yet  12%   Total Votes for this Question: 4716   Add to that the 100% of dog owners who read blogs who [...]

Well, as the election draws nigh – only 45 days till we dump the Dalton Gang, if everybody's been paying attention – it's time to post the results of a completely unscientific poll taken by dog blog readers. Don't let the small sample size fool you – I've found with past polls that once you have [...]

'LIBERAL' ONTARIO? 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 [...]

Jim Wilson MPP                                                                                                                     Queen’s Park   Supporting Responsible Pet Ownership   The lack of penalties for people who cruelly abuse animals is one problem that deserves urgent action.    These days, stories about animal cruelty have even made it as far as our sports pages with the story that a star NFL quarterback has [...]

  The Dog Owners of Ontario are sending a strong message to Dalton McGuinty, Micheal Bryant and the Liberal Party of Ontario!   In August, 2004 my first reaction to the news about the McGuinty Liberals banning 3 breeds and anything substantially similar was shock! My second reaction was horror! My third reaction was ANGER!!  [...]

PC Candidates on Stage at this spring's Policy Conference in Toronto John Tory, leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, has issued a statement through correspondence regarding the McGuinty Liberals' onerous ban on dog ownership in the province. Here's the statement, loud and clear.   DON'T SIT THIS ONE OUT! ON OCTOBER 10 SEND [...]

MPP Jim Wilson (PC Simcoe-Grey) dropped by the DLCC fundraising booth at the Barrie Kennel Club show on August 5.  MPP Joe Tascona (PC Barrie) awarded Best in Show on Saturday and MPP Garfield Dunlop (PC Simcoe North) gave out the prize on Sunday.  All three MPPs have been onside with our mission since day one.   [...]

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 – [...]

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