{"id":24273,"date":"2023-09-02T18:19:32","date_gmt":"2023-09-02T18:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=24273"},"modified":"2023-09-02T18:19:32","modified_gmt":"2023-09-02T18:19:32","slug":"its-not-easy-being-greenbelt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=24273","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s not easy being Green(belt)&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"661\" height=\"784\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-02-at-1.37.17-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-02-at-1.37.17-PM.png 661w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-02-at-1.37.17-PM-253x300.png 253w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Portrait of a Premier in Centre of a Storm<\/em> by Court Painter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Doug Ford claimed that he only learned about which Greenbelt properties were being considered on November 4th, 2022 when they were announced.<\/p>\n<cite> <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Toronto Star article Sept 2\/23<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Doug Ford made it his job to know as little as possible about the Greenbelt deals. But his fingerprints are all over them.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Given Ford\u2019s ownership of the Greenbelt scandal, voters will ultimately reclaim stewardship of the protected lands he gave away under false pretences<\/em>, Martin Regg Cohn writes<em>.<\/em> Political Columnist\/Toronto StarSaturday, September 2, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/politics\/political-opinion\/doug-ford-made-it-his-job-to-know-as-little-as-possible-about-the-greenbelt\/article_f766562d-3135-54da-a8d4-1c03107123ad.html?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=email&amp;utm_campaign=user-share\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/politics\/political-opinion\/doug-ford-made-it-his-job-to-know-as-little-as-possible-about-the-greenbelt\/article_f766562d-3135-54da-a8d4-1c03107123ad.html?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=email&amp;utm_campaign=user-share\">https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/politics\/political-opinion\/doug-ford-made-it-his-job-to-know-as-little-as-possible-about-the-greenbelt\/article_f766562d-3135-54da-a8d4-1c03107123ad.html?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=email&amp;utm_campaign=user-share<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"721\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Court-Painter-The-Ford-Dynasty.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Court-Painter-The-Ford-Dynasty.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Court-Painter-The-Ford-Dynasty-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Court-Painter-The-Ford-Dynasty-768x554.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Court Painter reminding folks of the Ford legacy<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Excerpt from article:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Protecting the premier is always paramount, which is achieved by keeping him far away from any impropriety. The problem is when the old mantra of \u201cplausible deniability\u201d becomes so implausible as to be undeniable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ford\u2019s fingerprints have been on the steering wheel ever since he promised to stop the gravy train, only to drive the Greenbelt bulldozer from start to finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In fact, Ford was caught on video telling supporters privately in 2018 that he would carve up the Greenbelt, only to swear off the plan. As premier, he issued the mandate letter last year, as revealed in last week\u2019s report from the integrity commissioner, ordering Clark to do precisely the opposite and proclaim it in public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">View The Court Painter Multi Media Division production of Doug Ford doing standup. Click link<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/EcptO0t9rDk\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/EcptO0t9rDk\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/EcptO0t9rDk<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"755\" height=\"733\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Doug-F.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Doug-F.png 755w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Doug-F-300x291.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Doug Ford doing stand up again!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"784\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-02-at-1.26.35-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-02-at-1.26.35-PM.png 784w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-02-at-1.26.35-PM-300x215.png 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-02-at-1.26.35-PM-768x552.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Court Painter seen with his latest <em>Portrait of a Premier in Centre of a Storm<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Portrait of a Premier in Centre of a Storm by Court Painter Doug Ford claimed that he only learned about which Greenbelt properties were being considered on November 4th, 2022 when they were announced. Toronto Star article Sept 2\/23 Doug Ford made it his job to know as little as possible about the Greenbelt deals. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=24273\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;It&#8217;s not easy being Green(belt)&#8230;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","hentry","category-images","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24273"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24273\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24289,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24273\/revisions\/24289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}