FAIR Association of victims for Accident Insurance Reform @fairassociation.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Just reading the book excerpt on Amazon was eye-opening! How easily this could happen to any one of us when making a major purchase?! Oversight and regulations are lip-service in Ontario where insurance companies and builders have the ear of our government. We need a Consumer Watchdog 011
FAIR Association of victims for Accident Insurance Reform @fairassociation.bsky.social · 10/09/20261 in 3 Canadians say they’d cut insurance to save money, TD survey says globalnews.ca/news/1200996... "Confusion around insurance isn’t just something young people grapple with, as 84 per cent of all respondents said they don’t fully understand what their insurance does and doesn’t cover."globalnews.caGlobal News | Breaking, Latest News and Video for CanadaGlobalnews.ca – Watch and read Canada’s Breaking news plus Business, Health, Politics and World News 000
FAIR Association of victims for Accident Insurance Reform @fairassociation.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Worse, we noticed the Regulator FSRA had material about reforms to assist insurers + brokers on their website but 0 to inform consumers of the risks of dropping coverage. Then Ford told reporters 'he was unaware of one of the consequences of the July 1 changes' insurance-portal.ca/article/auto...insurance-portal.caAuto insurance reforms hurt Ontarians, say victim advocates“We will just be getting less. It's as simple as that. It is “the insurance version of shrinkflation.” 011
FAIR Association of victims for Accident Insurance Reform @fairassociation.bsky.social · 20/08/2026It's been $400/wk income replacement for almost 3 decades = many are impoverished and struggle when they should be adequately compensated. We pay so if we injure someone the harm is mitigated. That's not happening. The scam coverage now has 16,000 injured people every year at the LAT - outrageous. 100
FAIR Association of victims for Accident Insurance Reform @fairassociation.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Currently no one knows where the liability will fall. Cities, towns, municipalities? All will need more insurance and that comes out of our pockets downstream. Just giving someone a ride now has risks! OTLA calling Ford out on a lack of meaningful consultations otlablog.com/otla-calls-o...otlablog.comOTLA Calls on Ontario Government to Address Harmful Consequences of Recent Auto Insurance ChangesAugust 18, 2026 (Toronto, ON) – The Ontario Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA) is calling on the Ontario government to address the unintended consequences of the auto insurance changes that came into… 121
FAIR Association of victims for Accident Insurance Reform @fairassociation.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Ontario's new auto insurance coverage means many injured MVA survivors won't have the coverage needed to recover. There will be a lot of people downloaded onto public supports =when insurers don't pay, taxpayers do. Ford gov calls it 'more choice' 0 effort to anticipate health harm or cost$ #onpoli 352
Reposted by FAIR Association of victims for Accident Insurance ReformShireen Anne Jeejeebhoy @shireen.link · 27/04/2026Today's library read, support an #IndieAuthor! BRAIN INJURY, TRAUMA, AND GRIEF: HOW TO HEAL WHEN YOU ARE ALONE Won: Prescriptive/Informative, 2025 Writer's Digest Self-Published E-Book Award. Finalist: Culture; Writer of Colour, 2023 Word Awards Print ISBN: 9781775351498 Ebook ISBN: 9781738678808 042
FAIR Association of victims for Accident Insurance Reform @fairassociation.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Ford doesn't know abt Bonnie Crombie being followed? Doesn't know Ont reforms = gutting auto ins coverage? What? is happening at QP? "Following the Premier’s recent public comments acknowledging that he was unaware of one of the consequences of the July 1 changes..." otlablog.com/otla-calls-o...otlablog.comOTLA Calls on Ontario Government to Address Harmful Consequences of Recent Auto Insurance ChangesAugust 18, 2026 (Toronto, ON) – The Ontario Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA) is calling on the Ontario government to address the unintended consequences of the auto insurance changes that came into… 001
FAIR Association of victims for Accident Insurance Reform @fairassociation.bsky.social · 06/08/2026"More than six in 10 (62 per cent) said they aren’t confident their coverage would fully protect them in an unexpected situation." 1 in 3 Canadians say they’d cut insurance to save money, TD survey says - National | Globalnews.ca globalnews.ca/news/1200996...globalnews.caGlobal News | Breaking, Latest News and Video for CanadaGlobalnews.ca – Watch and read Canada’s Breaking news plus Business, Health, Politics and World News 000
