The “Get It Done Act” (Bill 162, 2024) – A Green Light for Government Land Grabs

Source: WFP
Date: Mon Apr 21 04:24:45 MST 2025

Ontario’s Get It Done Act, 2024 (Bill 162) may sound like an effort to cut red tape and speed up infrastructure—but buried within its text is a dangerous expansion of government power that could obliterate private property rights across the province.

❗ What’s Hidden in Plain Sight:
This Act quietly amends the Environmental Assessment Act to explicitly allow expropriation—government seizure of private land—before environmental reviews are complete.

In other words:

The government can now take your land first, and ask questions later—or possibly never.

⚠️ A Chilling Scenario:
You own farmland, a family home, or a business.
The province announces a vague infrastructure project.
Without your consent—and before assessing if the project is even viable or environmentally safe—your land is expropriated.
Public consultation is skipped or minimized. There is no requirement to prove necessity before the seizure.
If the project changes, stalls, or is scrapped, you don’t get your land back—it’s gone. Possibly flipped to developers later.
💣 Why This Is a Massive Rights Violation:
Property rights are the cornerstone of a free society.
This bill turns that principle on its head—making every Ontarian’s land potentially temporary.
Environmental assessments were safeguards, meant to ensure that projects were justified, safe, and publicly reviewed. By allowing land seizures before these assessments, the government removes the only layer of accountability left.
It effectively revives and legitimizes the Greenbelt land swap-style corruption that caused public outcry and ministerial resignations.
👁️‍🗨️ Who’s at Risk?
Rural landowners
Farmers
Seniors on fixed properties
Small businesses
First Nations and environmentally protected areas
If you have land near a proposed road, transit line, or housing zone—you could be next.

🔥 Final Warning:
This is not just about “getting things done.”
It’s about **getting what they want—**your land—without your voice, consent, or recourse.
Bill 162 erodes due process, undermines environmental protections, and sets the stage for widespread abuse.Ontario is not a dictatorship.
But if this Act is left unchallenged, it’s one giant leap toward one.