Barbara Captijn

LATEST STORIES BY BARBARA CAPTIJN

CAPTIJN: Public needs more say on new-home warranties

A link to a public consultation was posted last month on the website of the government agency, Tarion Warranty Corp.

August 31, 2020 Columnists

The new home construction has bounced back quickly and most developers are running at 75 to 90 per cent capacity.

CAPTIJN: The sad state of consumer protection laws in Ontario

For the past several years, I’ve attended civil court cases as a friend and to support self-represented litigants.

July 27, 2020 Columnists

Sold Home For Sale Sign in Front of New House

CAPTIJN: Missed opportunity to fix a broken system

The Ford government is on the verge of passing Bill 159, the “Rebuilding Consumer Confidence Act,” which purports to overhaul Tarion Warranty Corporation, the secretive $400-million arm’s-length agency of the Ontario government.

July 6, 2020 Columnists

OPINION: Fox promises to better guard the hen house

This week, many new home buyers in the province welcomed the first-ever auditor general of Ontario’s audit of the arms-length agency of government, Tarion Warranty Corporation, the monopoly protecting new home buyers and regulating builders.

November 1, 2019 Columnists

Ontario Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk is seen in a 2017 file photo.