FAIR Association of victims for Accident Insurance Reform @fairassociation.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Auto insurance reforms hurt Ontarians, say victim advocates "...policyholders will need to rely a lot more on their insurance broker to explain what all of the options mean, and the level of coverage involved." insurance-portal.ca/article/auto... Thanks to Insurance Journal for the interview!insurance-portal.caAuto insurance reforms hurt Ontarians, say victim advocates“We will just be getting less. It's as simple as that. It is “the insurance version of shrinkflation.” 000
Reposted by FAIR Association of victims for Accident Insurance ReformCPBH @cpbh01.bsky.social · 01/08/2026We so appreciate @fairassociation.bsky.social's kind words. Thank you, Rhona! #consumerprotection #canada #newlybuilthomes 011
Reposted by FAIR Association of victims for Accident Insurance ReformShireen Anne Jeejeebhoy @shireen.link · 07/07/2026“One of the biggest misconceptions about #BrainInjury is that if someone can walk and hold a conversation, they must be OK.” OK is relative. People don’t see how walking isn’t automatic & talking tires one out from the cognitive load. We need support not judgement. www.linkedin.com/posts/sarah-...linkedin.com#braininjury #abi #attendantcare #psw #ontariohealthcare #motorvehicleaccident #dougford #peterbethlenfalvy #fairfunding | Sarah PalmerPremier Doug Ford and Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy, One of the biggest misconceptions about brain injuries is that if someone can walk and hold a conversation, they must be okay. Nothing could be fur... 031
FAIR Association of victims for Accident Insurance Reform @fairassociation.bsky.social · 02/07/2026FAIR Chair on Ontario's auto insurance reforms: "Down the road, the overall cost of your reduced coverage will soon start to rise again when the industry points to some new or imagined rising cost trend to justify future increases" www.insurancebusinessmag.com/ca/news/auto...insurancebusinessmag.comFAIR Association warns Ontario drivers over new auto insurance 'choice'Advocacy group and industry offer sharply different views on new opt-in coverage 001
FAIR Association of victims for Accident Insurance Reform @fairassociation.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Worries mount that Ontario’s auto insurance changes will increase costs | Globalnews.ca globalnews.ca/news/1194456... FAIR's Anthony Grande interviewed by Global News' Colin D'Mello: "The people who really will need the benefit when a severe accident happens are most likely not to purchase it.”globalnews.caGlobal News | Breaking, Latest News and Video for CanadaGlobalnews.ca – Watch and read Canada’s Breaking news plus Business, Health, Politics and World News 010
FAIR Association of victims for Accident Insurance Reform @fairassociation.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Our press release: "Doug Ford has given the insurance sector an enormous gift: he has eliminated hundreds of millions of dollars of claims costs and gutted consumer protection. They are setting the stage to introduce further cuts to essential, mandatory coverage under the guise of "even more choice"newswire.caJuly 1 Ontario Auto Insurance Changes: Do you really have any choice?/CNW/ - On the eve of significant changes to Ontario Insurance, the FAIR Association is reminding Ontario Auto Insurance consumers that promised "options" and... 000
Reposted by FAIR Association of victims for Accident Insurance ReformShireen Anne Jeejeebhoy @shireen.link · 25/06/2026It’s a government-endorsed racket. 011
FAIR Association of victims for Accident Insurance Reform @fairassociation.bsky.social · 26/06/2026This 🔻 is how insurers strip access to quality rehab by underpaying + making life difficult for people who help injured claimants. Ont insurers have elevated the suppression of claim costs to an art. Their preferred medical assessors? Hefty cancellation fees for appts claimants don't know about. 020
FAIR Association of victims for Accident Insurance Reform @fairassociation.bsky.social · 25/06/2026That IS the question. Why buy higher coverage if the product only works half the time for half of injured claimants? Ontario insurers are stripping coverage they only 'sometimes' pay on July 1. Legislated to buy a flawed insurance product in Ontario = captive consumers and zero value for many 211
FAIR Association of victims for Accident Insurance Reform @fairassociation.bsky.social · 24/06/2026ONT gov is using "Choice" to describe the July 1 auto insurance changes. What it means: a small percentage of Ontarians will preserve coverage by paying close attention. The rest will quietly lose what they had. That benefits insurers = costs consumers. It means chaos is coming #OntarioAutoInsurance 000
