On October 15, 2026, a coalition of four citizen organizations – Ontario Place for All (OP4All), Toronto Field Naturalists, Democracy Watch, and the National Trust for Canada – will be intervening in the appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) by Ontario Place Protectors (OPP) challenging the decision by the Ontario provincial government to destroy Ontario Place and replace it with a spa. The coalition is represented by Cavalluzzo lawyers Jackie Esmonde, Sydney Lang and Clément Thabet.
The appeal focuses on whether a government can shield its decisions and development of land from the requirements of existing laws and court review, and whether Ontario Place is a protected “public trust”.
The appeal (), will be heard by the SCC tomorrow, Thursday, October 15, 2026 beginning at 9 am EDT.
and then click on Webcasts to watch the hearing online.
A copy of Democracy Watch’s press release details can be found .