Canada Global(Web News)The Doug Ford government is considering reversing its decision to dissolve the Peel region. This information has been given by inside sources.
An official announcement in this regard is likely to be made by the end of this week. It is noteworthy that in May the Ford government introduced a bill proposing to grant Mississauga, Brampton and Calden the status of independent cities and towns. A month later, the Ontario government passed Bill 112, known as the Hazel McClellan Act. The province wanted to complete the process of dissolution of the Peel region by January 1, 2025.
The province sought to appoint a facilitator to assess whether communities such as Durham, Halton, Niagara, Simcoe, Waterloo and York were considering disengaging the region in this way. Meanwhile, Calden Mayor Annette Groves urged the province to reconsider its plan. She said cutting off the region would prevent the province from fulfilling its housing contract and building 1.5 million new homes.
Meanwhile, Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown also expressed concern about his city. Most of the existing infrastructure is in Mississauga, he said. Brown claimed Mississauga owed Brampton at least a billion dollars and that the city would take him to court if he didn’t pay his fair share.
But it is also important to mention here that the new leader of the Ontario Liberal Party, Bonnie Crombie, has long been in favor of separating Mississauga. During her first visit to the Legislature in Queens Park on Tuesday, Crombie said she will step down as mayor of Mississauga after the city’s budget passes in the new year.
