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Boundary Expansions: Who knew what, and when?
In Nov 2022, the #Ontario government announced it would force through massive urban boundary expansions across the province.
Here's what newly released documents from @envirodefence and @ecojustice_ca's FOI request tell us 🧵
In Nov 2022, the #Ontario government announced it would force through massive urban boundary expansions across the province.
Here's what newly released documents from @envirodefence and @ecojustice_ca's FOI request tell us 🧵
The partial FOI release reveals a chaotic and developer-led process, driven by political staff in the Minister's office. Documents show what appears to be an attempt to skirt around normal planning approval process.
Boundary expansions were pushed through despite municipalities having determined those expansions would be unhelpful and even counterproductive in increasing housing supply.
The documents show that the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing’s Chief of Staff Ryan Amato directed senior ministry staff to keep their mouths shut about the changes.
Many documents, including ones from Sept and early Oct 2022, are redacted on the basis that they are Cabinet privileged - despite the Minister and the Premier both claiming that they did not know about the changes until late Oct 2022. This puts this timeline into question.
The #Greenbelt land removals, record number MZOs, urban boundary expansions, Highway 413 - they all point back to environmentally destructive sprawl schemes for the benefit of the government’s “friends”.
The public deserves to know the full truth.
The public deserves to know the full truth.
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