Overview
- Marit Stiles, speaking to reporters Monday at Queen’s Park, said Doug Ford could “be in prison” if a future public inquiry uncovers wrongdoing tied to the Greenbelt and other files.
- Stiles refused to apologize after Ford called the comment “Trump-style” and “over the top,” and Progressive Conservative members said she crossed a line.
- The RCMP has been probing the 2022 Greenbelt carve-out since October 2023, and Ford said the province has now submitted records to investigators.
- Critics said recent Freedom of Information changes in the budget bill block access to the premier’s and cabinet’s office and cellphone records, which could make it harder for reporters and the public to trace who influenced decisions.
- Watchdogs earlier found developers influenced the Greenbelt change and Ford later restored the land, a backdrop to Stiles also opposing the province’s push to assume Toronto’s role in the Billy Bishop airport agreement.