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Ontario Court Finds Mississauga Lawn By-law Unconstitutional Under Charter

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On January 6, 2026, the Ontario Superior Court released its judgment following last summer’s hearing in Ruck v. City of Mississauga . The Court ruled that Mississauga’s Tall Grass and Nuisance Weeds By-law 125-2017 violates Freedom of Expression under the Canadian Charter , thereby recognizing that re-wilding and ecological stewardship on private property can be constitutionally protected activity. While the decision does not award damages or formally vindicate the City’s enforcement actions, it marks an important legal milestone for  the Urban Rewilding Movement and civic freedoms in Canada. A plain-language analysis and link to the full decision are available at: https://wolfruck.com/ontario-court-strikes-down-mississauga-lawn-by-law-as-unconstitutional/

RUCK v MISSISSAUGA – Date with Destiny

Ontario Superior Court Hearing – July 2, 2025   Brampton, July 2, 2025 Pursuant to the February 24, 2025 Ontario Court of Appeal’s quashing of the February 3rd dismissal of Wolf Ruck’s original Application for Judicial Review in Ontario Superior Court, a fresh Notice of Application was filed on March 21 st and heard on July 2 nd . The Application’s matters for the Court to review includes the City of Mississauga’s: 1.     Violations of the Charter 2.     Violations of Fundamental Rights 3.     Violations of Administrative Law 4.     Violations of the Ontario Weed Control Act 5.     Violations of the 2001 Municipal Act and Municipal Code 6.     Trespass and Mischief 7.     Pre-determined Outcome—Bad Faith (mala fide) 8.     Cognitive Bias— Bad Faith 9.     Chronic Unresponsiveness & Abuse of Power—Bad Faith 10. Capriciou...

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