The province is holding the selection of appointees to form the transition board that will steer the dissolution of Peel Region close to their chest, keeping the lower-tier municipalities in the dark about who will be making the decisions regarding their independence.
In announcing its intent to dissolve Peel Region by January 1, 2025, with the passing of the Hazel McCallion Act in early June, the province said they “would establish a transition board of up to five people to facilitate this change in local government and, if needed, oversee the financial affairs of Peel and its lower-tier municipalities.”
While positioned as a body to provide recommendations on the municipal restructuring, the legislation gives the transition board the power to monitor the actions of Peel Region, its municipalities, councils and committees through the transition period, order the municipalities to produce documents, and even direct them to modify or cancel financial transactions or agreements it deems contrary to the public interest.