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Critics slam Ontario for proposal to create zones where projects are exempt from laws

Critics slam Ontario for proposal to create zones where projects are exempt from laws

TORONTO — Proposed Ontario legislation that would give cabinet power to create "special economic zones" and allow the government to exempt itself from following laws on certain projects is little more than a power grab, First Nations, civil liberty groups and environmentalists say. Critics say the bill, known as the Protect Ontario by Unleashing our […]

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