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Ontario housing minister’s chief of staff resigns following Greenbelt controversy

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Housing Minister Steve Clark’s chief of staff has resigned after he was singled out by the Ontario auditor general for playing a key role in the province’s controversial Greenbelt land swap. 

Premier Doug Ford has accepted Ryan Amato’s resignation effective immediately, spokesperson says

(CBC News)

Housing Minister Steve Clark’s chief of staff has resigned after he was singled out by the Ontario auditor general for playing a key role in the province’s controversial Greenbelt land swap. 

“The Premier’s office has accepted Ryan Amato’s resignation as chief of staff to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, effective immediately,” Ivana Yelich, deputy chief of staff to Premier Doug Ford, said in a statement Tuesday.

The resignation comes less than two weeks after the auditor general found the government’s process for choosing sites to remove from protected Greenbelt land was influenced by a small group of well-connected developers with access to Amato.

More to come.

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