https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/43516/action/1
"As part of the
More Homes, More Choice Act (Bill 108), the Ontario government intends to bring
back the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB).
Returning to the OMB takes us back to an expensive, time consuming dispute
resolution process that was difficult for citizens to take part in. But this
time citizens voices will be highly limited, making it even more difficult for
the public to participate.
The OMB was dismantled after an extensive 2-year
public review and replaced with the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPATs). Now
the Ontario government is bringing it back at the request of developers with no
input at all from the public."
Why is Ontario bringing back the OMB? Because
developers asked them to.
NOTE:
Bill 108 would also remove protections for Ontario’s
230+
species-at-risk, allowing developers to bulldoze
their habitat in order to
allow them to turn a profit.
The Premier says wildlife protections are "red tape".
Bill 108 would make survival even harder for Ontario’s endangered species
by:
- Stripping protections for endangered species
- Letting builders pay a fee to break the law
- Giving the Minister veto power to ignore scientific
decisions
"If enacted as proposed,
the proposed legislative amendments, introduced in legislation known as Bill
108, would fundamentally alter key features of the province’s planning system,
such as parkland dedication, development charges, section 37 community
benefits, the role of heritage protection, and the availability of inclusionary
zoning, among other things. Perhaps most importantly, a new “community
benefits charge” based on a percentage of land value would replace parkland
dedication requirements, soft service development charges, and section
37 contributions."