Here s why Doug Ford wants to bypass usual rules to fast track new developments in Ontario
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If you were previously unaware of what Minister s Zoning Orders (MZO) were, you ve likely heard the term lately due to the swirl of discussion about Ontario Premier Doug Ford s controversial use of them.
Through MZOs, the province can bypass due municipal processes before a new development is permitted processes that include things like public consultation meetings, in which residents and other stakeholders are given information about a forthcoming project in their community and can give their input.
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Amazon decides not to build controversial warehouse on protected Pickering wetlands
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In a huge win for the environment, it appears that a massive warehouse that Amazon had planned to construct on protected wetlands near Toronto is not going to happen after all.
The development was one of many that Ontario Premier Doug Ford is quickly approving over the heads of municipalities and without usual due process through the use of Ministerial Zoning Orders (MZOs).
The highly controversial MZOs are used to fast-track new projects without the usual steps involved in such endeavours, like public consultation or even communicating with the municipality involved at all.