Frank Scarpitti
City of Markham
Frank Scarpitti is Mayor of Markham, Ontario. He publicly criticized Bill 98's removal of municipal green building authority, arguing that local governments need the tools to set higher environmental standards for development in their communities.
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Ford's Bill 98 would permanently strip Ontario municipalities of the power to require EV charging, tree canopy, bird-friendly glass, and energy standards from developers — handing a legislative victory to RESCON, the industry lobby already suing Toronto in court over the same rules. Cities have already frozen new green standard programs in anticipation.
As Mayor of Markham — one of the municipalities that developed its own enhanced green building standards — Scarpitti publicly criticized Bill 98's removal of municipal authority to require higher environmental design standards from developers.