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Doug Ford aide-turned Greenbelt lobbyist broke rules, ethics watchdog says

Commissioner J. David Wake laid out several instances in which he said Nico Fidani-Diker broke lobbying rules, largely in the course of lobbying work related to the protected Greenbelt lands.

Published Mar 31, 2025 at 6:53pm

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Doug Ford aide-turned Greenbelt lobbyist broke rules, ethics watchdog says

Signboards voicing opposition to the Ontario Government's plans for the Greenbelt are seen outside homes within the Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve, part of Ontario's Greenbelt , on May 15, 2023, THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

A lobbyist who used to work for Ontario Premier Doug Ford failed to comply with some rules while asking for clients' land to be removed from the Greenbelt, the province's integrity commissioner concluded Monday.

Commissioner J. David Wake laid out several instances in which he said Nico Fidani-Diker broke lobbying rules, largely in the course of lobbying work related to the protected Greenbelt lands.

Fidani-Diker failed to register after lobbying to try to get land removed from the Greenbelt and knowingly placed two public office holders in a real or potential conflict of interest by offering them tickets to a Toronto Maple Leafs game, Wake wrote.

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