Last week, Premier Doug Ford’s office said current and former staffers were being interviewed by the Mounties “as witnesses” as the force’s investigation into the government’s decision to remove 7,400 acres of protected land from the Greenbelt gathers pace.
Premier Ford has also not been interviewed by the RCMP, something a former investigator said is potentially part of a standard process. The investigation was sparked after separate investigations by Ontario’s auditor general and integrity commissioner revealed a rushed, chaotic process to remove land from the Greenbelt that appeared to benefit certain developers.