I believe the this act is…

I believe the this act is yanking power away from the municipality for the minister to do as he or she may please. This includes forcefully imposing the minister's will over any plans the municipality or other stakeholders may have. The provincial government should respect the will of the municipality and respect local planning--when they don't, you end up in a situation like what is happening at the Dominion Foundry in the West Don Lands in Toronto (the province is fighting the city and other stakeholders in court). I believe there should be checks and balances built into the proposed changes--something that gives the municipality and other stakeholders an opportunity to voice their concerns and perhaps overrule the minister's decision if there is enough support. Giving an entity more power requires greater accountability, checks, and balances, and this proposal is not providing those.