Ford’s office promised its full cooperation, saying it has 'zero tolerance for any wrongdoing'
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared on The Trillium, a new Village Media website devoted to covering provincial politics at Queen’s Park.
“Following a referral from the Ontario Provincial Police, the RCMP O Division’s Sensitive and International Investigations unit has now launched an investigation into allegations associated the decision from the Province of Ontario to open parts of the Greenbelt for development,” an RCMP spokesperson said in an email.
Controversy around the Ford government’s decision late last year to remove 7,400 acres in 15 different land sites from the Greenbelt was escalated by revelations contained in scathing reports published separately by two of Ontario’s watchdogs. The Ford government’s plan to change the Greenbelt is no longer, however. On Sept. 21 — amid plummeting public opinion poll numbers, and after the resignations of two cabinet ministers and two senior staffers involved in the scandal — Ford apologized for removing land and promised to reverse the Greenbelt decision.
The RCMP was handed responsibility for reviewing whether to undergo a now-launched criminal investigation into the Greenbelt scandal by the OPP in mid-August. The provincial police said this was to avoid any “potential perceived conflict of interest” — the details of which it hasn’t disclosed.
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