Reporters aren't buying it because it doesn't make sense. He was creating literally billions in value for developers he knows well, guests at his daughter's wedding, and he wasn't aware of how that was happening?
Reporters aren't buying it because it doesn't make sense. He was creating literally billions in value for developers he knows well, guests at his daughter's wedding, and he wasn't aware of how that was happening?
I guess it's possible. Would be kind of weird for a businessman not to want to know how his people had decided to put a lot of money into the pockets of some people and not other people.
If anyone has any doubts about how corrupt the whole Greenbelt scandal was, listen to the portion of the OSHOW (@LauraBabcock's show) when @MarkCripps who worked for the Ministry describes what the "normal" process is for dealing with requests by developers to take lands out of the Greenbelt. He said that while doing that job it was not unusual to be approached by developers/their lobbyists advocating for lands to be removed from the Greenbelt. But he did his job as he was supposed to and I believe he said over 700 applications were turned down because they did not meet the criteria to be removed. IMHO the current Minister's chief of staff was used as a scapegoat. #GreenbeltScandal #HamOnt youtube.com/watch?v=ynX3v2…
@stphnmaher Being bad on purpose and fibbing has worked for him for a long time!
@stphnmaher Not just reports, also woke Ontarians who have seen the whole #GreenbeltScandal unfold before their eyes. Even in the ON AG's report has the proof of why Ford fights exposing his mandate letters, esp the one to Clark. #onpoli #cdnmedia
@stphnmaher "I didn't know" appears to be the current favorite reply of politicians.
@stphnmaher In that case, he's delegated himself out of his job. Did he never hear of the saying 'The Buck Stops Here"?
@stphnmaher @EmmMacfarlane Even if it was true, it is still a damning indictment. If he's not paying attention to this file, then what is he paying attention to?
@stphnmaher @EmmMacfarlane Most recent check, @TinaYazdani is about 60,000 Ontario public servants which, if I recall correctly, is less than when I was one of them. To be fair, Doug also has difficulty counting his friends.
@stphnmaher Maybe he believes they like him because of his personality.