After purchasing a property in Port Colborne, Ontario and beginning construction of their future home, the Reios discovered ancient human remains on the site. Since then, they have been ordered to fund an archaeological investigation that could cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, or even exceed $1 million.
Despite legislation that allows the government to step in when compliance would impose an undue financial burden, provincial officials refused to provide assistance.
The Canadian Constitution Foundation is supporting their court challenge, toss a few bucks their way if you can afford to.
Moral of the story: let Sleeping Bones Lie.
Doug Fat Fck Ford: “If it saves even one human remain, it’s worth it.”
Just get an excavator and dig it all up. Fight the fines later. A lot of property clearing happens without permits, as does building construction. Do we think mosques are all fully permitted? Maybe they should apply to change their zoning from “funeral home” to “mosque” and see what happens.
RNrn
Ancient bones? That’s what dumpsters are for. Anyone who reports artifacts of archaeological interest is a mucking foron. They are just as stupid as someone who asks,”I found a rare endangered snail on my million dollar property, what should I do.?”
“…they have been ordered to fund an archaeological investigation that could cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, or even exceed $1 million.”
This is how you make sure nobody ever finds anything on their property, ever again. Genius move, provincial government.
“Honest, we thought it was a dog.”
Also, since when is it legal for a government in Canada to order a private citizen to pay for a PROVINCIAL investigation? Just wondering.
The good news? Nine times out of ten it’s Liberals who get bit in the arse by being good little Liberals.
“The Reios support reconciliation…”
I see a growth industry opportunity here! All pre-purchase due-diligence site inspections will now need to include a property-wide GPR Ground Penetrating Radar survey. Any … anomalies … found onsite will queer the deal. Oh! And Indigenous Archeologists need to be hired to issue a report about all historic native activity on or near the property. And an indigenous Shaman hired to shake rattles and smudge the property to further determine if old souls still reside on the property.
Yes, every potential property owner in Canada must now be FORCED to … acknowledge … they will NEVER truly “own” the land. Whatever they plan to do with the property … they didn’t build that … but it was built on the bones of first peoples.
And … anyone who can afford to buy property and build a custom home in Canada are filthy, greedy, multi-millionaires who should be taxed higher to build homes for the unhoused … esp. unhoused native peoples. Right?
Punishing property owners who find archeaological artifacts encourages future property owners from reporting such finds. Even if it was a trademan, they also now have a incentive to do the owners a favour and see nut’ing.
This is only a second-order effect. Why are progressives so damn dense when it comes to understanding how the dominoes fall?
encourages -> discourages
“Why are progressives so damn dense when it comes to understanding how the dominoes fall?”
They’re not. They know what they’re doing, it’s deliberate. They’re sowing chaos as a political tool.
And lest there be any mistake, they don’t actually care about archaeology at all. Not even a tiny, tiny bit.
EXACTLY who in their friggin RIGHT MIND would blab about a 300 yr old rib bone when EVERYBODY on the job site is immediately LAID OFF? hmmm? actions lead to consequences is VERY dangerous
sonofagun, they found mr hoffa finally