Premier Doug Ford says his family “is separate from the political process” after facing questions about the growing controversy over the stag-and-doe party for his daughter that developers attended last summer.
Premier Doug Ford says his family “is separate from the political process” after facing questions about the growing controversy over the stag-and-doe party for his daughter that developers attended last summer, just months before protected lands were removed from the Greenbelt.
Ford, however, said “regarding any family matters, my family is separate from the political process. They aren’t involved.” He added he went to the integrity commissioner who deemed there was no violation based on information he provided.“It’s about accountability and the integrity of the office that he holds … the government has a history of very specific land decisions that somehow end up benefiting their friends and their donors.
Stiles said the NDP will be filing an additional complaint with the integrity commissioner later this week on the issue.attending the stag eventThe Star has reported that at least one developer who stood to benefit from the Greenbelt changes also attended the premier’s daughter’s wedding last summer.
As question period resumed Tuesday, the government was also grilled on criticisms over its response to the so-called “Freedom Convoy” protests in Ottawa last year after Justice Paul Rouleau said in his report examining the crisis that the Ford government’s inaction was a “failure of federalism,” and noted then-solicitor general Sylvia Jones did not testify.
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