Huge respect to the members of the greenbelt council for standing up to Ford.

We know @fordnation has been trying to deliver on letting developers pave the greenbelt for some time. A quick trip down memory lane... 🧵
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2020/12/06/news/seven-members-doug-fords-greenbelt-council-resign-conservation-authority-changes #onpoli
Seven members of Doug Ford's Greenbelt Council resign over

David Crombie, a former Progressive Conservative MP and Toronto mayor, resigned as chair of the advisory board Saturday, saying the Ford government's changes to limit the powers of conservation

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2020/12/06/news/seven-members-doug-fords-greenbelt-council-resign-conservation-authority-changes
But first, this resignation letter to @SteveClarkPC by David Crombie should be read in full and sums up the situation well: “This is not policy and institutional reform. This is high-level bombing and needs to be resisted.” https://twitter.com/EmmaMci/status/1335346506765922309 #onpoli #ONGreenbelt
Let's not forget that Ford told developers during the election campaign that he'd open a "big chunk" of the greenbelt to them, got caught, and backtracked. https://globalnews.ca/news/4176639/ontario-pc-doug-ford-greenbelt-development/
Ontario PC leader Doug Ford says he would open up Greenbelt for development in some areas

The Progressive Conservative leader says he supports the idea of the protected region but would allow development in some areas to create more supply in the housing market, including more affordable...

https://globalnews.ca/news/4176639/ontario-pc-doug-ford-greenbelt-development/
Here he is acknowledging how he backtracked and instead said that he would protect the greenbelt.

It's clear that this was a lie. https://twitter.com/fordnation/status/1071169529944915969
Then Ford introduced Bill 66 to open greenbelt to them, got caught, backtracked again. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ford-government-backs-down-on-legislation-that-would-have-made-it-easier-to-build-in-the-greenbelt-1.4990274
Ford government backs down on legislation that would have made it easier to build in the Greenbelt...

Ontario will not move forward with a controversial element of proposed legislation that could have opened up the province's protected Greenbelt to development.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ford-government-backs-down-on-legislation-that-would-have-made-it-easier-to-build-in-the-greenbelt-1.4990274
Don’t forget that one of the biggest developers in the province donated $100,000 to @ontarioisproud, which worked hard to see Doug Ford elected. It’s clear what’s motivating @fordnation here. “Open for Business” indeed. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-proud-election-advertising-spending-1.4941210 #onpoli #ONGreenbelt
Ontario Proud's pro-PC election spending was funded by corporate donors | CBC News

Ontario Proud, a group credited with helping Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives win the provincial election, received more than $400,000 in corporate donations to fund its campaign efforts, new...

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-proud-election-advertising-spending-1.4941210
So now, under the cover of Covid, he finally delivered for his developer buddies.

I'm not sure how to close this thread, so I'll just leave this here.

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