The province is scrapping its plans to dissolve Peel Region, with Premier Doug Ford’s government backpedaling on the move less than a year after it was announced.
Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs Paul Calandra made the announcement Wednesday, saying that the government will introduce new legislation in 2024 that would “recalibrate the mandate of the Peel Region Transition Board” to instead focus on improving regional services like policing, paramedics and public health, instead of splitting things up.
“While we originally thought that the best way to achieve our goals of better services and lower taxes was through dissolution, we’ve since heard
