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Nine of the Minister's Zoning Orders were given to developer Shakir Rehmatullah, a self-described friend of the Premier who owns land that was removed from the Greenbelt.Ontario Premier Doug Ford is facing renewed scrutiny over his alleged ties to developers, his daughter’s wedding, and potential misuse of power.
Clients of Nico Fidani-Diker, a Principal at lobbying firm ONpoint Strategy Group who was also named in the Integrity Commissioner’s report, received two MZOs, and Carmine Nigro, the President of Craft Development, received one. "The Ford Conservatives are already under RCMP criminal investigation for the Greenbelt. This is yet more evidence of sketchy land deals that show just how deep this corruption goes."
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