Developer asks Ford government to amend Greenbelt bill
The owner of one of the 15 properties removed from the Greenbelt is asking the Ontario government to exclude its plot from a bill to return all that land to the protected area, with lawyers raising the prospect of a constitutional challenge if the legislation passes as is.
![Developer asks Ford government to amend Greenbelt bill](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7003467.1697831973!/cumulusImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/minotar-greenbelt-land-markham.jpg)
![Only one of the parcels of land that the Ford government removed from the Greenbelt in 2022 was recommended for removal by provincial bureaucrats: about 15 hectares at the centre of this property, owned by Minotar Holdings Inc. An aerial view of flat farmland with some trees visible.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7003467.1697831973!/cumulusImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/minotar-greenbelt-land-markham.jpg)
The owner of one of the 15 properties removed from the Greenbelt is asking the Ontario government to exclude its plot from a bill to return all that land to the protected area, with lawyers raising the prospect of a constitutional challenge if the legislation passes as is.