Ontario watchdog wraps up Greenbelt probe amid political drama

Tuesday, May 6, 2025, 12:21 pm

Ontario’s ethics watchdog has decisively closed its Greenbelt inquiry, quashing complaints that once rattled former cabinet minister Kaleed Rasheed. The closure, triggered by election-calendar constraints and procedural jigsaw puzzles, leaves critics wondering if transparency was ever truly on the agenda.

citynews.ca / Ontario ethics watchdog closes Greenbelt-related inquiry

Ontario’s integrity commissioner has closed a Greenbelt-related investigation into former cabinet minister Kaleed Rasheed. NDP Leader Marit Stiles had asked the commissioner in October 2023 to examine a 2020 trip to Las Vegas that included Rasheed, Doug Ford’s then-principal secretary Amin…

globalnews.ca / Ontario ethics watchdog closes Greenbelt investigation into former cabinet minister

The integrity commissioner's office confirmed that a complaint from NDP Leader Marit Stiles, who wrote to complain about Kaleed Rasheed in October 2023, had been closed.

theglobeandmail.com / Ontario ethics watchdog closes Greenbelt-related inquiry

A spokesperson for Integrity Commissioner Cathryn Motherwell says the office is required to suspend any inquiry when an election is called and there had been no request to restart it

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