His reversal on the Greenbelt helps feed growing voter cynicism
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The government cannot possibly argue, as governments often do, that altered circumstances justify its reversal. The need for housing was urgent when Mr. Ford made his I-won’t-touch-it vow and it is urgent now. Nothing has changed. It was a big issue in this year’s provincial election campaign, in which he promised to get lots of new housing built but said nothing about opening up the Greenbelt.
He has used or threatened to use the notwithstanding clause of the Constitution no less than three times, comprising the Charter rights of Ontarians. Just recently, he gave theof Toronto and Ottawa the power to win certain votes with only a third of councillors on their side . He cut the size of Toronto council almost in half in the middle of a municipal election campaign, with no notice to voters.
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