The Greenbelt scandal continues to grow and become a bigger and bigger albatross around his government’s neck. Each day new revelations add a new level to the scandal. How deep does this scandal go? And how is it undermining our belief in good and responsible government?

Our guest today wants to examine exactly that.

Jennifer Keesmaat is the former city planner for Toronto and founder of the not-for-profit development firm Markee Developments. She joins us to examine how Doug Ford’s actions threaten our democratic norms and distract us from taking action on the housing crisis.

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