Not legal advice as usual.

At the one year anniversary of the December 2022 Sunday night BELLARIA KILLINGS ( and the geriatric shooter's apparent 'suicide by police' on the eve of facing an ownership revocation Application ) 3 "industry players have issued an "open Letter" to Ontario Premier Ford and others.

ACMO, CCI & CAI-Canada have jointly urged statutory & regulatory changes to erect secrecy around the addresses of Ontario condominium Directors. ie to strip addresses of owners including Directors from compulsory disclosure under Ontario Condominium Act 1998's section 55. ( and other compulsory disclosure notices ).

Or alternatives including owner-by-owner optional secrecy that would let Directors opt out.

Or even a Super Communications "third party" to vette some or all communications between Ontario condo owners and their Boards of Directors.

The joint submission can be seen at ACMO's site : “ Letter Regarding Condo Safety subtitle : RE: Safety and Security in Condominium Communities” “ https://acmo.org/open-letter/acmo-cci-t-cai-c-letter-regarding-condo-safety-dec-2023-pm

Embedded in it is a 3 page "COMMITTEE" rationale : PDF attachment letterheaded from ACMO, CCI and CAI Community Assns Institute – Canada at

https://acmo.org/sites/default/uploads/files/Exhibit%201%20Privacy%20Concerns%20PM%20Edit(1).pdf

It's a vineyard in which Ontario legislators have laboured for decades. But this time the BELLARIA KILLINGS may be recent enough to resonate in Toronto.

That's even if the public likeliest still doesn't know if the suicidal shooting could have been avoided. Or made more difficult by the proposals. ( Folks can get addresses from lotsa sources and show up at owner meetings . . . )

Nor even whether the suicidal shooter triggered fire alarms and - well-prepared - shot his victims at their unit doorsides . . .

And of course the consumer-protection aspects of shareholder transparency. The reforms fought hard for . . . An imbalance of power and strong-holded governancing . . .

Anyway from page one of The Toronto Star's Dec 20/23 print edition 'There's a lot of fear.' Ontario condo leaders call for safety changes to protect board members by May Warren https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/theres-a-lot-of-fear-ontario-condo-leaders-call-for-safety-changes- to-protect-board/article_86b94cb8-9dbe-11ee-b8f1-d73b4ae19c92.html

from the Committee rationale / detailed proposals :

" . . . .. The following are three suggested Options to protect the privacy and safety of condominium owners and board members.

Option A 1. Amend the Act and its Regulations so that the list of owners and directors is exempt from being produced under Sec. 55 of the Act.

Option B
1 If Option A above is not implemented, then amend the Act and its Regulations to give owners the right to remove their information from the record of owners provided to other Owners under section 55.

Option C
1 An independent 3rd party (the “3 rd Party”) should be the “gate keeper” or “intermediary” for the list of owners and board members and their addresses for service , and no list be given directly to owners.

Condominium corporations would be required to maintain updated lists with the 3rd party.

2. This 3rd arty could be a private contractor, a mailing house appointed by the Government from time to time, or perhaps ideally, the Condominium Authority of Ontario (the “CAO”).

3. This 3 rd Party could take on the responsibility for the lists and addresses for service for all owners including directors – as provided for each individual mailing from the Corporation and/or management. The 3
rd Party would then be the entity that distributes anything that must be distributed to owners, such as Notices of Meetings, material, or other mandated communications. This would assist in removing a large sector of disputes that arise between owners/management and the Corporation who often distrust one another’s ability (or their good faith) to send out and handle communications.

4. The right under the Act for someone to be able to obtain these lists could then be removed from the Act and replaced with a requirement that all owners work through or with the 3rd party.

In no case should Owner addresses for service, or email addresses be provided to other Owners, as email addresses particularly are quite often the target for identity fraud and other online crimes such as harassment and bullying. ." - unquote