Stiles asks integrity commissioner to probe Ford family events attended by developers
In a letter sent to integrity commissioner David Wake Thursday, Stiles said “concerning details have come to light about developers and lobbyists with donor and political ties to Premier Doug Ford and the Ontario PC Party being invited to participate in two Ford family events.”The first event was a “stag and doe” family fundraiser for the premier’s daughter. The Aug.
“I am concerned that invitees felt pressured to contribute to the Premier’s family fundraiser, particularly as some invitees felt they weren’t being asked as ‘friends’ of the Premier – but as government stakeholders -- and feared impacts on their professional reputations and working relationships with the government,” Stiles wrote.
The Premier has previously said that he asked the integrity commissioner for an opinion on the stag and doe event. The integrity commissioner’s office said that based on the information it received, Ford had no knowledge of gifts given to his daughter and son-in-law and that there was no discussion of government business at the event.
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