The Ford government’s controversial omnibus rental bill has passed amidst loud protests in the public gallery and fierce opposition inside the house.

On Monday morning, Bill 60 passed its third reading at Queen’s Park, the final stage before it receives royal assent and becomes law.

The omnibus legislation includes changes to the compensation landlords need to pay to force tenants out of their homes if they want to move in and shortens some eviction timelines.

It also makes sweeping unrelated changes to stop cities from reducing the number of lanes of traffic and creates municipal water service corporations. It overhauls how developers are compelled to follow planning laws.

The changes to the rental market, however, are the ones that have attracted the most attention.

As the bill pa

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