Ford Stands Behind Housing Minister After Integrity Commissioner Finding

Ford Stands Behind Housing Minister After Integrity Commissioner Finding
Steve Clark, Ontario’s Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, speaks to journalists at the Queens Park Legislature, in Toronto on Nov. 16, 2022. The Canadian Press/Chris Young
Tara MacIsaac
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he stands behind his housing minister, telling reporters that he won’t heed calls for his ouster following a critical report by the province’s integrity commissioner. Minister Steve Clark has also confirmed he will not resign.

The report, released Aug. 30, says Mr. Clark did not properly oversee his chief of staff’s actions in selecting properties to remove from the Greenbelt for development.