The Doug Ford government sold Crown land in Muskoka with the promise of a Minister’s Zoning Order, or MZO, to see a massive resort built. Critics are calling foul as the Cliff’s Bay project moves ahead. thenarwhal.ca/mzo-lake-mus...
Lake Muskoka’s first MZO ushers in a massive resort | The Narwhal
The Ontario government sold land on Lake Muskoka with a Minister’s Zoning Order, or MZO, as part of the deal, allowing a massive resort to be built
thenarwhal.ca
June 19, 2026 at 12:26 PM
The Doug Ford government sold Crown land in Muskoka with the promise of a Minister’s Zoning Order, or MZO, to see a massive resort built. Critics are calling foul as the Cliff’s Bay project moves ahead. thenarwhal.ca/mzo-lake-mus...
What input did Therme or Live Nation have (if any) crafting the MZO that was eventually issued to bypass approvals for Ontario Place?
We’ll never know. And somehow it took the government two years to decide those communications were privileged. #OnPoli
We’ll never know. And somehow it took the government two years to decide those communications were privileged. #OnPoli
September 23, 2026 at 2:24 PM
What input did Therme or Live Nation have (if any) crafting the MZO that was eventually issued to bypass approvals for Ontario Place?
We’ll never know. And somehow it took the government two years to decide those communications were privileged. #OnPoli
We’ll never know. And somehow it took the government two years to decide those communications were privileged. #OnPoli
Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation says Russian federal election chief Ella Pamfilova received a 237-sq-meter (2550-sq-ft) Moscow apartment from the state for free, then registered the property — valued at 200M rubles ($2.4M) — to her granddaughter. youtu.be/Mzo-bDmL70o
Воровка из ЦИКа. Что Памфилова получила за спасение «Единой России»
YouTube video by Алексей Навальный
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September 26, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation says Russian federal election chief Ella Pamfilova received a 237-sq-meter (2550-sq-ft) Moscow apartment from the state for free, then registered the property — valued at 200M rubles ($2.4M) — to her granddaughter. youtu.be/Mzo-bDmL70o
"Let the provincial government decide if they want to have an MZO and quash this housing. But we, as a council, should not aid them and abet them in doing so. And this is why I am voting against this. This is a FARCE," says Moise of the Sanofi MZO.
November 14, 2025 at 12:33 AM
"Let the provincial government decide if they want to have an MZO and quash this housing. But we, as a council, should not aid them and abet them in doing so. And this is why I am voting against this. This is a FARCE," says Moise of the Sanofi MZO.
Queen’s Park tree. Gov’t category. Less balls than regulations permit due to Ford cuts + MZO. Tree will be chopped down soon to build spa. Originally had garland but was removed as it was impeding car traffic in Etobicoke. Nobody knows how tree got here or financed, emails have been scrubbed. 9/10
December 6, 2024 at 10:36 PM
Queen’s Park tree. Gov’t category. Less balls than regulations permit due to Ford cuts + MZO. Tree will be chopped down soon to build spa. Originally had garland but was removed as it was impeding car traffic in Etobicoke. Nobody knows how tree got here or financed, emails have been scrubbed. 9/10
Mzo. Knoppendoos van de klant dicht. Nu proberen te herinneren wie ik ben.
December 19, 2024 at 4:35 PM
Mzo. Knoppendoos van de klant dicht. Nu proberen te herinneren wie ik ben.
Lawyers ‘failed to comply’ with Ontario’s lobbying law while seeking MZO: oversight office
Lawyers ‘failed to comply’ with Ontario’s lobbying law while seeking MZO: oversight office
Integrity commissioner found two lawyers contravened the lobbying law by not registering for a client in 2023
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July 16, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Lawyers ‘failed to comply’ with Ontario’s lobbying law while seeking MZO: oversight office
An Ontario government ministry sold land on Lake Muskoka to a developer. The agreement promised another ministry would issue an MZO. The controversial zoning order would nullify local planning rules for the huge resort project, set to affect the lakebed and shoreline. thenarwhal.ca/mzo-lake-mus...
