This afternoon Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Steve Clark announced on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/SteveClarkPC
snip < our Government for the People has listened to the concerns raised by MPPs, municipalities and stakeholders with regards to Schedule 10 of Bill 66 and when the legislature returns in February, we will not proceed with Schedule 10 of the Bill. > end snip
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We wish to thank all the community organizations and lobby groups that worked with us and most importantly, all concerned citizens who raised their voices in protest of this Bill and undemocratic process!
This protest is not over until Bill 66 is DEFEATED
Mr. Ford et all, Now we understand your intended processes.
You have now banded together a cohesive community protecting our People from your Government.
The same holds for all layers of government.
Some background on the legal process for Ontario Bills to be considered to be Laws:
- https://www.ola.org/sites/default/files/common/how-bills-become-law-en.pdf
- From https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/current/ note the timeline <- THREE DAYS!, so NOW is the time to DEFEAT Bill 66, be diligent.
- https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-42/session-1/bill-66
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Great news Schedule 10 defeated from Bill 66!
ButYes we must try to defeat Bill 66.