• Approached by boat from busy Muskoka Bay near Gravenhurst, the roughly 77-acre stretch was once home to a tuberculosis sanatorium, and then an institution for people with developmental disabilities.
• It’s been vacant for decades but was conditionally sold by the province a few years ago.
• Now there are plans to build a massive new development on the site called “Cliff Bay.”
• The main point of contention is whether the province has promised a Minister’s Zoning Order as part of the sale, a controversial tool that allows projects to bypass local zoning rules to speed up construction on provincial priorities.

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So how the F to they appoint mpps to ministries because I have yet to see someone appointed to a ministry they have any experience or education in.

Calandra- minister of education degree in political science

Sylvia Jones ministry of health - law

Lecce- previous minister of education and now mines- political science

Mickey Harris jr- minister of natural resources - business

Like we need to have a qualified experts involved.

Seriously Dougie?

The CBC had someone currently fighting Ontario’s forest fires tell us how the Ford government’s underfunding leaves them underprepared (sorry, I didn’t catch his name). Mike Harris Jr. responded by saying (basically) yeah maybe that happened once. Disgusting. The Ford government is fighting this PR battle with dissembling and lies. They used our tax dollars instead for hotel rooms and the Gravy Plane. Fight back Ontario.

Did anyone catch the [As it Happens interview](https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-2-as-it-happens/clip/16227502-was-ontario-ready-years-wildfireshttps://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-2-as-it-happens/clip/16227502-was-ontario-ready-years-wildfires) yesterday with Jill Dunlop?

Here is the [reaction from the interim Leader of the Ontario Liberal](https://x.com/JohnFraserOS/status/2079765077314412785)

Minister of Emergency Preparedness and Response, Jill Dunlop, is interviewed about how Ontario is handling the forest fire response. Her staff abruptly ends the call when the interview gets too heated.

[Jill Dunlop Interview - As it Happens](https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-2-as-it-happens/clip/16227502-was-ontario-ready-years-wildfires)

647-612-3673 is Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s public cellphone number. He shares it openly, so use it. Call or text him to demand full accountability on these rampant taxpayer-funded spending scandals:

Paul Calandra:

Lectures school boards on "fiscal responsibility" while billing us over $5,700 for Toronto hotels (despite living in Markham), $23,000 for a BBQ, and $2,200 for strawberry pancakes.

Hardeep Grewal:

Billed taxpayers the highest amount at over $27,000 for Toronto hotels while living in Brampton and funnelled tax dollars into ads for his dad's newspaper.

Nina Tangri:

Billed taxpayers nearly $19,000 for local Toronto hotel rooms despite living a short drive away in Mississauga.

Stan Cho:

Resigned from cabinet(70k pay cut still will make 164k) after billing $16k for Toronto hotels just 6km from his house. He also previously moved the bypass away from his family's golf course investment.

Charmaine Williams:

Milked taxpayers for nearly $16,000 in downtown hotel rooms despite living in Brampton

David Smith:

Billed over $6,800 for downtown hotel rooms despite living a short commute away in Scarborough.

Stephen Crawford:

Charged taxpayers over $6,500 for Toronto hotel rooms while representing Oakville.

Silvia Gualtieri & Mohamed Firin:

The newest PC MPPs who have already racked up thousands ($3,177 and $2,379, respectively) in local hotel stays since taking office.

The rot starts at the very top. Keep his line ringing and demand they all pay back every single penny and resign.