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Supreme Court to hear challenge of law allowing Ontario Place redevelopment

Published Jan 8, 2026 at 8:59pm

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Supreme Court to hear challenge of law allowing Ontario Place redevelopment

The Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

The Supreme Court of Canada will hear an appeal from a coalition challenging the constitutionality of legislation that opens the door to major changes at Ontario Place.

The urban park on the Toronto waterfront, opened in 1971, featured a theatre that showed movies on a huge screen, children’s play areas and several pavilions suspended above the water.

The Ontario government plans to redevelop Ontario Place to include an elaborate spa operated by a private company.

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