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It was a set of recommendations to ensure that the Greenbelt scandal, a controversial chapter in Ontario’s political history, would never happen again. A detailed investigation by Ontario’s auditor general into the government’s decision to remove 15 parcels of protected land from the Greenbelt resulted in 15 recommendations for systems-wide …
Read More »Greenbelt scandal: Former AG reflects on investigation that rocked the Ford government
Ontario’s former auditor general Bonnie Lysyk believes Premier Doug Ford is “ultimately responsible” for the controversial decision to open protected Greenbelt land for development, as she reflects on the release of her bombshell report one year later. The government’s decision in the fall of 2022 to allow development on 15 …
Read More »Greenbelt scandal prompted rounds of ethics training: integrity commissioner
Ontario’s integrity commissioner says that he was asked to organize several ethics training sessions for senior Ford government figures after the Greenbelt scandal raised serious concerns about how key decisions were made. In his annual report, Integrity Commissioner J. David Wake said the premier’s office asked him to refresh chiefs …
Read More »Guilbeault suspending urban park study after Ford’s Greenbelt reversal
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 25, 2023 6:09 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size OTTAWA — Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is expected today to stop a study of the Rouge National Urban Park that was launched after Ontario Premier Doug Ford opened nearby protected …
Read More »Ontario legislature resumes; opposition parties say Greenbelt questions linger
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 25, 2023 6:13 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Ontario provincial politicians are heading back to the legislature today after its summer break that saw a whirlwind few weeks of developments in the Greenbelt controversy. Premier Doug Ford …
Read More »Premier Doug Ford’s 2018 mandate letter promised to hold cabinet ministers accountable
After Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives were swept into office in June 2018, ending 15 years of Liberal rule, newly minted Premier Doug Ford provided his cabinet ministers a new north star. He would run a government defined by ethics, accountability and a province that was strictly “for the people.” In a …
Read More »Greenbelt review could see recommendation for more land removals, new minister says
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 6, 2023 10:45 am Updated September 6, 2023 10:46 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Ontario’s new housing minister says a review of the Greenbelt might well see a recommendation for more lands to be removed from the …
Read More »Doug Ford shuffles cabinet after housing minister resigns
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has shuffled his cabinet in the wake of Steve Clark’s resignation as housing minister amid the ongoing Greenbelt scandal. In a statement from the government issued Monday afternoon, Ford announced changes to his cabinet, with Paul Calandra taking on the role of the Minister of Municipal …
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