Lake Muskoka’s first MZO ushers in a massive resort | The Narwhal
The Ontario government sold land on Lake Muskoka with a Minister’s Zoning Order, or MZO, as part of the deal, allowing a massive resort to be built
thenarwhal.ca
June 19, 2026 at 1:06 PM
An Ontario government ministry sold land on Lake Muskoka to a developer. The agreement promised another ministry would issue an MZO. The controversial zoning order would nullify local planning rules for the huge resort project, set to affect the lakebed and shoreline. thenarwhal.ca/mzo-lake-mus...
Doug Ford. 🙄
"It’s a fight over public land, transparency, & a community’s right to be involved in the decision-making that some say has similarities to Toronto’s Ontario Place redevelopment.
“The MZO takes it right out of the hands of the local planning” #OnPoli
🎁 www.thestar.com/gift-redeem?...
"It’s a fight over public land, transparency, & a community’s right to be involved in the decision-making that some say has similarities to Toronto’s Ontario Place redevelopment.
“The MZO takes it right out of the hands of the local planning” #OnPoli
🎁 www.thestar.com/gift-redeem?...
August 8, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Doug Ford. 🙄
"It’s a fight over public land, transparency, & a community’s right to be involved in the decision-making that some say has similarities to Toronto’s Ontario Place redevelopment.
“The MZO takes it right out of the hands of the local planning” #OnPoli
🎁 www.thestar.com/gift-redeem?...
"It’s a fight over public land, transparency, & a community’s right to be involved in the decision-making that some say has similarities to Toronto’s Ontario Place redevelopment.
“The MZO takes it right out of the hands of the local planning” #OnPoli
🎁 www.thestar.com/gift-redeem?...
The Minister's Zoning Order enables the Ontario government to determine land usage. The sale happened because the government guaranteed a MZO that would enable the building of the resort. It's another conflict of interest for the OPCs.
#OAC #ONpoli #DougFord #MuskokaBay
More about MZOs below:
#OAC #ONpoli #DougFord #MuskokaBay
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June 20, 2026 at 12:50 AM
The Minister's Zoning Order enables the Ontario government to determine land usage. The sale happened because the government guaranteed a MZO that would enable the building of the resort. It's another conflict of interest for the OPCs.
#OAC #ONpoli #DougFord #MuskokaBay
More about MZOs below:
#OAC #ONpoli #DougFord #MuskokaBay
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Here goes Doug Ford pushing his weight around again to allow his developer friends to bypass local municipal by-laws - by-laws designed to protect the environment!)
Lake Muskoka gets its first MZO, meaning Ontario can push a new resort past local planning rules: thenarwhal.ca/mzo-lake-mus...
Lake Muskoka gets its first MZO, meaning Ontario can push a new resort past local planning rules: thenarwhal.ca/mzo-lake-mus...
Lake Muskoka’s first MZO ushers in a massive resort | The Narwhal
The Ontario government sold land on Lake Muskoka with a Minister’s Zoning Order, or MZO, as part of the deal, allowing a massive resort to be built
thenarwhal.ca
June 22, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Here goes Doug Ford pushing his weight around again to allow his developer friends to bypass local municipal by-laws - by-laws designed to protect the environment!)
Lake Muskoka gets its first MZO, meaning Ontario can push a new resort past local planning rules: thenarwhal.ca/mzo-lake-mus...
Lake Muskoka gets its first MZO, meaning Ontario can push a new resort past local planning rules: thenarwhal.ca/mzo-lake-mus...
The next Ontario provincial government should designate an MZO on the very lands where Doug Ford has his family cottage.
June 13, 2026 at 1:30 PM
The next Ontario provincial government should designate an MZO on the very lands where Doug Ford has his family cottage.
Must-read from May Warren: Ont. govt. is selling a swath of Muskoka waterfront to an PC party donor being sued over a Vaughan condo project. A planner for the proposed resort says the govt. is guaranteeing an MZO to overrule local planning. Ford govt. denies www.thestar.com/real-estate/...
Did the Ford government promise an MZO as part of a secret Muskoka land deal? Residents want answers
The Ford government says there isn’t a controversial Minister’s Zoning Order on the Cliff Bay project, but the team for the developer proposing a resort on the abandoned waterfront site says it’s a co...
www.thestar.com
August 10, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Must-read from May Warren: Ont. govt. is selling a swath of Muskoka waterfront to an PC party donor being sued over a Vaughan condo project. A planner for the proposed resort says the govt. is guaranteeing an MZO to overrule local planning. Ford govt. denies www.thestar.com/real-estate/...
