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Spazito

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Thu Sep 21, 2023, 03:46 PM Sep 2023

Ontario reversing controversial Greenbelt land swap, premier says

The Ontario government is changing course and reversing a contentious land swap for the province's protected Greenbelt, following weeks of pressure and two ministers' resignations.

Premier Doug Ford made the announcement at a news conference in Niagara Falls, Ont. Thursday afternoon.

"I made a promise to you that I wouldn't touch the Greenbelt. I broke that promise. And for that I'm very, very sorry," Ford said.

"It was a mistake to open the Greenbelt. It was a mistake to establish a process that moved too fast. This process, it left too much room for some people to benefit over others. It caused people to question our motives. As a first step to earn back your trust, I'll be reversing the changes we made and won't make any changes to the Greenbelt in the future."

Ford said the decision came after two days of meetings with his caucus and cabinet, where ministers told him what they were hearing from constituents in their ridings.

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ford-stag-and-doe-integrity-commissioner-1.6974058


About damn time but better late than never. It was a boondoggle for developers from the get-go. Ford's numbers must be cratering for him to backtrack and screw his major funders, the developers.

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