Developers had direct influence over Ontario Greenbelt land removal, AG finds | Globalnews.ca - eviltoast
The explosive report from Bonnie Lysyk into the government's dealings with developers comes after a six-month investigation.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/2995708

The report, makes a definitive link between the Premier’s Office, the housing minister, a central political staffer who drove the project, and developers who benefitted from the deal.

The end result: the owners of 15 parcels of land removed from the Greenbelt will see the value rise by $8.3 billion, according to the auditor general.

  • Tomboys_are_Cute [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    1 year ago

    If this is a surprise to anyone I would insult their critical thinking. How could that have gone any other way? Obviously that land was going to be more valuable as single family detached homes in a wildly speculative real estate environment and of course developers would know that. Of course these developers would have influence too, they were Ford’s base in the 905!