The special interests responds
“Big business,
for all its lobbying, is often
put in line by investigative reporting, public scandals and
multi-million-dollar judgments in court against those who put products
on the market that are dangerous to their buyers.”
—Stanley Crouch
The businessmen and
professionals
who make money off of Ontario’s condo owners, were fully prepared for
Marchese’s Bill 72.
Their responses were quick and quite identical in all aspects. The two
condo business associations poo-pooed Bill 72 and took credit for
forming the government’s response. Here is a part of their news release:
CCI/ACMO
09 May 2012—Toronto
Our associations believe it is time for a broad based revision of the
existing legislation.
ACMO and CCI-Toronto have spent years and thousands of volunteer expert
hours to develop a joint Legislative Brief. The position achieved in
this Brief comes from consulting owners and professionals working
within the industry such as lawyers, accountants, engineers, property
managers and developers.
The Ministry has made public its commitment to open the Condo Act and
consult with stakeholders. ACMO and CCI-Toronto are pleased with the
government's desire to work with all industry representatives and
believes working in cooperation and collaboration with the government
will achieve the best result for all parties concerned.
Advocacy
Day
On April 3, 2012, ACMO and CCI-Toronto had their first Advocacy Day at
Queen's Park. In total, the two organizations had five introductions in
the Legislature, 24 meetings throughout the day with MPPs and policy
advisors, and 104 people attend the evening reception.
A
reader's response to a City Life article
“To clarify, the idea was neither stolen, nor inspired, by Mr.
Marchese’s private member’s bill. In fact, some of the provisions in
Mr. Marchese’s bill were taken from the real originators of the push
for change: the legislative review teams from ACMO (the Association of
Condominium Managers of Ontario) and CCI (the Canadian Condominium
Institute).
The various lawyers, managers, engineers, accountants, condo board
members and unit owners of ACMO and CCI have been proposing and
advocating for wide-spread, comprehensive and rational changes to the
legislation relentlessly for years.
Mr. Marchese’s
bill, on the other hand,
appears
largely motivated by a small group of angry homeowners with a blatantly
biased agenda.”
12 June 2012
Michael Clifton
(I believe Mr. Clifton is a condo
lawyer in Ary Ontario.—editor)
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