Auditor General's report on Greenbelt development claims plan "favoured" some developers
Ontario's opposition parties are are urging Housing Minister Steve Clark to step down.
Earlier today, auditor general Bonnie Lysyk released the results of an investigation into the province's plan to develop housing on parts of the Greenbelt.
The plan includes moving 15 areas from protected land, with the goal of building 50,000 homes.
In her report, Lysyk said her findings showed some developers connected to the Housing Minister's Chief of Staff were favoured.
She also noted the value of the land up for development could increase by as much as $8.3 billion.
Interim Liberal Leader John P. Fraser added "there is no way on God’s green Earth that Minister Clark’s Chief of Staff acted without the Minister’s full knowledge or direction."
Meanwhile, NDP Leader Marit Stiles said the findings are "indefensible."
Locally, Niagara three NDP MPPs are also calling on the housing minister to step down.
Before the findings were released, some media reports indicated that developers who had donated to the Progressive Conservative party bough Greenbelt land, despite promises from the province that the area would remain protected.
Premier Doug Ford and Housing Minister Steve Clark have both denied claims that any developers were tipped off about plans to develop housing on the Greenbelt.
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