Doug Ford and Steve Clark responded to questions about the Auditor General's Greenbelt report on Friday, confirming the staff member blamed for the selection process is still employed.
Ford and Clark responded to questions about the Auditor General's Greenbelt report on Friday, confirming the staff member blamed for the selection process is still employed.Premier Doug Ford is insisting no developers or landowners were given preferential treatment during the selection of lands for the controversial Greenbelt land swap.
In her 95-page report, Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk peeled back the layers on the selection process for lands that were removed from the Greenbelt and opened up for housing development. It detailed evidence pointing to one staffer — Clark's Chief of Staff — as having been influenced by suggestions from developers while exercising control over the selection process.
Despite this, Clark maintained that the Chief of Staff is still employed and will continue to work on his portfolio.
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