The return of the legislature will see Premier Doug Ford set aboutBut don't expect Ford's abrupt admission that "it was a mistake" to open the Greenbelt to equally abruptly quell the controversy. Opposition politicians say there are still many unanswered questions.
"We have the privatization of health care, we have the selling off of the 95-year lease for Ontario Place that people are really opposed to. I think it's fair that we need to shine light in every corner."Interim Liberal Leader John Fraser said "the heat is not going to get turned down any time soon," but it may take some time to get proper answers on outstanding Greenbelt questions, and the Liberals will also be advancing other priorities at the same time.
Both the auditor general and integrity commissioner found that the process to select lands was rushed and favoured certain developers.Ford was asked why he opened up the Greenbelt. Here's what he saidWhen asked by CBC reporter Mike Crawley what his government was thinking when they decided to open up the protected Greenbelt, Premier Doug Ford said 'the intention was right,' adding that 'you do things that you otherwise might not do' when faced with a housing crisis.
On Friday, a third cabinet minister resigned, though he said it was unconnected to the Greenbelt. Monte McNaughton resigned as labour minister to take a job in the private sector."I'm beginning to wonder whether, in fact, we're going to have anybody left to question on Monday at this rate," she said.The departures prompted a mini cabinet shuffle Friday, with Ford naming David Piccini, who has been environment minister for the past two years, as the new labour minister.
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