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Global News PeterboroughIntegrity commissioner bans Ontario lobbyist over Greenbelt dealings A central figure in the Greenbelt scandal has been banned from lobbying the Ontario government for two years after the province's integrity watchdog determined he violated laws. <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#government</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Ontario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ontario</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/DougFord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DougFord</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Greenbelt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Greenbelt</a> <a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/11137119/john-mutton-greenbelt/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://globalnews.ca/news/11137119/john-mutton-greenbelt/</a>

Global NewsIntegrity commissioner bans Ontario lobbyist over Greenbelt dealings A central figure in the Greenbelt scandal has been banned from lobbying the Ontario government for two years after the province's integrity watchdog determined he violated laws. <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#government</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Ontario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ontario</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/DougFord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DougFord</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Greenbelt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Greenbelt</a> <a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/11137119/john-mutton-greenbelt/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://globalnews.ca/news/11137119/john-mutton-greenbelt/</a>

Global News OttawaIntegrity commissioner bans Ontario lobbyist over Greenbelt dealings A central figure in the Greenbelt scandal has been banned from lobbying the Ontario government for two years after the province's integrity watchdog determined he violated laws. <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#government</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Ontario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ontario</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/DougFord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DougFord</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Greenbelt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Greenbelt</a> <a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/11137119/john-mutton-greenbelt/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://globalnews.ca/news/11137119/john-mutton-greenbelt/</a>

Global News LondonIntegrity commissioner bans Ontario lobbyist over Greenbelt dealings A central figure in the Greenbelt scandal has been banned from lobbying the Ontario government for two years after the province's integrity watchdog determined he violated laws. <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#government</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Ontario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ontario</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/DougFord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DougFord</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Greenbelt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Greenbelt</a> <a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/11137119/john-mutton-greenbelt/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://globalnews.ca/news/11137119/john-mutton-greenbelt/</a>

Canadian Crone<a href="https://mastodon.social/@CdnCurmudgeon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@CdnCurmudgeon</a> And <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/DougFord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DougFord</a> was most likely handsomely rewarded for looking the other way. And now, Therme has a 95 year lease with Ontario. It’s really too bad 55% of Ontario eligible voters chose not to vote. Maybe <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/DoFo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DoFo</a> would’ve been booted out and <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Therme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Therme</a> right alongside him

Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈<a href="https://mstdn.ca/@dyckron" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@dyckron</a> "Doug Ford, the premier of Ontario, has championed the Therme project."Ahhh, that's all we need to know....the hand of Doug Ford.Not my country but even I know what a colossal grifter he is<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CDNpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CDNpoli</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CanPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CanPol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DougFord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DougFord</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Therme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Therme</a>

Global News‘Go Leafs go!’ Doug Ford says as Maple Leafs, Senators set to battle in NHL playoffs The Leafs are set to face off against the Ottawa Senators in the playoffs for the first time in more than 20 years. <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/hockey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hockey</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/sports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sports</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/playoffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#playoffs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/DougFord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DougFord</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Ontariopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ontariopolitics</a> <a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/11136101/doug-ford-leafs-senators-comments/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://globalnews.ca/news/11136101/doug-ford-leafs-senators-comments/</a>

IHender<a href="https://www.thebeaverton.com/2025/04/ford-insists-dubious-therme-spa-project-met-all-the-necessary-bribes" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.thebeaverton.com/2025/04/ford-insists-dubious-therme-spa-project-met-all-the-necessary-bribes</a><a href="https://mas.to/tags/OnPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OnPoli</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DougFord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DougFord</a> 😁

GG<a href="https://beige.party/@mayintoronto" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mayintoronto</a> "so unconnected" 😂Therme has had a symbiotic relationship with the Ontario Conservative Party since the company was founded."Behind the scenes, Leslie Noble — who is something of an icon in Conservative politics in <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Ontario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ontario</a> — has been an important figure for the company for years. She’ll soon be joining <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Therme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Therme</a> Canada as a director, as well."<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/dougFord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dougFord</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/MikeHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MikeHarris</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/onpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#onpoli</a> <a href="https://www.thetrillium.ca/news/the-trillium-investigations/who-helped-therme-secure-ontario-place-9167010" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.thetrillium.ca/news/the-trillium-investigations/who-helped-therme-secure-ontario-place-9167010</a>

IHender<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-place-spa-deal-1.7511819" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-place-spa-deal-1.7511819</a> I wonder if Ontarians will decide that <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DougFord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DougFord</a> is indeed corrupt (or gullible to the point where it makes no difference) or forgive him as he retreats into his "loveable oaf" shtick ("Yes, I did wrong, but my heart was in the right place.") This "Therme" outfit is looking pretty dubious. <a href="https://mas.to/tags/OnPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OnPoli</a>

