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Ontario's top court sides with lower court, rejects developer's challenge over Greenbelt land
The 2-1 ruling said the law changed substantive rights and did not block superior court oversight of Greenbelt boundary changes.
- On Friday, the Ontario Court of Appeal rejected a constitutional challenge from Minotar Holdings Inc., upholding a 2023 law that returned 15 parcels of land to the Ontario Greenbelt.
- Minotar sued the province in 2017, claiming its 210-acre property was erroneously included in the Greenbelt; the developer and province agreed to remove 37 acres in 2022 before Premier Doug Ford reversed the decision.
- Lawyers for Minotar argued the legislation violated superior court authority and "unwritten constitutional principles," but the court ruled legislative amendments fall within "well-established modes of regulation."
- In a 2-1 decision, the Appeal Court rejected the developer's argument, finding it would do "real harm to the balance of the Constitution" and affirming the province's legislative authority.
- The 2023 legislation requires that future changes to Greenbelt boundaries occur through legislation rather than regulation, ensuring greater scrutiny of any potential land adjustments.
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Ontario's top court rejects developer’s constitutional challenge over Greenbelt law
TORONTO - The Ontario Court of Appeal has sided with a lower court in rejecting a developer's constitutional challenge of a 2023 law that returned 15 parcels of land to the Greenbelt.
·Winnipeg, Canada
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Ontario’s top court rejects developer’s constitutional challenge over Greenbelt law – 105.9 The Region
TORONTO — The Ontario Court of Appeal has sided with a lower court in rejecting a developer’s constitutional challenge of a 2023 law that returned 15 parcels of land to the Greenbelt. The provincial legislation at the centre of the legal dispute reversed Premier Doug Ford’s plan at the time to open up protected land for development, but lawyers for Minotar Holdings Inc. argued the law violates the authority of the superior courts and “unwritten …
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