Officers with the have begun interviewing people who work or have worked in Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s office, the government says, as a police investigation into the government’s land swap gathers pace. The premier’s office said in a statement Friday that they had “always said we would cooperate” with the RCMP’s investigation into the land … Read more
The Chief of Staff to Ontario Premier Doug Ford routinely relied on a personal email address to facilitate government-related communications, Global News has learned, despite his assertions to Ontario’s Integrity Commissioner that government work is always conducted using an official email address. Global News has viewed dozens of emails sent to and received from Patrick … Read more
When Steve Clark was first tapped to be Ontario’s Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing in 2018, his directions from Premier Doug Ford were clear: his ministry was not to touch Ontario’s Greenbelt and instead Clark was explicitly instructed to protect the 2-million acres of land around the Greater Toronto Area. Four years later, amid … Read more
After Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives were swept into office in June 2018, ending 15 years of Liberal rule, newly minted Premier Doug Ford provided his cabinet ministers a new north star. He would run a government defined by ethics, accountability and a province that was strictly “for the people.” In a series of mandate letters given … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Housing Minister Steve Clark has resigned after Ontario’s integrity commissioner found he broke ethics rules for his role in the Ford government’s Greenbelt land swap scandal. In a letter published on Monday morning, Clark said he felt his role in the Greenbelt decision and subsequent investigations were … Read more