Greenbelt
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Developer advances Greenbelt lawsuit, seeking $300M from Ontario governmentMinotar Holdings, a development company that owns roughly 210 acres of land in Markham, recently filed a fresh statement of claim against the provincial government.PoliticsDec 31, 2025
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RCMP’s ‘thorough’ Greenbelt investigation reaches 2-year markIt was November 2022 when the province announced it would remove 7,400 acres of land from the Greenbelt to accommodate plans to build 50,000 new homes.PoliticsOct 10, 2025
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NDP calls for RCMP to include ‘permanently deleted’ emails in Greenbelt probeNDP Leader Marit Stiles is also acknowledging that the opposition parties at Queen's Park may have 'run out' of options to hold the government to account.PoliticsJun 16, 2025
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Ford government broke ‘legal’ record-keeping rules during Greenbelt scandalOn Thursday, the Information and Privacy Commissioner's office released a report summarizing the results of a number of freedom of information appeals over Greenbelt documents.PoliticsJun 12, 2025
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Greenbelt, mandate letter emails unearthed on Ford government staffers’ personal accountsThe emails, turned over to the Ontario NDP as part of a freedom of information appeal, show staff discussing the Greenbelt and mandate letters on their personal accounts.PoliticsMay 26, 2025
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Ford government ordered to dig deeper on ‘private’ meetings during Greenbelt decisionThe Greenbelt decision was eventually reversed after a scandal that saw two ministers resign and is the subject of an ongoing investigation by the RCMP.PoliticsMay 7, 2025
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Ontario ethics watchdog closes Greenbelt investigation into former cabinet ministerThe integrity commissioner's office confirmed that a complaint from NDP Leader Marit Stiles, who wrote to complain about Kaleed Rasheed in October 2023, had been closed.PoliticsMay 6, 2025
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Integrity commissioner bans Ontario lobbyist over Greenbelt dealingsA central figure in the Greenbelt scandal has been banned from lobbying the Ontario government for two years after the province's integrity watchdog determined he violated laws.PoliticsApr 17, 2025
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Ontario ordered to retrieve any Greenbelt emails on former staffer’s personal accountThe IPC said the Ford government had “failed to put in place mechanisms” to make sure its staff were not using personal email accounts to conduct government business.PoliticsApr 17, 2025
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NDP calls for Ontario integrity commissioner to release ‘unregistered lobbyist’ reportWhile the Integrity Commissioner published the name of the lobbyist for violations of the Lobbyist Registration Act, the details of the investigation have been kept under wraps.PoliticsApr 1, 2025
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