Calling Premier Doug Ford’s controversial Bill 5 a “dangerously undemocratic” law that gives the government “unconstitutional king-like powers,” a coalition of public interest and environmental groups announced a legal challenge against the use of special economic zones.
Filed on March 31 in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the application questions the “constitutional validity of the Special Economic Zones Act” and, according to Ecojustice lawyer Lindsay Beck, the coalition wants the court to nullify the use of those zones, saying they override other laws and protections.
