Developers, described as long-time friends of the Doug Ford family, attended his daughter’s wedding bearing gifts. It’s time Ford started paying attention to who’s coming in his front door. It’s all too cozy for our liking. StarEditorial
Premier Doug Ford’s daughter ties the knot and among those at the wedding are developers who stand to benefit richly from recent provincial decisions on land use in the Greater Toronto Area. Weeks before that, developers are among the guests who attended a stag and doe party for the couple.Unfortunately, not so for Ford.
Ford had no knowledge of gifts given to the couple and “there was no discussion of government business at either of the events,” the commissioner’s office told the Star. There’s plenty wrong with this picture, in our view. Developers, described as long-time friends of the Ford family, attend the events bearing gifts.for the daughter’s wedding.
It’s not then, as the premier wants to insist, a private family matter. When developers on the receiving end of favourable government decisions are mixing it up with the premier at family gatherings, that makes it a matter of public concern. Surely, after all his time in public office, Ford recognizes the potential conflict of interest.
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