Barbara Captijn
@ReformTarion
Consumer advocate, former PR/ad exec. McGill + Queen's grad. Writing abt consumer protection, access2justice. Fluent French/Dutch. Prefer Barbara to Barb, tkx.
09-07-2009 17:42:27
16,1K Tweets
1,0K Followers
1,6K Following
Dan (Sheila) Wang investigative journalist at Toronto Star shows 'sunlight is the best disinfectant.'
Government policies which say they protect new home buyers should do that, first and foremost. #Trust #transparency
#onpoli
thestar.com/news/investiga…
Barbara Captijn Dan (Sheila) Wang Toronto Star Tarion works hard to avoid contact with, support for the consumer. Important point everyone - Tarion constantly references their internal documents as a way to say NO. Their internal documents are subordinate to their legislation, focus on the legislation and force it.
Cindy Davidson Barbara Captijn Dan (Sheila) Wang Toronto Star Exactly & Home Construction Regulatory Authority (Tarion2) does the same. Here’s their reply when I asked for “Access for Information” (FOI investigation records).
Ⅎ∀ OnsinkinClay Cindy Davidson Barbara Captijn Dan (Sheila) Wang Toronto Star Home Construction Regulatory Authority Yep same, same. Just a bunch of intimidating clear as mud, mumbo, jumbo info to make you go away.
Hard to believe they state “Our Role” “We protect the public interest through a fair… marketplace”.
#NoTransparency
#NoAccountability
