Calls for Premier Doug Ford and Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Steve Clark to resign have been revived in full force today after a report f...
that it was launching a consultation for potentially constructing homes on the environmentally-sensitive lands, which have been out-of-bounds for developers for nearly two decades.
Though the excuse was the desperate need for more housing in the province ASAP, Ford and members of his cabinetAn investigation by Ontario's Auditor General found earlier this month that the process of selecting the handful of land parcels was not"a standard or defensible process," and that particular developers were favoured.
"It also can be shown that there was sufficient land for the target of 1.5 million homes to be built without the need to build on the Greenbelt," that report reads.Stiles said in her briefing today that she feels the rules surrounding these cases in Ontario are unfortunately not strong enough to result in appropriate consequences, as the Integrity Commissioner can only"recommend" that Clark be reprimanded — which they now have.
She suggested that Ford demand Clark's resignation — a suggestion he is apparently not following — and also make public all relevant emails, phone calls, mandate letters, and various other documents between himself, his staff, and developers.
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