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Greenbelt Ruling Upholds Provincial Power | Toronto News
Ontario’s top court just slammed a developer’s constitutional challenge, ruling that putting disputed land back into the Greenbelt wasn’t an attack on judicial power — it was legal regulation. Minotar Holdings, which owned 210 acres and had previously settled to remove 37 acres, saw its deal voided amid a Greenbelt scandal — forcing the province to reinstate all 15 parcels. The court rejected Minotar’s claim that this move undermined courts’ authority, saying it simply updated substantive law through legislation — not overstepping judicial boundaries. The province’s push to protect the…
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