The Ford government is promising that its controversial law allowing new special economic zones in Ontario will only be used in a “narrow set of circumstances,” and projects that receive provincial exemptions must present the “utmost importance to Ontario’s economy and security.”

Months after passing the legislation, commonly known as Bill 5 , Ontario unveiled a set of draft regulations meant to guide Premier Doug Ford and his cabinet as they choose which areas of the province should be designated as special economic zones.

Those zones, which the province currently defines as “a geographically bounded area within the province” where significant economic activities are or will be taking place, could potentially be exempt from certain provincial laws in order to fast-track economic pri

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