A year ago, the Auditor General’s Greenbelt report exposed the corruption and favoritism that Doug Ford’s government tried to keep hidden. From the start, Marit Stiles and the Ontario NDP were at the forefront, fighting for justice and transparency.

Time and time again, from his first campaign in 2018, Doug Ford promised Ontarians that he would never touch the Greenbelt. But he broke that promise, betraying the trust of every Ontarian.

In June 2022, Ford’s office directed Housing Minister Steve Clark to make sweeping changes to the Greenbelt. We immediately recognized the danger and pushed back. At a private dinner, developers secretly handed envelopes to Clark’s office, requesting specific land removals. Just three weeks later, a small, secretive team pushed through these changes, with criteria conveniently altered to favor those developers. We knew something was wrong and demanded answers.

We filed the first complaint with the Auditor General in November 2022, raising concerns about the shift of wealth to these landowners, and we didn’t stop there. We called for a value-for-money audit, highlighted the suspicious timing of land purchases, and filed multiple complaints with the Integrity Commissioner. We exposed the web of insider deals, including how 92% of the removed land came directly from developer requests. What was once Greenbelt land worth $240M skyrocketed to $8.3B due to these corrupt practices.

Through relentless opposition, we kept the pressure on Ford’s government, leading to the resignation of three ministers and a significant drop in Ford’s approval ratings. It was our persistence, along with public outcry, that finally forced Ford to reverse his decision. But the fight isn’t over.

Now, with rumors of an early election growing louder, it's time to unite and strengthen Ontario’s only grassroots-driven progressive movement. Let’s make sure we’re ready to defeat Doug Ford and build the Ontario you deserve, whenever he calls the next election.

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