Lawsuit alleges former Ford staffers promised to use ‘backchannel contacts’ to get land rezoned

Two former Ford government staffers — including one at the centre of the Greenbelt scandal — are being sued by a property developer who alleges they promised to use their influence at Queen’s Park to get several plots of land rezoned.

Ford promises to remove tolls on publicly-owned Hwy. 407, permanently cut tax on gas if re-elected

Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford has said he will remove tolls on the publicly-owned stretch of Highway 407 and permanently cut taxes on gas and diesel if he is re-elected premier. Removing tolls will save daily commuters $7,200 every year, the PC Party said in a news release Thursday.