Ontario’s integrity commissioner could take another look at the now-infamous Las Vegas trip that precipitated resignations by a member of Premier Doug Ford’s cabinet and his housing policy director ahead of his Greenbelt walk-back.
Earlier this week, NDP Leader Marit Stiles requested Integrity Commissioner J. David Wake dig deeper into the trip, beyond his brief probe as part of his earlier Greenbelt investigation.
As part of the work leading to his bombshell Aug. 30 report, Wake interviewed MPP Kaleed Rasheed, developer Shakir Rehmatullah, and two others associated with the government about the 2020 Las Vegas trip that was first revealed by Village Media's The Trillium over the summer.
Michelle Renaud, spokesperson for the integrity commissioner’s office, said it will consider Stiles’ ask, but noted that the ongoing RCMP probe could have the effect of sidelining Wake from investigating an MPP.
Journalist Charlie Pinkerton of The Trillium, who was the first to report on the Las Vegas getaway, was a recent guest on our Inside the Village podcast. You can watch the full episode HERE.
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