Ontario Greenbelt

• Ontario legislature resumes after Greenbelt about-face, minister resignations

  Ontario's legislature resumes sitting Monday on the heels of two cabinet ministers' resignations, a cabinet shuffle, and a major policy reversal.

  Politics

  Sep 24
  
• Hamilton reaction to Ontario’s Greenbelt reversal swift as mayor says she’s ‘thrilled’

  Mayor Andrea Horwath was one of many Hamiltonians thrilled by the Greenbelt reversal, but wants more including the return of agricultural land forced into the urban boundary.

  Environment

  Sep 21
  
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• ‘It was a mistake’: Doug Ford says government will reverse Greenbelt land swap decision

  'It was a mistake to open the Greenbelt. It was a mistake to establish a process that moved too fast,' Ford said. 

  Politics

  Sep 21
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• Cabinet member in Doug Ford’s government resigns after Greenbelt probe

  Ontario Premier Doug Ford's office says cabinet member Kaleed Rasheed has resigned from his role and from the Progressive Conservative caucus.

  Politics

  Sep 20
• Hamilton landowners speak out in favour of Ford government’s Greenbelt plan

  A landowners group, among those who delegated at a special planning committee, are speaking out in favor of the Ford government's plan to build on former protected lands.

  Politics

  Sep 18
• Hamilton to consider resisting Greenbelt facilitators after public meeting

  After spending hours in a Greenbelt discussion with constituents, councillors may face a late September vote reconsidering engagement with a provincial facilitator.

  Entertainment

  Sep 15
• Hamilton councillors seek feasibility of judicial review on Greenbelt land removal

  Ahead of a public meeting on Greenbelt lands, Hamilton politicians have told city staff to look into the possibility of legal action against the Ford government's decision.

  Environment

  Sep 13
• EXCLUSIVE: 2018 Ontario housing minister mandate letter promised to ‘protect the Greenbelt’

  In his 2018 mandate letter to Steve Clark, exclusively obtained by Global News, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said the Greenbelt must be protected.

  Politics

  Sep 12
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• Premier Doug Ford’s 2018 mandate letter promised to hold cabinet ministers accountable

  In Doug Ford's 2018 mandate letters, obtained exclusively by Global News, the premier laid out his high expectations for incoming cabinet ministers and plan to ensure integrity.

  Politics

  Sep 11
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• Inside the Greenbelt deal from 2 developers’ perspectives

  While no one explicitly told developers that Ontario planned to open up the protected Greenbelt for housing last year, the government telegraphed that message to builders.

  Canada

  Sep 8