Ontario’s integrity commissioner is considering a request from Premier Doug Ford’s government to investigate if the housing minister’s chief of staff broke any ethics rules connected to the province’s choice of Greenbelt land to open for development.
A spokesperson for J. David Wake’s office said Thursday that if an investigation is launched, it would determine whether political staffer Ryan Amato “acted contrary to the requirements of the Public Service of Ontario Act, 2006,” which include conflict of interest rules.
The request, which was made by Ford’s office, is “under review,” the spokesperson said.
It comes amidst an explosive report from Ontario’s auditor general that concluded the government’s
