Comment
Buried in Bill 257, Supporting Broadband and Infrastructure Expansion Act, 2021, is a proposal to allow Minister's Zoning Orders (MZOs) to override legal and policy protections for farmland and natural heritage features and areas across Ontario. If the changes go forward, lands currently protected under the Provincial Policy Statement (PPS) would become vulnerable to development at the whim of the Minister (Municipal Affairs and Housing), without public consultation or any opportunity for appeal.
Burying the MZOs in a bill that does not even resemble the major changes is something that the Republican party in the USA does regularly. In Canada, this should not be allowed. /Each bill should only deal with one item, period.
MZOs are against democracy as they do not allow pubic comment.
Revise this bill and stop the use of MZOs.
Submitted March 20, 2021 12:52 PM
Comment on
Proposed changes to Minister’s zoning orders and the Planning Act
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019-3233
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52267
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