MPPs are back at Queen’s Park for the start of a new session in the Ontario legislature.
The return from summer break comes just after Premier Doug Ford’s announcement that he would reverse his decision to open the Greenbelt for housing development.
Ford will have to start the process of returning those lands to protected status, while still forging ahead with his target of building 1.5 million homes by 2031.
Meantime, Northumberland-Peterborough South MPP David Piccini starts in his new role as Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development. He was put on the portfolio after former Minister Monte McNaughton announced last week he was leaving government to return to the private sector.
Peterborough-Kawartha MPP Dave Smith is continuing on as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport and Member, Standing Committee on the Interior.
(Written by: Jordan Mercier)
