Understanding Bill 23

“It will make it easier to build the right type of housing in the right places,” Ford told industry stakeholders, with a grin.

But Ford didn’t say his plan depends in part on a massive gutting of conservation authorities, which oversee and protect vital and deteriorating watersheds. The Narwhal.

All the Ontario environmental protections Doug Ford wants to overhaul to build more houses.

Aiming to reduce developers’ ‘regulatory obligations’ around Ontario’s parks, protected spaces and wetlands, the Ford government also wants to limit residents’ ability to object. more here

Industry Leaders Lobby Against Bill 23

November 28, 2022 – The extent of the criticism has reached a new high … after a contingent of industry leading design firms came together to pen an open letter to the Government with a clear message: Bill 23 needs to go back to the drawing board.

…The group wastes little time making their main argument, asserting that the activation of Bill 23 will only exacerbate the housing issues we are already facing in this Province while simultaneously harming the already fragile standards for climate change, mitigation, and heritage conservation. – read more here

The Importance of the Greenbelt to Ontario

Illustration by Catherine Farley/Toronto Star

Ontario police anti-rackets branch quietly looking into Greenbelt development: Global News

Building with sign saying Executive Townhomes Coming Soon

Jan 5, 2023 – Global News

Investigators with the Ontario Provincial Police’s anti-rackets branch have begun quietly conducting interviews to determine whether to launch an investigation into the Ford government’s controversial decision to open up parts of Ontario’s Greenbelt for development. – Read article / watch videos.