Ontario Place -Landlord obtaining an Enhanced MZO was included in the lease in 2021 - Ontario Place Act with eMZO was TWO years later @normsworld.bsky.social @chrisgloverndp.bsky.social @tdotresident.bsky.social @corruptario.bsky.social
February 4, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Ontario Place -Landlord obtaining an Enhanced MZO was included in the lease in 2021 - Ontario Place Act with eMZO was TWO years later @normsworld.bsky.social @chrisgloverndp.bsky.social @tdotresident.bsky.social @corruptario.bsky.social
Chair of the LCBO is Doug's "friend", and MZO recipient, Carmine Nigro.
Nigro got a secret payout from Metrolinx.
He's the board of InvestOntario.
Was chair of Ontario Place Corp and the ONPC fundraising arm.
Was on the board of Trillium Health, where Doug's uneducated daughter makes a fortune.
Nigro got a secret payout from Metrolinx.
He's the board of InvestOntario.
Was chair of Ontario Place Corp and the ONPC fundraising arm.
Was on the board of Trillium Health, where Doug's uneducated daughter makes a fortune.
Ontario launches reviews of large public agencies including Metrolinx, LCBO.
Ontario launches reviews of Metrolinx, LCBO and other agencies
Ontario is reviewing eight large public agencies, including Metrolinx and the LCBO, looking at efficiency, productivity and spending.
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August 5, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Chair of the LCBO is Doug's "friend", and MZO recipient, Carmine Nigro.
Nigro got a secret payout from Metrolinx.
He's the board of InvestOntario.
Was chair of Ontario Place Corp and the ONPC fundraising arm.
Was on the board of Trillium Health, where Doug's uneducated daughter makes a fortune.
Nigro got a secret payout from Metrolinx.
He's the board of InvestOntario.
Was chair of Ontario Place Corp and the ONPC fundraising arm.
Was on the board of Trillium Health, where Doug's uneducated daughter makes a fortune.
Doug Ford’s MZO & Greenbelt scandals weren’t just policy failures — they were party favours.
At least 16 guests at his daughter’s wedding had ties to land deals benefiting from his gov’t’s zoning orders.
CBC exposed the connections. That’s why they want it gone.
📰 r.pebmac.ca/https://www....
At least 16 guests at his daughter’s wedding had ties to land deals benefiting from his gov’t’s zoning orders.
CBC exposed the connections. That’s why they want it gone.
📰 r.pebmac.ca/https://www....
July 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Doug Ford’s MZO & Greenbelt scandals weren’t just policy failures — they were party favours.
At least 16 guests at his daughter’s wedding had ties to land deals benefiting from his gov’t’s zoning orders.
CBC exposed the connections. That’s why they want it gone.
📰 r.pebmac.ca/https://www....
At least 16 guests at his daughter’s wedding had ties to land deals benefiting from his gov’t’s zoning orders.
CBC exposed the connections. That’s why they want it gone.
📰 r.pebmac.ca/https://www....
Of the 620 comments on the #HamOnt Jamesville MZO that were deemed acceptable to publish, the breakdown is:
Pro MZO → 88.9%
Anti-MZO → 5.5%
Mixed* → 5.6%
* mixed, meaning generally supportive, but with requests to adjust what is approved or focus more on affordable/supportive housing
Pro MZO → 88.9%
Anti-MZO → 5.5%
Mixed* → 5.6%
* mixed, meaning generally supportive, but with requests to adjust what is approved or focus more on affordable/supportive housing
The Jamesville (405 James Street North Hamilton) Minister's Zoning Order is now posted to the ERO.
The Province received over 700 comments on the MZO. #HamOnt #yhmcc #onmuni
ero.ontario.ca/notice/025-0...
The Province received over 700 comments on the MZO. #HamOnt #yhmcc #onmuni
ero.ontario.ca/notice/025-0...
