Briefs and submissions

The Kealey Commission traveled to ten Ontario communities to hear briefs and accept submissions. They then had a session for the special interests.
15 December
1976 Thunder Bay
12 January
1977 Windsor
13 January
1977 London
20 January
1977 Brampton/Mississauga
26 January
1977 Toronto/Scarborough
28 January
1977 Hamilton/St. Catharines
03 February
1977 Ottawa
04 February
1977 Kingston
09 February
1977 Kitchener/Waterloo
10 February
1977 Toronto/North
17 February
1977 Special Interest Groups

As I read through the list of names of those who voiced their concerns about condo corporations I was surprised to learn that city mayors, planners, engineers, regional councillors and clerks are listed. So are aldermen including Norm Kelly and MPPs Ed Philip, Dennis Timbrell and Frank Drea.

A surprising number of condo directors and owners participated in these hearings since condos only existed in Ontario for barely ten years. It appears that condo owners were given the same opportunity to be heard as civil servants, politicians and the special interests.

It is interesting to see that the Kealey Commission refers to the industry lobby groups as "special interest groups" while the 2012 Ministry of Consumer Services' Ontario's Condominium Act Review refers to them as "Experts".

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