[All] Fwd: We’re suing the Ford government over Bill 197

[Susan Koswan]

Further to my column last week on Bill 197, the Ontario government is 
being sued. Again. Ha!

Susan K



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Subject: 	We’re suing the Ford government over Bill 197
Date: 	Mon, 10 Aug 2020 13:03:10 -0400 (EDT)
From: 	Devon Page, Ecojustice <subscriber at ecojustice.ca>
Reply-To: 	Devon Page, Ecojustice <subscriber at ecojustice.ca>
To: 	susankoswan at execulink.com



The Ontario government broke the law when it passed Bill 197 without 
public 
consultation. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 


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*August 10, 2020*

Dear Susan,

Ecojustice is suing the Ford government for its failure to consult with 
Ontarians before it passed Bill 197 (/COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act/), 
an omnibus bill that severely curtails public participation in 
environmental decision-making and makes significant changes to a number 
of environmental laws. The Ontario government unlawfully steamrolled 
this bill through the legislature without any public consultation.

On July 8, the Ford government tabled Bill 197. Less than two weeks 
later, the Ford government made it law – without any public consultation.

The legislation makes major changes to the province’s /Environmental 
Assessment Act/, the /Planning Act/ and other environmental laws. 
Ontario’s /Environmental Bill of Rights /gives the public the right to 
participate meaningfully in environmental decision-making about these 
types of changes – but the Ford government ignored that right and 
steamrolled Bill 197 through the Ontario legislature.

Read more about how Bill 197 impacts Ontarians’ rights to understand and 
comment on important environmental decisions. 
<https://e-activist.com/page/email/click/1943/4857442?email=3%2FxXESPczZg2mEhxG0OcyftBUkTptuQxg0%2BNtx6TmEc=&campid=ioXFhXURyrWZkArzVWMSmA==>

This is not the first time the Ford government has pushed through 
significant environmental changes without allowing the public to have 
their say.

In 2019, a majority of an Ontario court agreed with Ecojustice that the 
Ford government’s failure to consult with the public before scrapping 
cap and trade was unlawful. In that case, the Court stopped just short 
of handing the Ontario government a formal sanction.

Now, once again, Ecojustice is going to court to uphold Ontarians' legal 
right to be consulted on major changes to environmental regulations.

Ecojustice is committed to defending Canadians’ right to speak up when 
projects threaten the air, land, water and biodiversity around us. When 
governments try to deny individuals and communities this right, our 
lawyers are ready to step in and go to court.

Find out more about Bill 197 by reading this blog from an Ecojustice 
lawyer. 
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Sincerely,
Devon Page, executive director, Ecojustice

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