By Jim Bronskill The Supreme Court of Canada plans to hear arguments today from a coalition challenging the constitutionality of legislation that smooths the way for major changes at Ontario Place. The case unfolding in Canada’s top court could reverberate far beyond the Toronto waterfront park that opened in 1971. Over the years, the theme park featured a spherical theatre that showed movies on a huge screen, children’s play areas, a revolving concert stage and several pavilions suspended above the water. The provincial government wants to redevelop Ontario Place to include an elaborate spa operated by a private company, a relocated Ontario Science Centre, revamped play and shoreline areas, a parking facility and a provincial police detachment. The coalition Ontario Place Protectors challenged the province’s Rebuilding Ontario Place Act on…
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