On February 4, 2020, The Institute for Justice filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Detroit, hoping to end the Motor City’s “seize and ransom” vehicle program. Detroit’s policing for profit scheme is very lucrative, as all money received through civil forfeiture goes directly to the police department responsible for the seizure. “Wayne County has seized more than 2,60 … [Read more...]
Bruce Montague’s Response to Forfeiture Order
By now you must all be aware of the ruling we received from the appeal court of Ontario a couple of days ago. I am not really surprised that we lost but I am surprised that they decided to increase my punishment by also stealing my ammunition. As bad as this ruling is, our lawyers at the CCF (Canadian Constitution Foundation) found some encouraging aspects to it. There are a … [Read more...]
You can choose what food you eat… IF the government approves
You are not in control of your own body. In fact you're too stupid to know what food is right for you. Your so-called "healthy choices" are not government-approved; therefore you cannot eat what you want. So says the Ontario Court of Appeal in it's decision in R. v. Schmidt. [45] If there is an infringement of life, liberty and security of the person, the appellant must show … [Read more...]
Canadian Constitution Foundation comes to Montague Family’s aid
The Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF) will take on Bruce & Donna Montague’s case after Doug Christie’s death left them without counsel to fight property forfeiture under Ontario's Civil Forfeiture Law. The Canadian Constitution Foundation (http://www.theccf.ca) announced today that it would provide legal counsel to Bruce and Donna Montague of Dryden, Ontario in the … [Read more...]
Common Sense FINALLY invades Clarington, Ontario, City Hall
You might remember the case of Marta & Lech Jaworski. They’re the bed & breakfast owners in rural Ontario who let their son Peter use their property each summer for the past ten years to host a conference on freedom and liberty issues. Well, last summer some unknown person or persons (the complaint was anonymous, naturally) complained about the event, which brought C … [Read more...]