Reposted by FAIR Association of victims for Accident Insurance ReformShireen Anne Jeejeebhoy @shireen.link · 22/06/2026Concussion from a #CarCrash is no joke. With secondary cascading effects from microglia spreading their neuron-destroying messaging into uninjured areas, #BrainInjury can worsen over the succeeding year. And even if symptoms abate, risk of #dementia doesn’t. Why EVERYONE injured should be treated.psychologytoday.comConcussion: The Mild Injury That Kaboomed My LifeI was like you once. Then crash. Life shrunk to medical visits, friends vanished like slowly fading paintings, dreams died. I set out to heal my broken brain when doctors wouldn't. 022
FAIR Association of victims for Accident Insurance Reform @fairassociation.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Congrats Shireen!!! Healing from a brain injury often focuses on strategies and rest, but what no one addresses is the other injuries -- the emotional trauma that accompanies the aftermath of living with a brain injury -- and the effect of not healing the neurons. 111
Reposted by FAIR Association of victims for Accident Insurance ReformShireen Anne Jeejeebhoy @shireen.link · 21/06/2026Shame and disgust sideline people with brain injury into day programs — keep them busy so that they won’t notice society wants nothing to do with them. #ODSPoverty is #onpoli's answer to disability from #BrainInjury. www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/conc... #concussion #LongCovid #stroke #TBIpsychologytoday.comJune Is Brain Injury Awareness MonthIt's another brain injury awareness month. By its end not much will have changed for those with brain injury; society will not be more informed. What will it take to ignite change? 131
FAIR Association of victims for Accident Insurance Reform @fairassociation.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Brain injury can happen to anyone- 2% of the population lives with a TBI Government of Canada on TBI data (2024) reported one of the top causes of TBI include "motor vehicle collisions and pedestrians struck by vehicles" health-infobase.canada.ca/brain-injuri... Insurers need to take this seriouslyhealth-infobase.canada.caTraumatic Brain Injuries - Canada.caA data blog presenting statistics on traumatic brain injuries. 011
FAIR Association of victims for Accident Insurance Reform @fairassociation.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Nearly 380,000 Canadians respond to headlight survey: Many say the glare from the lights is causing safety issues on the road. www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/art...ctvnews.caNearly 380,000 Canadians respond to headlight surveyCanadians are making their feelings known about the LED headlights on most new vehicles. 000
FAIR Association of victims for Accident Insurance Reform @fairassociation.bsky.social · 19/05/2026📣 The Survey on Ontario MVA care closes May 22, 2026. If you've been meaning to take it, this is the time. Claimants: sheridan.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Providers: sheridan.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... 15 minutes of your time. Years of your experience. Real evidence for real reform. 010
FAIR Association of victims for Accident Insurance Reform @fairassociation.bsky.social · 06/05/2026🟠 Claimants: sheridan.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... ⚫ Providers: sheridan.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... 🎁 Claimants can enter to win a $100 gift card. Reform doesn't happen without evidence. Please share — even a single repost reaches someone who needs to be heard. 010
FAIR Association of victims for Accident Insurance Reform @fairassociation.bsky.social · 06/05/2026If you've been injured in an Ontario MVA — or you treat people who have — your experience belongs in this research. Sheridan College and FAIR are collecting first-hand accounts of how Ontario's accident-benefit system is actually working (or isn't). Deadline to participate is May 22, 2026 1/2 🔻 100
FAIR Association of victims for Accident Insurance Reform @fairassociation.bsky.social · 25/03/2026There is no 'exit poll' when it comes to Ontario's auto insurance claims. No tracking of consumer satisfaction for the end users of the product. It is a gap in information, and it is deliberate. We hope the Sheridan Survey will provide some insight: www.fairassociation.ca/2026/02/sher...fairassociation.caSheridan MVA research Survey - Jan 2026 - FAIRSheridan MVA research Survey: Understanding Systemic Challenges in Motor Vehicle Accident Care This survey investigates Motor Vehicle Accident victims’ (MVAs) experiences navigating medical, legal, ad... 000