Zoning Order 001-2025 in the City of Hamilton | Environmental Registry of Ontario
The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing received a request from the Mayor of Hamilton to make a Minister’s Zoning Order for a residential development in the City of Hamilton. The Ministry is see...
ero.ontario.ca
December 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Of the 620 comments on the #HamOnt Jamesville MZO that were deemed acceptable to publish, the breakdown is:
Pro MZO → 88.9%
Anti-MZO → 5.5%
Mixed* → 5.6%
* mixed, meaning generally supportive, but with requests to adjust what is approved or focus more on affordable/supportive housing
Pro MZO → 88.9%
Anti-MZO → 5.5%
Mixed* → 5.6%
* mixed, meaning generally supportive, but with requests to adjust what is approved or focus more on affordable/supportive housing
✍️ Plus de cinq ans après la disparition de l’infirmière et mère de famille, son ex-conjoint réussit avec ses simili aveux à concentrer, intentionnellement, toute l’attention. ➡️ https://l.liberation.fr/mzo
July 8, 2026 at 4:00 AM
✍️ Plus de cinq ans après la disparition de l’infirmière et mère de famille, son ex-conjoint réussit avec ses simili aveux à concentrer, intentionnellement, toute l’attention. ➡️ https://l.liberation.fr/mzo
While the province says there isn’t a MZO on the project, a planner for the developer told the Star that not only was the MZO promised when the land was purchased from the province, that promise was “written” into the agreement of purchase and sale.
Did the Ford government promise an MZO as part of a secret Muskoka land deal? Residents want answers
The Ford government says there isn’t a controversial Minister’s Zoning Order on the Cliff Bay project, but the team for the developer proposing a resort on the abandoned waterfront site says it’s a co...
www.thestar.com
August 8, 2026 at 1:34 PM
While the province says there isn’t a MZO on the project, a planner for the developer told the Star that not only was the MZO promised when the land was purchased from the province, that promise was “written” into the agreement of purchase and sale.
There is never a day that goes by without Doug Ford selling something in #Ontario. "The Ontario government sold land near Muskoka Bay with a Minister’s Zoning Order as part of the deal. The buyer wants to build a massive resort complex and critics are calling foul" thenarwhal.ca/mzo-lake-mus...
June 19, 2026 at 12:57 PM
There is never a day that goes by without Doug Ford selling something in #Ontario. "The Ontario government sold land near Muskoka Bay with a Minister’s Zoning Order as part of the deal. The buyer wants to build a massive resort complex and critics are calling foul" thenarwhal.ca/mzo-lake-mus...
NEW: Ontario's Auditor General find the province's MZO process lacked structure and an ability to measure if it was working. The AG found examples that “give the appearance of preferential treatment.”
globalnews.ca/news/1089900...
#onpoli
globalnews.ca/news/1089900...
#onpoli
Worries of ‘preferential treatment’ in Ontario zoning orders, AG report says | Globalnews.ca
A scathing auditor general report looking at special zoning orders in Ontario raises concerns about the perception of 'preferential treatment' and expert advice going ignored.
globalnews.ca
December 3, 2024 at 3:47 PM
NEW: Ontario's Auditor General find the province's MZO process lacked structure and an ability to measure if it was working. The AG found examples that “give the appearance of preferential treatment.”
globalnews.ca/news/1089900...
#onpoli
globalnews.ca/news/1089900...
#onpoli
"Bringing an MZO forward so they can actually NOT create housing. In a housing crisis! I don't get it," says Councillor Chris Moise. He says the Sanofi plant has blacked-out windows so he doesn't buy their arguments re: trade secrets and privacy.
November 14, 2025 at 12:32 AM
"Bringing an MZO forward so they can actually NOT create housing. In a housing crisis! I don't get it," says Councillor Chris Moise. He says the Sanofi plant has blacked-out windows so he doesn't buy their arguments re: trade secrets and privacy.
Built by MZO in 2023, there are no rent controls for these purpose built rentals in Cambridge. Camby increased rents 10% on existing tenants, while advertising 20% vacancy @tdotresident.bsky.social @corruptario.bsky.social @normsworld.bsky.social
March 20, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Built by MZO in 2023, there are no rent controls for these purpose built rentals in Cambridge. Camby increased rents 10% on existing tenants, while advertising 20% vacancy @tdotresident.bsky.social @corruptario.bsky.social @normsworld.bsky.social