"the former vice-chair of a foundation set up to preserve the environmentally protected area has family ties to a developer who benefited from the change"
"The former vice-chair, Susan McGovern, was appointed to the Greenbelt Foundation by the Ford government in 2019. The Globe and Mail reported on Friday that her brother and husband operate The Rice Group, one of the handful of developers whose land the government removed from the Greenbelt in November. Her three-year term on the foundation’s board ended on Nov. 20, 2022.
She is the sister of Michael Rice, the chief executive of The Rice Group ..."
from The Globe and Mail September 9, 2023
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The Globe and Mail story, September 9, 2023: Opposition demands Greenbelt reversal amid revelations of Ford government appointee’s family ties
Greenbelt Foundation "About" page historical from February 20, 2020 using Wayback Machine Web archive "The Greenbelt Foundation is the only organization solely dedicated to ensuring the Greenbelt remains permanent, protected and prosperous." See also Board of Directors in February 2020
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