Re “Car crash victims in for a rough ride” (Alan Shanoff, Jan. 25): I was rather disturbed to read about the changes in resolving auto insurance benefit disputes as described in Alan Shanoff’s column. Perhaps there may be reasons for the changes but I have never been convinced that the province of Ontario leadership really know what they are doing. However, what is really appalling is the reference, “Bill 15 removes the option of pursuing remedies through the courts and forces all accident benefit claims to be resolved without recourse to courts.” Since when does the provincial government have the authority to decide what should and can be decided in a court of law? This is a basic freedom in Canada and I don’t believe any province can override that freedom to have disputes settled by a judge in a formal court hearing. I sincerely hope that our elected representatives will have the courage to speak up and remove this section of Bill 15 as it is detrimental to all citizens of Ontario.
David C. Conway Oshawa
(So do we, but it won’t happen. The Liberals have a majority and their trained seals will do whatever they are told) – Editor http://www.torontosun.com/2015/01/31/letters-to-the-editor-feb-1-2015