
Issue Brief: Wasaga Beach—the Town and the Provincial Park
Wasaga Beach may be the test case. But the stakes are much larger.
The PPCRA was designed to protect Ontario’s parks for the long term—beyond the whims of any one government. If that framework is weakened, it will be much harder to restore.
For the sake of future generations, the province must pause and justify its actions. The existing process can accommodate this transfer. Changing the law to avoid public oversight would be a dangerous precedent.