Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced Tuesday the government is “exploring” putting environmental protections back on two parts of the Greenbelt in Ajax, Ont. that had been slated for development.
In a Tuesday morning statement, Ford said the sites — located at 765 and 775 Kingston Road East — had been listed for sale by the developers who own the land.
“At no point was the intention to sell disclosed to the government’s facilitator during active and ongoing discussions,” Ford said in his statement.
“This behaviour goes against everything that our government is doing to bring home ownership into reach for more people.”
Ontario created the Greenbelt in 2005 to protect
