Ontario Housing Minister Says His Chief of Staff Is Cooperating With the Ongoing Greenbelt Investigation

Ontario Housing Minister Says His Chief of Staff Is Cooperating With the Ongoing Greenbelt Investigation
Steve Clark, then-minister of municipal affairs and housing for Ontario, speaks to reporters at the Queen’s Park legislature in Toronto on Nov. 16, 2022. The Canadian Press/Chris Young
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A much-publicized Ontario Auditor General report points the finger at the housing minister’s chief of staff regarding “biased” decisions to open Greenbelt land for development.

The report alleges that Chief of Staff Ryan Amato took measures to ensure land sites suggested to him by two developers would be selected. Developers stand to see a property value increase of $8.3 billion, the Aug. 9 report said.