FAIR Association of victims for Accident Insurance Reform @fairassociation.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Reporter is looking for stories from Ontario MVA claimants! Paola Loriggio covers courts, tribunals and the justice system and is looking to speak with claimants who have gone through the LAT. Reach out directly: Paola Loriggio paola.loriggio@thecanadianpress.com 416.678.6164 001
FAIR Association of victims for Accident Insurance Reform @fairassociation.bsky.social · 13/03/2026"The changes will make it "impossible" to uncover the government's role in the Greenbelt scandal or the allocation of a private spa at Ontario Place, said Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles." Less transparency means corruption goes unchecked. @cpbh01.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caPremier, cabinet ministers' records could become secret in new FOI, cybersecurity bill | CBC NewsOntario is set to make Premier Doug Ford and cabinet members' records secret as it "modernizes" freedom of information laws. 031
FAIR Association of victims for Accident Insurance Reform @fairassociation.bsky.social · 13/03/2026Help us gather data + share this post! Ontario car insurance failing to deliver coverage as promised = our courts are overflowing with denials For claimants: sheridan.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... (enter a draw for a $100 gift card!) For treatment providers: sheridan.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... 000
FAIR Association of victims for Accident Insurance Reform @fairassociation.bsky.social · 02/03/2026De Angelis v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2026 ONLAT 24- 009572/AABS "Auto insurers have been arbitrarily paying the lower hourly rates in an effort to save money on increasing medical and rehabilitation costs." Successful fight for fairness! www.lexology.com/r/VCkQ0eT/e3...lexology.comLAT Success: Successful Written Hearing Before the Licence Appeal Tribunal - De Angelis v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2026 ONLAT 24- 009572/AABSFor years now, auto insurers have been paying social workers and psychotherapists an hourly rate that is lower than the rate they charge their… 000
Reposted by FAIR Association of victims for Accident Insurance ReformLorraine Sommerfeld -> 🇨🇦 @lorrainesommerfeld.bsky.social · 02/03/2026"Nobody took the Chinese auto industry seriously until, to paraphrase Twain or Hemingway or whoever’s turn it is to credit, they got better very slowly, then all at once." My column today: driving.ca/column/lorra...driving.caLorraine Explains: Is Ford’s Farley pedaling fast enough?Nobody took the Chinese auto industry seriously until it was a threat to the entire industry 3104
FAIR Association of victims for Accident Insurance Reform @fairassociation.bsky.social · 25/02/2026In Ontario 16,142 injured car insurance claimants applied for a LAT hearing in 2024 because they couldn't get supports after a crash. Injured in Ontario? Help FAIR gather data to help claimants tell their story. sheridan.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... (and enter a draw for a $100 gift card!) 022
FAIR Association of victims for Accident Insurance Reform @fairassociation.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Is your car watching you? Most new cars track how you drive through built-in telemetry. Some automakers share or sell that driving data to insurers. Drivers often consent unknowingly through clauses in paperwork. www.carscoops.com/2026/02/your...carscoops.comHe Braked Hard Once, Then His Insurance Jumped $100 A Month | CarscoopsModern vehicles collect driving data, often without us realizing, and your insurer might be buying it 000
FAIR Association of victims for Accident Insurance Reform @fairassociation.bsky.social · 25/02/2026To report or not to report: Do your clients know the rules after a crash? For brokers, the numbers raise a direct question: do your clients actually know that they must report an accident to their insurer, even if they never file a claim? www.insurancebusinessmag.com/ca/news/auto...insurancebusinessmag.comTo report or not to report: Do your clients know the rules after a crash?Poll finds 43% of drivers bypass insurers after collisions, but this comes with serious consequences 000
FAIR Association of victims for Accident Insurance Reform @fairassociation.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Enter into a draw to receive one of 30 $100 EverythingCard prizes! FAIR supports Sheridan College project to record claimant experiences navigating Ontario's medical, legal, administrative, and insurance systems related to treatment after a car crash www.fairassociation.ca/2026/02/sher... 000
FAIR Association of victims for Accident Insurance Reform @fairassociation.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Ontario car accident claimants can win $100 for filling out the survey!!! Excited to participate in the Sheridan MVA research Survey. This project will explore and illuminate the systemic issues that have profoundly impacted Ontario's car crash survivors. www.fairassociation.ca/2026/02/sher... 020
