Bombshell Greenbelt report: One-on-one with Ontario's auditor general
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Ont. Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk spoke CTV News Channel in a one-on-one interview to discuss some of her key findings from the 'Special Report on Changes to the Greenbelt.'
Earlier this week, Ontario’s auditor general released a damning report into the Ford Government’s decision to open up parts of Ontario's Greenbelt for housing -- saying the decision lacked transparency while also failing to consider environmental, agricultural and financial impacts.
Of the 30 square kilometres of land removed from the Greenbelt, the report says 92 per cent could be tied to three developers with direct access to the housing ministry.
On Thursday, Bonnie Lysyk spoke CTV News Channel in a one-on-one interview to discuss some of her key findings from the “Special Report on Changes to the Greenbelt.”
A DECISION 'WORTH REVISITING'
The auditor general says the report aimed to provide information that the public "wanted to know" about how Greenbelt land was selected for removal.
"You know that the lands were removed through a process that is… inappropriate," Lysyk told Marcia MacMillan on Thursday. "It stems to reason that it's worthy of a relook."
Lysyk warned acceptance of "a process that is so flawed" means that it's more likely that a similar exercise could take place in the future.
