Ford accused of calling snap Ontario election to distract from RCMP probe into Greenbelt scandal

It was a stark reminder of a controversy that is not going away: During an election debate on Monday, the moderator asked Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford whether he would allow housing on the province’s protected Greenbelt.Mr. Ford bluntly acknowledged he had broken his promise not to touch the ecologically sensitive zone. After allowing select developers to build homes in parts of the protected area, his government scrapped the project amid a political furor in 2023.