FAIR Association of victims for Accident Insurance Reform @fairassociation.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Many Ontario food bank users are car crash survivors denied assistance by their insurer. It's a system where insurers deny claims with impunity with a failed Tribunal system (LAT) and a lack of regulation to protect the injured. A very sad situation that impedes recovery. @tomrakocevic.bsky.social 000
FAIR Association of victims for Accident Insurance Reform @fairassociation.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Like #Ontario auto insurance, Tarion is a product consumers are legislated to buy and it is, like car insurance, without oversight or any consumer protection. No competition = stripped of value by insurer greed + broken oversight = a rip-off No way people buy this if they weren't forced to. 001
FAIR Association of victims for Accident Insurance Reform @fairassociation.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Sign to support vulnerable citizens! Many are car crash survivors denied by insurers Establish a National Living Benefit ensuring that all Canadians with disabilities and seniors receive a guaranteed income above the official poverty line; Petition e-6898 www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...ourcommons.caPetition e-6898 - Petitions 010
FAIR Association of victims for Accident Insurance Reform @fairassociation.bsky.social · 31/12/2025Happy New Year to all our friends, followers and supporters! Wishing you all the best in 2026! 020
FAIR Association of victims for Accident Insurance Reform @fairassociation.bsky.social · 31/12/2025It's a big deal when the Feds take an interest in a consumer issue! Hoping people will take the time. 020
Reposted by FAIR Association of victims for Accident Insurance ReformCPBH @cpbh01.bsky.social · 23/12/2025Please share. Please help. Here's the link to the petition: ourcommons.ca/petitions/en... #factorybuilthomes #modularhousing #prefabhousing 111
FAIR Association of victims for Accident Insurance Reform @fairassociation.bsky.social · 25/12/2025Have a safe and happy Holiday Season from all of us here at FAIR! 100
FAIR Association of victims for Accident Insurance Reform @fairassociation.bsky.social · 17/12/2025In Ontario, many homeless are car crash survivors denied coverage by greedy auto insurers. Tribunal hearings are a failure + insurers know this, the regulator FSRA looks the other way + American hedge funds own medical assessment centers. A total mess www.insurancebusinessmag.com/ca/news/brea...insurancebusinessmag.comOTLA calls for LAT review as injured Ontarians win fewer disputesLAT's disputes showed a consistent decline over the years 141
FAIR Association of victims for Accident Insurance Reform @fairassociation.bsky.social · 16/12/2025An important petition on a consumer issue that the Federal Government has taken an interest in. Protecting consumers generally left to provinces and we know how much Ontario's government cares... So please help out and take a minute or two to sign this! 011
FAIR Association of victims for Accident Insurance Reform @fairassociation.bsky.social · 20/11/2025Ontario ponders making impaired drivers who kill parents pay child support Could "drivers convicted of “intoxication manslaughter” who killed a child’s parent or guardian must pay child support until they turn 18 or graduate from high school" happen? globalnews.ca/news/1153102...globalnews.caOntario ponders making impaired drivers who kill parents pay child support | Globalnews.caThe government suggested the change is based on a 2023 Texas law that requires drivers convicted of killing a parent or guardian to pay child support. 010
FAIR Association of victims for Accident Insurance Reform @fairassociation.bsky.social · 05/11/2025GIO sees busiest year on record as Canadians turn to OmbudService for claims disputes of 7,330 total contacts, 550 were Informal Conciliation, six to Mediation, and two to Senior Adjudication 4614 were about auto insurance + the majority of inquiries came from Ontario giocanada.org/wp-content/u...insurancebusinessmag.comGIO sees busiest year on record as Canadians turn to OmbudService for claims disputesThe record spike in insurance complaints signals rising consumer frustration 010
FAIR Association of victims for Accident Insurance Reform @fairassociation.bsky.social · 03/11/2025Ontario insurers often spend more $ assessing injuries (so they can deny the injury) than they do treating injuries. Turn down rate is very high, people end up at a tribunal where very few succeed in getting the help they need. It's what happens when we are legislated to buy an inferior product. 010