Ford cleared by integrity commissioner after questions raised about developers attending daughter’s stag and doe party
In a statement to CP24 on Thursday, Michelle Renaud, the communications and outreach manager at the Office of the Integrity Commissioner of Ontario, said that based on the information about the event provided by the premier and his office staff, "there is nothing to indicate non-compliance with the Members' Integrity Act."
She noted that the information was given to the commissioner's office in late January after the media inquired about the events. Under, an MPP can request the commissioner to give an opinion and recommendations on any matter respecting to their obligations under the act or Ontario parliamentary convention.
"The information provided to the Commissioner was that these guests, identified as developers, are friends of the Ford family, and in some cases have been for decades," Renaud said. Renaud said Commissioner David Wake found Ford did not breach the act as the information submitted to him indicated that the premier had no knowledge of the gifts given to his daughter and son-in-law "and that there was no discussion of government business at either of the events." A stag and doe party is a pre-wedding event held to raise money for the couple.
The revelation comes amid a separate investigation by the integrity commissioner into allegations that Housing Minister Steve Clark tipped off developers about the government's plans to change the Greenbelt.Both Ford and Clark have
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