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The Province of Ontario is facing several battles over zoning after use of a tool called MZOs — Ministerial Zoning Orders — was found to expedite the planning process for new development. Some communities are fighting back against the controversial practice. Noor Javed, a Toronto Star reporter, has been following a story in Stratford, Ont. where the community successfully lobbied against the development of a controversial glass factory that benefited from MZOs and in doing so, may have set the standard on how to combat them.
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