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TORONTO — Ontario’s municipal affairs and housing minister introduced legislation Oct. 16 to return parcels of land to the protected Greenbelt — a move he hoped will close a difficult chapter for the government, though an RCMP investigation still looms.
Calandra, who took over the file in early September after Steve Clark resigned amid the Greenbelt fallout, said he hoped the legislation allows the government to move forward.“I’m acknowledging that mistake. It was a process that could not be supported. It was a process that took us off of what we have been trying to do for the last number of years, which is make it easier to build homes for people, make it more affordable. We’re moving in the direction of refocusing and getting back on track.
Ford’s office said the government would co-operate with the investigation and Ford has previously said he is confident nothing criminal took place.“Why has the government wasted the last year-and-a-half focused on helping a handful of land speculators cash in $8.3 billion, instead of actually focusing in on building homes that ordinary people can afford?” he said.
Interim Liberal Leader John Fraser noted that the Globe and Mail reported that the Progressive Conservative government appointed a woman whose brother and husband run a prominent development company to sit on the Greenbelt Foundation, dedicated to protecting those lands.
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