The Ontario Provincial Police said Wednesday that to “avoid any potential perceived conflict of interest” it will fall to the Mounties to decide whether or not to launch a criminal investigation into the Ford government’s controversial Greenbelt land swap.
In a brief news release Wednesday, an OPP spokesperson said the force “has received a number of inquiries regarding an investigation into the Greenbelt” and has decided to transfer consideration of a probe to the RCMP.
The release did not elaborate on what the perceived conflict of interest might be and said the OPP will not be publicly commenting further on the matter.
