On 6/25/2012 7:00 PM, Home Guy wrote:
Hell Toupee wrote:

In this case, the local housing and redevelopment authority
designated an area near the campus as a redevelopment zone for
future university expansion. They did this in 1998. Since then,
they've been gradually acquiring property in the area via direct
purchase and eminent domain.

So much for your precious freedom and liberty and property rights in the
USA.

There is no such thing as eminent domain in Canada - at least none that
can be excercised on behalf of a private corporation at the municipal
level.

The only situations in Canada where private land-owners were forced to
sell is either for the development of a roadway / highway, or an
airport.


In Canada Eminent Domain is called expropriation:

Here are the laws that govern it in all jurisdictions in Canada

http://www.expropriationlaw.ca/expro005.asp