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Ontario to launch Greenbelt review, Premier Doug Ford says
Ontario Premier Doug Ford takes questions from the media during a press conference at the Ontario Legislature on Sept 5, 2023. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
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Morning Update: Doug Ford announces cabinet shuffle after Housing Minister resigns over Greenbelt controversy
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Steve Clark delivers remarks at Queen's Park in Toronto on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. Ontario's housing minister has apologized for his role in the Greenbelt land swap that two legislative watchdogs have said benefited certain developers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
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The (possibly fatal) flaw in Doug Ford’s Greenbelt plan
The Editorial Board
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford asks Bank of Canada to halt rate hikes
Ontario Premier Doug Ford delivers remarks at Lakeshore Collegiate Institute in Toronto, on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. Ford is calling on the Bank of Canada to halt future interest rate hikes which he says are having a "devastating" impact on families and businesses. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
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Ontario Housing Minister Steve Clark apologizes for lack of oversight in Greenbelt process, but refuses to resign
First Nations leaders from across Ontario are calling for Housing Minister Steve Clark's resignation or removal over his handling of changes to protected Greenbelt land. Ontario Premier Doug Ford listens as Clark speaks during a press conference in Mississauga, Ont., Friday, Aug. 11, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
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Ford stands by Ontario Housing Minister after integrity commissioner finds he violated ethics rules in Greenbelt land swap
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province is looking to return land to the Greenbelt that a developer recently sold. Ontario’s minister of housing Steve Clark listens as Ford speaks during a press conference in Mississauga, Ont., Friday, Aug. 11, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
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Ontario may return portions of Greenbelt land after two sites listed for sale, Ford says
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is refusing to budge on plans to build on the protected Greenbelt despite a damning auditor general report and experts saying his housing targets can be met by building elsewhere. Ford is introduced during a press conference in Mississauga, Ont., Friday, Aug. 11, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
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Ontario chiefs unanimously oppose province’s Greenbelt land swap
<div>Ontario First Nation chiefs are demanding Doug Ford's government return land to the Greenbelt that the province removed for development. A sign marks an entry point into the Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve, part of Ontario's Greenbelt , Monday, May 15, 2023, THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young</div>
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Toronto’s plan to address refugee housing crisis falls short, church leaders say
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow is photographed during a press conference following a tour of Revivaltime Tabernacle Church, where African and Black refugees and asylum seekers received emergency shelter, in North York, Ont., on Friday, July 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
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Doug Ford ‘confident’ nothing criminal in Greenbelt plan as RCMP review land swap
Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks to journalists at the Queens Park Legislature in Toronto on Friday August 25, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Evening Update: Ontario reverses latest proposal to include Greenbelt land in development project
A farm on the Niagara Escarpment which is part of the Greenbelt in Caledon, Ontario Canada April 12, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
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Doug Ford has yet to do the bare minimum on the Greenbelt development scandal
David Moscrop
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Ontario Housing Minister’s chief of staff resigns after critical report on Greenbelt land deals
Ontario Premier Doug Ford listens as Ontario’s minister of housing Steve Clark speaks during a press conference in Mississauga, Ont., Friday, Aug. 11, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
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The Greenbelt saga is a long way from over
The Editorial Board
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Ontario to provide $1.2-billion in incentives, expand strong mayor powers to achieve housing targets
Construction on housing takes place in Brampton, Ont., Thursday April 27, 2023. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
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Ontario government memo reminds political staffers to follow conflict rules after Greenbelt report
Ontario Premier Doug Ford arrives to a press conference in Mississauga, Ont., Friday, Aug. 11, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
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Doug Ford defends plan to build on Greenbelt despite scathing report
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is refusing to budge on plans to build on the protected Greenbelt despite a damning auditor general report and experts saying his housing targets can be met by building elsewhere. Ford is introduced during a press conference in Mississauga, Ont., Friday, Aug. 11, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
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Doug Ford’s Greenbelt mess is just the latest example of his disdain for rules
Marcus Gee
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Evening Update: Federal officials say ‘marathon’ wildfire season could extend into fall
Less than a week after hundreds were forced from their homes by a fast-moving wildfire, more residents and businesses of Osoyoos, B.C., are allowed to return. An evacuation order that includes an industrial area in the town has been downgraded to an alert as the threat from the Eagle Bluff wildfire recedes, days after it threatened the town before favourable winds pushed it away. The Osoyoos fire is seen burning across the lake in Osoyoos, B.C., in a Saturday, July 29, 2023, handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Walter Wells, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Politics Briefing: Illness forces Green Party leader to rely on train for travels to Ottawa for security clearance process
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May is home after a brief stay in hospital for overwork, fatigue and stress according to a statement on her website. May stands on stage before the new leader of the Green Party is chosen in Ottawa on Saturday, November 19, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
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