Ontario court finds province broke law on lack of public consultations

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This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.An Ontario court has found the provincial government broke the law by failing to adhere to the Environmental Bill of Rights.

Several environmental groups brought forth applications for judicial reviews over the province’s alleged failure to consult with the public before enacting theLate last year, the province opened up consultations to the public months after the passage of Bill 197 last summer.The Superior Court of Justice says the minister of municipal affairs acted “unreasonably and unlawfully” by consulting with the public months after it enacted changes.

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Here are the corrupt, kick-back to fordnation-paying Mafia bosses who own the land these MZO's got shoved thru to 'pave' for. cortelgroup obviously one of the biggest criminals of the bunch. They even wanted their own hwy built over greenbelt ONT.

Has the Ontario Government (i.e. Ford) ever one a court battle? They lose every time. Then they just legislate or use the not withstanding clause to get around it. What do all these loses say about the moral compass of this government?

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