Ontario Development

• Ontario’s 2018 infrastructure minister told to sell or donate ‘inefficiently used properties’

  Ford's 2018 mandate letter directed the Minister of Infrastructure to scrutinize Ontario’s real estate portfolio and consider which properties could be put on the market for sale.

  Politics

  Sep 16, 2023
  
• Behind the curtain of MZOs: Emails show internal concerns raised about the process

  An MZO, or Minister's Zoning Order, allows projects in Ontario to sidestep the traditional planning process, including public consultation. Critics call them a gift to developers.

  Politics

  Mar 1, 2023
  
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• Ontario Greenbelt consultation now underway, but advocates say plans don’t go far enough

  “We really need to keep farmland and ecological function in the area if we’re going to keep living here for multiple generations.”

  Environment

  Feb 28, 2021
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• Developer threatens legal action as Ontario government cancels wind farm over concerns for bat population

  In a statement sent out from Minister Jeff Yurek's office the ministry cites the concern for the local bat population as the reasoning behind the cancellation.

  Canada

  Dec 10, 2019
• Bill Kelly: Could Bill 66 create another Walkerton ?

  Some of provincial regulations are not job killing, they're life-saving, Bill Kelly says.

  Jan 11, 2019
• Critics say new legislation could open Ontario Greenbelt to development

  Critics say omnibus legislation aimed at cutting red tape for businesses contains clauses that could let municipalities override rules that protect the Greenbelt.

  Environment

  Dec 7, 2018