Ontario’s mid-election changes to Toronto wards not unconstitutional: Supreme Court
We previously wrote about the Government of Ontario’s changes to Toronto municipal ward boundaries during the last municipal election in 2018 in Toronto’s On Again, Off Again Election To Proceed Notwithstanding Provincial Interference and Nothing Wrong With Cutting Number Of Toronto City Councillors During Election Campaign: Court Of Appeal. The Supreme Court of Canada has finally weighed-in and decided that the Ontario government was within its rights to make those changes in Toronto (City) v. Ontario (Attorney General). The decision was a 5-4 split decision with Wagner C.J. and Brown J. writing for the majority. Justice Abella, for the minority, ... [more] Full article
AGM helps client secure release of site plan deposits improperly held by Ontario municipality in bad faith
The recent decision in Dominus/Cityzen Brampton SWQRP Inc. v. Brampton (City), 2020 ONSC 5806 provides valuable insight into the duty of municipalities to act in good faith and to act ... [more] Full article
Nothing wrong with cutting number of Toronto City Councillors during election campaign: Court of Appeal
In a 3-2 decision, the Court of Appeal for Ontario in Toronto (City) v. Ontario (Attorney General) held that the Province of Ontario’s decision to reduce the number of Toronto ... [more] Full article
Toronto’s On Again, Off Again Election To Proceed Notwithstanding Provincial Interference
Shortly after his election in June 2018, Ontario Premier Doug Ford convinced his colleagues in the Ontario Legislature to pass Bill 5, a law reducing the size of Toronto City ... [more] Full article
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