“Minister Calandra’s latest flip flop makes it abundantly clear; we have only scratched the surface of the damage this government has done.”
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Calandra said he has been reviewing past decisions of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing to ensure they were made in a “manner that maintains and reinforces public trust.”
Premier Doug Ford admitted last month that it was a mistake to remove 15 parcels from the protected Greenbelt for housing development, and his government has now started the process to return them.
But Pickering, Ont., which was home to the largest of the Greenbelt parcels, and Grimsby, Ont., say they spent a lot of money and staff time working on those plans, to the tune of $360,135 and $82,000 respectively.
Earlier this month, Calandra introduced legislation to return those lands to the Greenbelt while also insulating the government from any legal action from developers affected by the move.
Calandra said Monday that the pending legislation to reverse boundary changes would similarly include provisions to protect the government from legal consequences.
Meanwhile, interim Liberal leader John Fraser was incredulous about Calandra’s comments that Clark’s office was too involved in the changes to municipalities’ urban boundaries.
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