Nov. 4, 2022: Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Steve Clark announces via news release that Ontario would remove 7,400 acres in 15 different areas of the Greenbelt, while adding 9,400 acres elsewhere, in order to build 50,000 homes. It contradicted a pledge he made in 2021 not to open up the Greenbelt"to any kind of development."
Jan. 6, 2023: Ontario Provincial Police say they're working to determine whether they should investigate the matter. March 16: The integrity commissioner temporarily sets aside the stag-and-doe request, saying there is overlap with the Greenbelt investigation that's already underway. The commissioner says he and his staff are reviewing the"extensive material" gathered so far, have done independent research, and are preparing summonses for numerous witnesses to be interviewed.