Greenbelt Land Removal Scandal
The government removed 7,400 acres from the protected Greenbelt for development, benefiting connected developers, then reversed course after investigations revealed improper conduct.
🌲 A reversed Environment policy from November 2022 · Implemented · Bill 23, Bill 229 · Well sourced
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"Solving the Housing Crisis"
Opening protected lands for development to build 1.5 million homes by 2031 and address affordability.
"I'm encouraged that we're going to get shovels in the ground faster."
— Steve Clark, Housing Minister, 2022
"Land Value Windfall"
Removing protection from land recently purchased by developers at low prices, allowing windfall profits of $8.3 billion for a small group of well-connected landowners.
- Land worth $80M purchased; after removal worth $8.3Bsource
- Developers met with Housing Minister's chief of staffsource
- Greenbelt lands not needed—urban land available for 2M+ homessource
- Both Ministers resigned after Auditor General reportsource
This section represents editorial interpretation of documented evidence.
Figures are approximate, using publicly available Ontario cost data.
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