Ontario’s Bill 185 & New Provincial Planning Statement Pose a Serious Threat to Farmland, Wetlands, Habitats and Housing Options Post date May 6, 2024
Statement: Bill 185 and Proposed Provincial Planning Statement Would Unleash a Wave of “Greenfield Scandals” by Removing Tribunal Oversight of Sprawl Approvals Post date April 10, 2024
Statement in Response to Premier Ford’s Comments Ruling Out Fourplexes in Ontario’s Housing Strategy Post date March 22, 2024
Potential Cancellation of Highway 413 Impact Assessment is a Gross Abdication of Responsibility Post date March 21, 2024
Statement in response to Environment Minister Andrea Khanjin’s call for proposed Dresden Dump to face a comprehensive Environmental Assessment Post date March 20, 2024
Environmental Defence Stands with Dresden Residents Opposing Proposed Garbage Dump Site Near Sensitive River and Species at Risk Habitats Post date March 7, 2024
Ontario Government Proposes to Further Gut Endangered Species Rules for Developers Post date February 22, 2024
Statement: “Get It Done Act” Would Make it Harder to Fix the Housing Shortage and Tackle GTA Traffic Post date February 21, 2024
Statement: The Ontario Government’s So-Called “Get It Done” Bill Would Revive the Sprawl and Land Speculation Scandal Post date February 5, 2024
Media Advisory: Land Use Planning Lawyer Available to Comment Following Minotar Holdings Constitutional Challenge to the Restoration of Greenbelt Protection for its Lands Post date December 15, 2023
December 15th Deadline: Torontonians who Care About the Environment Must Support Six Storey Apartment Buildings in Existing Neighbourhoods Post date December 12, 2023
Environmental and Farm Organizations Say Provincial Legislation Needs Major Changes to Keep Premier Ford’s Greenbelt Promises Post date December 1, 2023
Environmental Defence Experts React to the Federal Fall Economic Statement Post date November 21, 2023
Leaked Letter Reveals Ontario Government Scheme to Recruit Small Town Mayors as Lackeys for Forced Sprawl Post date November 3, 2023
Ontario Government Political Staff Directed Changes to Municipal Official Plans to Favour the Interests of Select Landowners Post date October 30, 2023
Statement: The Ontario Government’s Application for Judicial Review of the Federal Impact Assessment Act is an Attempt to Create a Temporary Gap in Environmental Protections Post date October 24, 2023
Statement: Reversing forced boundary expansions in Hamilton, Halton, Waterloo and other municipalities would be another modest step towards ending Ontario’s sprawl and land speculation scandal Post date October 23, 2023
Environmental groups sue Ontario government to release Greenbelt documents Post date October 19, 2023
Statement: The Ontario Government’s New Greenbelt Bill is only a modest first step towards ending the sprawl and land speculation scandal Post date October 16, 2023
Environmental Defence is Disappointed with the Supreme Court Ruling on the Impact Assessment Act Post date October 13, 2023
Statement: Leaked Document Shows Ontario Government Knew Expanding Urban Boundaries Would Make it Harder to Build More Homes Post date October 4, 2023
Media Advisory: Rallies planned across Ontario to defend Greenbelt and demand housing solutions Post date September 21, 2023