GGNEW: Cathryn Motherwell is Ontario's new integrity commissioner after J. David Wake's retirement. Ms. Motherwell has been deputy commissioner for the past six years and part of the office since 2009. The integrity commissioner is one of the key watchdogs at Queens' Park. via Isaac.callan@globalnews.ca <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/onpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#onpoli</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/DougFord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DougFord</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ontario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ontario</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cdnpoli</a>

GGNEW <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Therme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Therme</a>: Two weeks ago, Simon Bredin joined the Premier's Office as <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/DougFord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DougFord</a>'s principal speech writer and director of priority planning. Mr. Bredin makes the move from Therme Group, where he held the role of senior manager for communications and public engagement.<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/onpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#onpoli</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ontario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ontario</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/toronto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#toronto</a>

GG<a href="https://mstdn.ca/@teledyn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@teledyn</a> <a href="https://threads.net/@theagendatvo/" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@theagendatvo</a> <a href="https://flipboard.com/@TVOntario" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@TVOntario</a> Bit of PR scramble right now, I suspect. 😉 Nada from TVO. However, MPP Kinga Surma, Minister of Infrastructure Ontario says <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Therme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Therme</a> passed the financial test conducted by... Infrastructure Ontario. When asked if the <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/DougFord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DougFord</a> govt will quash the deal.. "No, we will not," Surma responded, again lauding Infrastructure Ontario's credentials.<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/toronto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#toronto</a><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-place-spa-deal-1.7511819?cmp=rss" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-place-spa-deal-1.7511819?cmp=rss</a>

Dave LeyGift link to NYT: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/world/canada/therme-spa-ontario-canada.html?unlocked_article_code=1.AE8.XHWG.6DbwiOQPehvm&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/world/canada/therme-spa-ontario-canada.html?unlocked_article_code=1.AE8.XHWG.6DbwiOQPehvm&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ontariosciencecentre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ontariosciencecentre</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/thermespa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#thermespa</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/onpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#onpoli</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dougford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dougford</a>

GG💥BOOM"With Ontario Place and <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Therme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Therme</a> now recognised by international media as a colossal scam will TVO report on it? Or will the fact that Therme's VP of communications was appointed [by the Premier] to their board colour their agenda?"Mark Lawson was previously a deputy chief of staff to Ontario Premier Doug Ford.<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/DougFord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DougFord</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/onpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#onpoli</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/toronto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#toronto</a> via@jaycockburn.bsky

Canadian Crone<a href="https://mstdn.ca/@LexyCameron" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@LexyCameron</a> And still yet to come. <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/DougFord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DougFord</a> has destroyed <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/OntarioPlace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OntarioPlace</a> to make way for another Therme spa fiasco.

GG<a href="https://cosocial.ca/@KimberlyN" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@KimberlyN</a> Conservative premier <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/DougFord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DougFord</a>, aka "Captain Canada" spent the election convincing <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Ontario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ontario</a> that he wouldn't sell off Canada so they wouldn't notice he'd sold off the province.Real estate swindle - greenbelt, developers, spa Healthcare swindle - loblaws, private clinics, primary care pharmacies <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/elxn45" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#elxn45</a>

GGRemember this?"In 2022, the Ford family sold the US branch of their label business US DECO Chicago to Resource Label Group LLC, which is owned by the investment firm Ares Management. Therme's current CFO (Adrian lon) hired in September 2019 was a Financial Director for Ares Management from 2017-2019."<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/onpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#onpoli</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/toronto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#toronto</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/DougFord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DougFord</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/therme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#therme</a>

GG<a href="https://cosocial.ca/@KimberlyN" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@KimberlyN</a> <a href="https://beige.party/@mayintoronto" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mayintoronto</a> <a href="https://beige.party/@ZenHeathen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ZenHeathen</a> Hard to believe <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/DougFord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DougFord</a> was duped... over the years there have been dozens and dozens of <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Therme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Therme</a> posts that tell another story. John Lornic did a whole series at Spacing media. Here's Jordan Robert's view from 2023:"Don't forget, Therme is just a front for a bunch of mobsters and Ford's ex-staffers"<a href="https://www.corruptario.ca/the-spa-that-was-a-casino/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.corruptario.ca/the-spa-that-was-a-casino/</a>

GG"Don't forget, Therme is just a front for a bunch of mobsters and Ford's ex-staffers." <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/onpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#onpoli</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/toronto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#toronto</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ontario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ontario</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/dougFord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dougFord</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/elxn45" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#elxn45</a><a href="https://www.corruptario.ca/the-spa-that-was-a-casino/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.corruptario.ca/the-spa-that-was-a-casino/</a>

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