Published • loading... • Updated
Former Ontario integrity commissioner who wrote Greenbelt report dies
- J. David Wake, former Ontario integrity commissioner who served from 2016 to 2025, died a year after retiring.
- Wake authored a significant report on Ontario's Greenbelt scandal which led to a cabinet minister's resignation.
- His investigation involved 62 witnesses and over 2,300 documents and revealed mismanagement and improper actions favoring some developers by the housing minister's staff.
- Current integrity commissioner Cathryn Motherwell and Premier Doug Ford expressed condolences, noting Wake's lasting impact on public sector ethics.
Insights by Ground AI
16 Articles
16 Articles
Former Ontario integrity commissioner who wrote Greenbelt report dies – 105.9 The Region
TORONTO — Ontario’s former integrity commissioner, who authored a lengthy report on the provincial government’s Greenbelt scandal, has died a year after retiring. J. David Wake served as Ontario integrity commissioner from 2016 to 2025 and in that time conducted many investigations, including the consequential report on the government’s decision to remove lands from the protected Greenbelt area for housing, which led to a cabinet minister resign…
Coverage Details
Total News Sources16
Leaning Left12Leaning Right0Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution80% Left
Bias Distribution
- 80% of the sources lean Left
80% Left
L 80%
C 20%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
