In the wake of Bonnie Crombie’s splashy entrance to the Liberal leadership race, Premier Doug Ford is crowing about the Mississauga mayor “endorsing our Greenbelt plan.”
, Ford on Thursday claimed she backs his controversial land swap that allows development on 7,400 acres of the Greenbelt in exchange for adding 9,400 acres elsewhere.
“Well, there’s one thing I’ll agree with her — she endorsed our Greenbelt plan about swapping properties, so that’s good that she’s endorsing our Greenbelt plan to build more homes,” the premier said in Whitby.
“But my commitment is firm to protect the Greenbelt. It’s different because with the stroke of a pen they removed acres and acres of Greenbelt land … without consultation.”attended by some 500 supporters at the Metalworks Institute in Mississauga.suggesting she is the clear front-runner in the Dec. 2 Liberal leadership contest — and mindful Ford is wary of her candidacy because she could appeal to his voting coalition — her rivals piled on.
“Liberals created the Greenbelt. As leader, I will work to protect it. If you want the Greenbelt protected, join me,” saidLiberal MP Yasir Naqvi called Ford’s decision to permit development on the Greenbelt a “
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