Ontario Housing Minister Broke Ethics Rules in Greenbelt Land Swap: Integrity Commissioner

Ontario Housing Minister Broke Ethics Rules in Greenbelt Land Swap: Integrity Commissioner
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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Ontario’s integrity commissioner has concluded Steve Clark, the province’s minister of municipal affairs and housing, violated the Integrity Act in deciding which land should be removed from the protected Greenbelt Plan, and recommended he be reprimanded.

“Minister Clark’s lack of oversight led to some developers being alerted to a potential change in the government’s position on the Greenbelt, resulting in their private interests being furthered improperly,” Integrity Commissioner J. David Wake wrote in an Aug. 30 statement.