Greenbelt Controversy Taking Toll on Ford Government

Greenbelt Controversy Taking Toll on Ford Government
Ontario Premier Doug Ford enters a room to speak to journalists at the Queen’s Park legislature in Toronto on Sept. 5, 2023. The Canadian Press/Chris Young
Tara MacIsaac
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The greatest fallout yet from Ontario’s Greenbelt controversy occurred this week as the province’s housing minister resigned and the premier announced he will do a “complete review” of the Greenbelt lands.

Premier Doug Ford and former housing minister Steve Clark had previously held out against opposition pressure on both points. This buckling shows the weight of that pressure, as does a new poll that suggests support has dropped for Mr. Ford’s Progressive Conservatives since the end of July.