Where the buck stops in the Greenbelt scandal is anybody’s guess

Several attempts by authorities to scrutinize or consider scrutinizing the secret decision-making operation are ongoing, but responsibility for getting to the bottom of this favouritism-ridden affair is proving iffy all around.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has asked the province’s integrity commissioner to examine if his housing minister’s former chief of staff broke public service conflict-of-interest rules, Les Whittington.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY LES WHITTINGTON

August 30, 2023

OTTAWA—Premier Doug Ford’s Greenbelt land swap was hit with another damning report on Aug. 30 when Ontario’s integrity watchdog said Housing Minister Steve Clark should be reprimanded for his role in the province’s controversial removal of protected environmental lan...

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