Department of Justice Ministre de la Justice Cahada Canada ‘tana, Canada Kiaohe JAN 22 2007 Mr. Frank Gallagher 34 Riverglen Drive Keswick ON L4P 2P8 ’ Dear Mr. Gallagher: On behalf of the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, I acknowledge receipt of your correspondence concerning your dealings with the Ontario Rental Housing Corporation, 1 regret the delay in responding. As Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Minister Nicholson is the Government's chief legal advisor. I hope you will understand that, for this reason, he is not able to provide legal advice to members of the public or to become involved in matters of a private nature. Similarly, neither departmental officials nor members of his staff are in a position to help resolve personal legal issues. ‘The Constitution of Canada divides jurisdiction between the federal and provincial governments, and each level of government has autonomy to act within its sphere of Jurisdiction, “The Parliament of Canada is responsible for enacting federal law, wk ‘administering those laws is a provincial responsibility. ‘The Constitution also gives each province the authority to make laws concerning such matters as landlord/tenant regulations, and other matters of a local and private nature within that province. In this regard, the matters you raise are provincial matters. Therefore, I must advise that the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada has no supervisory authority over provincial ‘governments. ‘Thank you for writing, Yours sincerely, Ans isterial Correspondence Unit Canada