Ontario

When the Ford government issued a special zoning order to allow construction on farmland north of Toronto, it was expected to help the developer quickly build 600 “desperately needed new homes.”

But before building a single home, the firm run by Shakir Rehmatullah, one of the developers who attended Premier Doug Ford’s daughter’s wedding, divided the land into parts and sold some for what appears to be a significant profit.

Property records obtained by the Star show that Rehmatullah’s company Flato Upper Markham Village Inc. recently sold a large chunk for $62 million — four times what he originally paid in 2017 for the entire 102-acre property. Representatives of Flato have insisted that the company retains ownership of the lands and will be involved in its development, but have refused to provide details regarding the interest it currently holds in them.

"Property records obtained by the Star show that Rehmatullah’s company Flato Upper Markham Village Inc. recently sold a large chunk for $62 million — four times what he originally paid in 2017 for the entire 102-acre property. Representatives of Flato have insisted that the company retains ownership of the lands and will be involved in its development, but have refused to provide details regarding the interest it currently holds in them."

By The Canadian Press

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

Oh no, the fall guy fell!

CMG members at TVO are asking their employer and the government for fair wages, and are saying "NO" to normalizing precarious work at your provincial public broadcaster.

OPINION: After the auditor general’s explosive Greenbelt report, resignations and further investigations are the only way to restore some sense of integrity

By Dan Bertrand / CTV

Tyler Griffin, The Canadian Press

Written by Charnel Anderson / TVO

Written by Justin Chandler and Vicky Mochama / TVO

When the first piece of greenbelt land was purchased by a land developer is the date of the beginning of this scandal. It has literally been years in the making. #ontario #corruption

(By Daniel Caudle / CTV News)

(By Jeff Pickel / CTV News)

Opposition leaders call for resignation of housing minister, for decision to be reversed

I got an email I had assumed was a scam but it's not asking me to click any links or do anything beyond contacting one if many law offices.

It just says there's a class action lawsuit against life labs regarding a data leak and that I've automatically been included.

Buy how did this legal group get my email? Is this how class action lawsuits work now I'm just tossed into them?

I suppose I could contact one if the lawyers the email mentions but did anyone else get this?

Update: spoke with a family member who also received this. They also have a lot of experience with these. His advice was to ignore it. If they win check back on how to claim a few bucks.