Ontario asks if ’moon shot’ projects go ahead under new law

Canadian press

Ellison Jones

Published on October 2, 2025 • 2 minutes of reading

The traffic of the car breaks to the east in HWY. 401, Thursday, October 3, 2024. Photo by Peter J. Thompson /Post -Media is a net

The Government of the Prime Minister Ontario Duga Ford is moving forward with his plan for creating the so-called special economic zones in order to promote projects that he considers important, and considers the opportunity to include the ideas of a “shot in a hole” for qualification.

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In the disputed bill 5, the opportunity was created to appoint parts of the province as special economic zones.

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The law allows the Cabinet of Ministers to suspend provincial and municipal laws in special economic zones, and at present the province is advised with the draft criteria for determining specific zones, projects and supporters of the project.

The proposed criteria for projects include significant and long -term benefits for Ontario, strengthening local communities and high probability of success.

Nevertheless, the government also considers the question of whether the projects should hardly include success as a question in consultations: “There should be potentially important projects of the“ Luna of the shot ”if they can have a huge impact, even if they have a low probability of success?”

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Consulting documents emphasize that all laws will continue to be applied in a special economic zone until specific are exempted from regulation.

The VDP leader Marit Styles said that the government’s proposals are moving in the wrong direction.

“We need to build and move projects,” she wrote in a statement.

“If there is a red ribbon, then let's fix it. But the gut of the rules for several elected ones is not how you strengthen trust and strengthen our economy. What are the fences are there to stop the Ford from the bend of the rules in order to push the ridiculous projects “Lunar shot”, such as its 401 tunnel? ”

Ford wants to build a three -level tunnel under the highway 401 for both vehicles and transit.

Ontario issued a request for proposals for the technical and economic justification of the tunnel and has not yet chosen the supporter, but the government seems to be moving forward with plans.

Ford asked Prime Minister Mark Karni to put him in his list of projects in national interests to help accelerate him, but Carney still did not do this or did not publicly indicate some kind of support for the project.