Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Paul Calandra holds a press conference before tabling legislation to return Greenbelt land to protected status, at Queen’s Park, in Toronto, on Oct. 16, 2023.
Peel regional councillors are asking the Ford government to pay for its provincially appointed board that was supposed to figure out the region’s dissolution but is now focused on reducing bureaucratic overlap, arguing it’s unfair for Peel taxpayers.Last month the province told CBC Toronto the region will be responsible for 'all costs' associated with the board.
Last month, the province told CBC Toronto the region will be responsible for "all costs" associated with the board."You do the work, you appoint the people, you select the team, you do the report, everything, but somehow we pay the bill… and such a large bill. It's no joke," Toor, who brought forward the motion Thursday to ask the province to pay for the cost of the transition board, told CBC Toronto.
"While Peel Region is required to fund its transition process, other regions benefit from a provincially funded public consultation process via the standing committee on heritage, infrastructure and cultural policy," he said. The region is now asking for "detailed information regarding third-party consultants engaged by the Transition Board and the associated costs," Iannicca said in the release.
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