“Keep your mouth shut and stick to it” & “in for a rough ride, hold the line ‘it’s all about housing’” - quotes from #RyanAmato in documents released on #DougFord's #greenbelt scandal

https://www.thetrillium.ca/news/energy-and-the-environment/environmental-group-releases-thousands-of-government-documents-on-greenbelt-urban-boundary-scandals-7759102

There's also an intriguing reference to Cherrywood, the site owned by TACC’s Silvio #DeGasperis and the largest single chunk of land taken out of the Greenbelt. An attendee at a briefing with the housing minister’s office said the ministry was doing “just what (the) owner asked for.”

Environmental group releases thousands of government documents on Greenbelt, urban boundary scandals

Opposition politicians say the document dump shows the premier was in the loop

The Trillium

Great reporting @thenarwhal 🏅

The Ontario Provincial Police confirmed in a statement that Carrique “did have a professional work-related relationship with members of the Amato family,” but said that wasn’t the reason the service decided to refer the review to the RCMP.

“They should have punted [the review] to the RCMP much sooner,” said Mukherjee... “It raises the question of how seriously they took the early allegations”

#DougFord #RyanAmato #DeGasperis #Greenbelt #OnPoli

Shame on you, the De Gasperis family, particularly Silvio De Gasperis. You're short-sighted, foolish, and think only of your own self.

Shame on you, Michael Rice, owner of the Rice Group. You, too, are ok with all this for a profit.

2/8

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/08/10/news/incredibly-damning-reaction-ontario-auditor-generals-greenbelt-report

#DougFord #GreenBelt #Canada #Environment #FoodSecurity #ClimateChange #PublicShaming #Corruption #DeGasperis #MichaelRice #TheRiceGroup

‘Incredibly damning’: Reaction to Ontario auditor general’s Greenbelt report

Ontario auditor general Bonnie Lysyk found the Ford government’s 2022 decision to open part of the protected Greenbelt for development was driven by political influence and privileged access.

Canada's National Observer

not remotely dodgy, nope nope nope:

Ontario developer asks court to prevent, delay interview with auditor general in Greenbelt audit — https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/silvio-de-gasperis-auditor-general-greenbelt-1.6902145

#ONPoli #Greenbelt #DeGasperis

Ontario developer asks court to prevent, delay interview with auditor general in Greenbelt audit | CBC News

A prominent Toronto-area developer is asking a court to block or delay a provincial watchdog from interviewing him as part of its investigation into the Ontario government's decision to open formerly protected land for housing development, CBC News has learned.

CBC