By Pepper Parr
October 17th, 2023
BURLINGTON, ON
Marit Stiles, the NDP Leader of the Opposition
Marit Stiles, the NDP Leader of the Opposition is not backing down in her persistent goal of bringing down the Doug Ford government.
On Wednesday she will announce her next steps in investigating former Conservative minister and shine light on former Conservative minister Kaleed Rasheed’s connections with land speculators who benefited from Ford’s Greenbelt grab.
Stiles has been doing all the heavy lifting on this issue.
Former Auditor General Bonnie Lysak
It was her letter the the Auditor General that resulted in the report that set out much of what had taken place with the properties that were moved out of the Greenbelt allowing developers to reap huge financial benefits.
Former Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Steve Clarke
And it was her letter to the Provincial Integrity Commissioner that led to the resignation of then Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing.
The chances of Stiles ever forming a government are slim – but she deserves immense amounts of credit for the way she sunk her teeth into Doug Ford’s ankle and refused to let go.
Once Bonnie Crombie is named Liberal Leader, all will forget Marit Styles
Editor’s note: Not so fast. What if Crombie finds that she didn’t win enough seats to form a government and had to turn to Stiles for support ?
If we get to publish Ford in an orange jump suit Crombie will be able to form a government. The public voted for him twice – and if you look carefully he is trying hard to re-fashion the image. He managed to change the profile from a local dealer to a Progressive Conservative – don’t count him out yet.
Then can we ask your opinion of her handling of MPP Sarah Jama?
Ditto on Jama handling.
A fine accomplishment by a good Politician and friend of Ontario. Thank you Merit.
My guess is the PC’s would have been better off with Andrea Horwath. Also one has to ask, who was the brain trust behind the Green Belt debacle?