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Decentralized Democracy

Ontario Assembly

43rd Parl. 1st Sess.
February 21, 2023 10:15AM
  • Feb/21/23 11:00:00 a.m.

My question is to the Premier. Standing here today in this seat, I’m feeling the weight of the important role that we in the official opposition have in this province. A lot of people are counting on us. People are struggling. People aren’t voting, because they’ve been told over and over again by this government and governments before them that this is as good as it gets, that this is all they can expect.

When a government as rich and powerful as this one makes decisions that favour developers over farmers, shareholders over sick people, we have a problem.

To the Premier: Since this House rose, more concerns have been raised about his relationship with developers profiting from his greenbelt carve-up and their attendance at family events. Can the Premier explain to Ontarians how they are supposed to believe that these developers weren’t given a heads-up about his plans for the greenbelt?

Well, the Premier has a close relationship with developers. We know that; he has acknowledged it. But when the guest list for a family event includes the very developers who later benefited from this government’s MZOs and greenbelt sale, something doesn’t sit right. The government has a history of very specific land decisions that somehow end up benefiting their friends and their donors.

Does the Premier understand how bad this looks, not just for the Premier, but for the integrity of his government?

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