Ontario Place Protectors believes that the legislative actions taken by Premier Doug Ford to pave the way for new private operators at Ontario Place constitutes a serious “breach of public trust”.

We lost our appeals in Ontario Courts but are delighted we will be given a chance to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada, likely in the fall of 2026. We need your help to fund our legal challenge.

Who we are:

Ontario Place Protectors is broad coalition of organizations and citizens, initially formed as a reaction to the Ford government’s proposals for Ontario Place. Our concern is with the Rebuilding Ontario Place Act (ROPA) - formerly Schedule 2 of Bill 154.

On December 6th, the Ford government pushed Bill 154 through the legislature without any legislative debate or hearings and without opportunity for public comment. Our challenge reached Ontario Divisional Court minutes before Bill 154 was given Royal Assent.

As it happens, the ramifications of the ROPA go far beyond Ontario Place. Left unchallenged, it will give the Ontario premier and cabinet a template to ignore Ontario’s heritage, environmental, and planning laws and their responsibility to the public anywhere in the province.

Furthermore, we contend that this law violates the Canadian Constitution and seriously threatens Ontario’s democracy. Similar legislation is appearing in other parts of Canada and federally. Our case has national implications. Please help us make it.