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Judicial review granted in part; Minister acted unreasonably by failing to post Ministerial Zoning Order amendments.
The applicants, environmental advocacy organizations, brought applications for judicial review challenging the failure of various Ontario Ministers to conduct public consultations under the Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993 (EBR) before enacting the COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, 2020.
The applicants argued that the Ministers acted unreasonably by failing to post proposed amendments to several statutes on the Environmental Registry.
The Divisional Court dismissed most of the challenges, finding the Ministers' decisions reasonable or shielded by retroactive legislation.
However, the court granted the application in part, issuing a declaration that the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing acted unreasonably and unlawfully by failing to post proposed amendments respecting Ministerial Zoning Orders under the Planning Act prior to implementation.
Motion to quash tenant's appeal from LTB eviction order dismissed as premature.
The landlord brought a motion to quash the tenant's appeal from a Landlord and Tenant Board order terminating the tenancy.
The tenant, who resided in social housing and had a psychiatric disability, appealed the eviction order on grounds of procedural fairness and misapprehension of evidence regarding the duty to accommodate.
The Divisional Court dismissed the motion to quash, finding that the tenant raised sufficient legal characteristics in the grounds of appeal and that it would be premature to dismiss the appeal as manifestly devoid of merit.
