Housing Minister Paul Calandra set to introduce legislation this week that would return 3,000 hectares to the protected area
The Ontario government plans to introduce a bill that expands the Greenbelt and secures its boundaries in law for the first time, as Premier Doug Ford tries to recover from a political scandal that has left the Progressive Conservatives reeling.
“We’re going to do what has never been done in this province before. We will protect the Greenbelt once and for all,” Mr. Calandra said in question period on Monday, on the first day the legislature resumed after summer break. The auditor-general’s report from Bonnie Lysyk, who has since retired, concluded the government’s process of selecting the land for removal from the Greenbelt was rushed, seriously flawed and “favoured certain developers.” It found that the changes had resulted in an $8.3-billion windfall for developers, in the form of increased land values.
In the legislature on Monday, Opposition NDP Leader Marit Stiles accused the government of being mired in scandal and disarray. “That’s what you call leadership: admitting if there was a mistake, moving forward and making sure we go on with our agenda,” he said.
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