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RCMP interviewing Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s staff in Greenbelt probe
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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RCMP has started interviewing witnesses in Greenbelt probe, Ford’s office says
Ontario Premier Doug Ford's office says the RCMP has started interviewing witnesses in its investigation into the government's decision to open up parts of the protected Greenbelt for housing development. An Ontario Greenbelt sign is shownsurrounded by farm land near Caledon, Ont., on October 12, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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After market dry spell Kitchener bungalow gets six offers
Done Deal, 31 Woodmans Court, Kitchener, Ont.
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Doug Ford’s policy reversal habit is his best or worst virtue, depending on who you ask
Ontario Premier Doug Ford attends a press availability at a convenience store in Toronto, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023. The Ontario Government announced that in 2026 they will allow sales of beer, wine, cider, coolers and pre-mixed drinks to be sold at convenience stores, grocery stores and "big box" retailers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Ontario’s Greenbelt land swap causes debate among landowners in rural Erin
A Ontario Greenbelt sign is shown as itÕs surrounded by farm land near Caledon, Ont., on Thursday, October 12, 2023. The Greenbelt is a protected area of green space, farmland, forests, wetlands, and watersheds, located in Southern Ontario, Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Ontario tables promised bill to rescind expansions onto farmland
Paul Calandra, Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing prepares to take questions from journalists after tabling a bill to return parcels of land to Greenbelt, at Queen's Park in Toronto on Monday, October 16, 2023. Calandra says the province is reversing its moves to expand urban boundaries.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Doug Ford’s office was involved in municipal land decisions, records reveal
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, left, looks over at Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Paul Calandra, at Queen's Park, in Toronto, Monday, Oct. 30, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Halton Hills had plans for a walkable town. Ontario’s Ford government had other ideas
Ann Lawlor, Mayor of Halton Hills, poses for a photo along a wooded area near the south end of the town in the community of Georgetown, Wednesday, October 25, 2023. (Nick Iwanyshyn/The Globe and Mail)
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Eighteen zoning orders given to developers who were guests at Premier Ford’s family wedding, NDP says
Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles speaks to journalists at the Queens Park Legislature in Toronto on Monday October 30, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Four bids on Richmond condo, sale goes over asking
Done Deal, 8600 General Currie Rd., No. 219, Richmond, B.C.
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Ontario reverses move to expand urban boundaries into farmland
Paul Calandra, Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing prepares to take questions from journalists after tabling a bill to return parcels of land to Greenbelt, at Queen's Park in Toronto on Monday, October 16, 2023. Calandra says the province is reversing its moves to expand urban boundaries.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Two Ontario municipalities ask province to compensate them for Greenbelt work
Trees touch a skyline in the Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve, part of Ontario's Greenbelt, on Monday, May 15, 2023. Two Ontario municipalities are asking the provincial government to reimburse them for more than $400,000 in costs they incurred while working on the now-reversed Greenbelt land removals in their communities. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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NDP asks for ethics probe on ties between Greenbelt developer, former Ontario minister
Kaleed Rasheed responds to a question during a press conference at Queen's Park in Toronto on Wednesday, September 1, 2021. Ontario's Official Opposition has filed a request to the integrity commissioner to probe the relationship between former senior members of the premier's office and a prominent developer whose land was removed from the protected Greenbelt. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
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Ontario unveils bill to restore and enshrine Greenbelt
Paul Calandra, Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing prepares to table a bill to return parcels of land to Greenbelt, at Queen's Park in Toronto on Monday, October 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Ontario tables bill to return lands to the protected Greenbelt
An Ontario Greenbelt sign is shown by farmland near Caledon, Ont., on Thursday, October 12, 2023. Ontario's municipal affairs and housing minister is expected to introduce legislation today to return parcels of land to the protected Greenbelt. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Politics Briefing: RCMP opens investigation into Ontario’s Greenbelt land transfers
The RCMP has launched an investigation into the Greenbelt land swap. Cows cool off in a pond on a farm in the Ontario Greenbelt near Guelph, Ont., in July this year.
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RCMP opens probe into Ontario’s cancelled Greenbelt development plans
A government sign indicating entry into the Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve, in Pickering, Ont., Monday, June 19, 2023. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
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Bonnie Crombie plans to return as Mississauga Mayor for budget process before new Liberal leader named
Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie stands on stage with supporters at a rally in Mississauga, Ont. on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, in which she announced her Ontario Liberal Leadership candidacy. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Proposal to build hospital on protected Greenbelt land cancelled
Southlake hospital in Newmarket is pictured, Monday, July 20, 2020. The homecare program at Southlake has helped the hospital dramatically reduce the number of days patients wait for more appropriate services in the community. (Galit Rodan/The Globe and Mail)
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Ontario government had targeted more Greenbelt sites without public’s notice, documents show
A field of corn growing at 12045 McCowan Rd. in Stouffville, Ont. is photographed on Sept 6, 2023. This land was removed from the Greenbelt and proposed as housing development by the Ontario government. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
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