Ontario Premier Doug Ford applauds as Long-Term Care Minister Paul Calandra answers a question at Queen's Park in Toronto on Feb.21, 2023.
The Region of Peel is having to foot the $1.5 million bill charged by the provincially-appointed Peel Region Transition Board, even though Premier Doug Ford backed down from his plans to dissolve the region months ago.
CBC Toronto obtained the email sent to regional councillors by Peel's chief administrative officer Gary Kent about two bills from the transitional board: one for the time period July to December 2023 for $858,000, and another from January to March this year for $635,000.The province has made it clear: Peel is on the hook for all costs related to the board.
Brampton Coun. Martin Medeiros calls Peel region having to foot the bill for the provincially-appointed Peel Regional Transition Board 'crazy... a kick in the teeth for taxpayers.' But soon after Crombie won the Ontario Liberal Leadership race in December, Ford cancelled the dissolution plan. While the province's new directives for the transition board earlier this year were meant to focus on speeding up building homes in the region, Medeiros said they have done the opposite.
"Peel staff definitely have a very low staff morale right now," he said, adding that the council is worried about losing some of the most experienced staff members.
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