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• Charity or Channel?
  Michael recently announced he founded two new entities connected to the Flying “L” Ranch story, describing one as a “Canadian Charity” and the other as a “USA Non-Profit”. But calling something a “Canadian Charity” does not bestow CRA charitable status. This article reviews the public records and asks whether a genuine public-benefit charity is being created, or whether Flying “L” Ranch’s existing private and for-profit ecosystem is being carried forward under a new non-profit label. The test is separation, not slogans.
• Where is the Tilt Squeeze?
  After raising in excess of US$21,000 over a year-long fundrasing campaign for its purchase, we have not located any public photo, video, or other clear evidence showing the new tilt squeeze is on the ranch, in use, or in transit to the ranch, as of June 7, 2026.
  UPDATE: Apparently Michael told the manufacturer "to sell that chute to someone else."
• Petition in Supreme Court of BC filed by Michael (Court File No. VLC-S-S-248901)
  Michael filed his Petition in the Supreme Court of British Columbia against the other shareholder/director of Flying "L" Ranch Ltd., Peter van der Heyden, seeking an order requiring Mr. van der Heyden to sell his 50% shares in the Company to Michael, and to transfer his privately-owned 80-acre adjacent parcel of land to the Company, for a collective price of two million dollars ($2,000,000) to be paid by Michael. The end result would make Michael the sole shareholder of Flying "L" Ranch.
  
• Notice of Civil Claim filed by Michael Lares (Court File No. NEW-S-S-257137)
  As a follow up to Michael's public announcements that he has "filed a notice of civil claim for conspiracy defamation in the B.C. courts", a copy of the court record he filed is now available.
• Promoting Unproven Health Devices
  Includes a warning not to rely upon Michael's unproven, and potentially dangerous, promotional claim that Vortice Disc can “stop shingles in its tracks and reverse it within 24 hours if caught early”. We advise readers who think they may have shingles to consult their accredited medical professional without delay.
• Fundraising Campaign count - 130 discrete campaigns captured.
  

"This is another great difference between our civilization and yours.
You admire the man who pushes his way to the top in any walk of life,
while we admire the man who abandons his ego."
(Heinrich Harrer, Seven Years in Tibet)

June 13, 2026