But as Frank Meyers learned today—in a heartbreaking moment he'd been dreading for years—you can't stop the government, either. If the feds want your property (in his case, to build a state-of-the-art training ground for the Canadian military's elite special forces commandos), fighting back is futile. "In other countries, they're crushing you with bullets and guns and ammunition and tanks and explosives," Meyers says. "Not in Canada. It's pencil and paper here, and then they've got control." A senior military officer from CFB Trenton—joined, just in case, by members of the Ontario Provincial Police—visited the Meyers farm Tuesday morning to explain the inevitable next step. Effective immediately, for the first time in his life, Meyers has no legal right to step foot on "his" property. First thing Wednesday morning, the Department of National Defence will erect "No Trespassing" signs around the fence line, as contractors begin preliminary work on what will become the new headquarters of Joint Task Force 2. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Save-Frank-Marjorie-Meyers-Farm/1419959788219689 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/10/01/85-year-old-farmer-loses-land-battle-though-military-grants-him-one-last-harvest/ http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2013/09/30/trenton_farmer_loses_land_battle_with_canadas_elite_soldiers.html http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/18/at-war-with-the-feds/

• published: 06 Oct 2013
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