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Province's changes to Greenbelt lacked transparency, accountability and consultation: Ontario AG

“Provincial government actions in 2022 to open parts of the Greenbelt for development failed to consider environmental, agricultural and financial risks and impacts," said Ontario's Auditor General.

Published Aug 9, 2023 at 3:01pm

Davis Legree
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Davis Legree
Province's changes to Greenbelt lacked transparency, accountability and consultation: Ontario AG

Bonnie Lysyk, Ontario's auditor general, pictured in the Ontario Legislature in Toronto on Dec. 7, 2020. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press)

Biased and dismissive.

Those are the words Ontario Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk used to describe the changes Premier Doug Ford's government made to the Greenbelt in a report released on Wednesday.

“Provincial government actions in 2022 to open parts of the Greenbelt for development failed to consider environmental, agricultural and financial risks and impacts, proceeded with little input from experts or affected parties, and favoured certain developers/landowners,” Lysyk said in a statement.

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