Ontario auditor general finds Greenbelt land removal favoured developers, dismissed risks

By Anosha Khan (August 9, 2023, 4:08 PM EDT) -- On Aug. 9, the Office of the Auditor General of Ontario published a special report on changes to the Greenbelt which found that the provincial government’s 2022 actions to open parts of the area for development “failed to consider environmental, agricultural and financial risks and impacts, proceeded with little input from experts or affected parties, and favoured certain developers/landowners.”...