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Renegade Regulator

By Kate on February 2, 2015 12:58 PM | 7 Comments

On June 5th, 2009, two men walked onto the property of a private residence on Millar Ave. in Saskatoon. They had instructions to remove the safety labelling affixed to a residential building. This wasn't a foreclosure, there were no banks involved, and it wasn't sanctioned by local police. Rather, it was part of a much larger raid taking place on private properties all across the Province, it was a scheme to remove evidence. The two men were from the Canadian Standards Association (CSA).

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Al_in_Ottawa | February 2, 2015 2:01 PM | Reply

So if the house was purchased in the belief that it was safe due to the CSA certification do the purchasers not have the grounds to sue the CSA for the cost of bringing the house up to standard?

RestoreCSA replied to comment from Al_in_Ottawa | February 2, 2015 4:21 PM | Reply

Yes and no. Industry Canada has granted the CSA a series of immunities from civil litigation so in many cases they cannot be held accountable. That said, the CSA also enjoys an exemption to fed transparency and accountability regs, so they don't have to disclose the scale and particulars of their immunities. So its "yes" in that you can try to sue them, but its "no" in that they can't in practice be sued. See: http://www.restorecsa.com/news/article/csa-lobbies-industry-canada-for-protection-from-the-public

Rick in BC replied to comment from Al_in_Ottawa | February 2, 2015 4:22 PM | Reply

Well, Al in Ottawa, it's almost certainly the CSA certification is like that provided by your purchasing a building permit.

In our local area, after someone sued the Regional District for a wildly erratic building inspection, the fine print now adds that the review and inspections do not constitute a "representation, warranty, assurance nor statement that ... (anything)... has been complied with".

Bocanut replied to comment from RestoreCSA | February 2, 2015 8:03 PM | Reply

That's some Catch, that Catch CSA

The Phantom | February 2, 2015 8:16 PM | Reply

Can you sue them for coming on your property to steal stuff off your buildings without permission?

Spurwing Plover | February 2, 2015 8:40 PM | Reply

Private property means very little to buricrats and liberals since they totaly reject private property like all leftists do

Douglas replied to comment from The Phantom | February 2, 2015 8:42 PM | Reply

Yes, technically it is theft under $5000 and trespassing, even if there is no sign prohibiting it. The owner of the property could get the two men personally which would certainly send a message, the protections of the CSA notwithstanding.

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Renegade Regulator

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