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The As the ORC has been setting records for "scandal", "criminal investigation", "police are investigating", "taxpayers were bilked", "shady deals", "audit", "taxpayers swindled", "stench", "bid-rigging", "evidence" and "wrongdoing or criminal behaviour in the ORC", all of which point to corruption both legal and moral. It is time to post this site so people can find the articles that lay out the details of one of the darkest chapters in Ontario's history. The complete BETRAYAL of the Taxpayer/Voters trust and faith in their government! This history is often lost to most Web-suffers as the media companies that are the sources of these articles will only allow easy access to them for a day or week or so. If you can not refer to the past, how can you learn from it? Salary Disclosure for Ontario Realty Corp. (ORC). This is the start of the list and more news articles are needed - if you have any please sent them; Harris appointee resigns from ORC Globe & Mail Jan. 26 2006, Thur. - by John Barber, Inside Toronto Head of troubled ORC resigns Miele brought in by Harris to head agency Toronto Star Jan. 25 2006, - By Richard Brennan, Queen's Park Bureau ORC Announces Departure of President and CEO Tony Miele ORC Jan. 24 2006, Tues. - by Jim Butticci, Manager-Government Relations
Provincial realty arm hit with $20M suit Toronto Star July 30 2004, - by Tony Van Alphen, Business Reporter - GTA Columnists
Site Selection magazine Sept. 2002
Who let the dogs out? ... ORC THE KILLER SCANDAL Eye Dec. 28 2000, McGuinty starting to look like a contender Globe & Mail December 28 2000,Thur. - by John Ibbitson Ontario to consider property sell-off Hospitals Toronto Star Nov 10 2000, - by Richard Brennan, Queen's Park Bureau Ontario Realty arm corruption claims grow Toronto Star November 9 2000, - by Tony Van Alphen, Business Reporter WATCHDOG RIPS ORC ON LAND SALES NO ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS: MILLER Toronto Sun Nov. 2 2000 - by Ontario selling public land like 'garage clutter' Toronto Star Nov. 2 2000, - by Brian McAndrew, Environment Reporter Environmental report harshly critical of province Toronto Star November 2 2000, Thur. - by Richard Mackie Search for graves holds up ORC sale Globe & Mail August 23 2000, Wed. - by Matthew Sekeres Employees colluded with developers: Ontario Realty Toronto Star July 28 2000, - by Tony Van Alphen, Business Reporter Ontario Realty Corp.'s right to sue questioned Toronto Star July 27 2000, - by Tony Van Alphen, Business Reporter Woman files notice over private well Globe & Mail July 27 2000,Thur. - by Alanna Mitchell Province-owned wells show contamination – July 22 2000, Sat. - by Alarm, confusion over secret list of water Globe & Mail July 18 2000, Tue. - by Susan Bourette and Richard Mackie Realty corporation chairman resigns — July 8 2000, Sat. - by Richard Mackie Numbers don't add up as land-deal suit ends Globe & Mail July 5 2000, Wed. - by John Barber New housing may be resting on an old secret Globe & Mail June 22 2000, Thur. - by John Barber Eye June 8, 2000, - by Bruce Livesey Firm makes real tracks on land deal data Globe & Mail June 6 2000, Tue. - by Deborah King ORC alleges improper site cleanups — June 3, 2000, Sat. - by Richard Mackie, Queen's Park Bureau Milton residents battle agency over sale of Land Globe & Mail June 3 2000, Sat. - by Renee Huang Developer tips hand of ORC board Globe & Mail June 1 2000, Thur. - by John Barber Best financing rates in town offered by Ontario Realty Globe & Mail May 31 2000, Wed. by John Barber Ontario land agency in major overhaul Toronto Star May 27 2000, - by Tony Van Alphen, Business Reporter Land comparison reveals province's audacity Globe & Mail May 25 2000, Thur. - by John Barber — May 20 2000, Sat. - by Richard Mackie, Queen's Park Bureau Globe & Mail May 20 2000, Sat. ORC alleges fraud, aims to unravel rich land sales Toronto Star May 20 2000, - by Tony Van Alphen, Business Reporter Developer says McGuinty slandered him Toronto Star May 18 2000, - by Tony Van Alphen, Business Reporter ORC 'practice' broke its own rules Globe & Mail May 17 2000, Wed. - by John Barber Tories sold land to reward friends Valuable Bay St. property sold for a third its value: McGuinty — May 16 2000, Tue. - by Richard Mackie, Queen's Park Bureau Its hard to keep House in order Toronto Star May 13 2000, -- Competition? Bah, humbug. This is Mike Harris Ontario Globe & Mail May 13, 2000, Sat. - by John Barber Another day, another scandal at Ontario Realty Toronto Star May 13 2000, - by Rob Ferguson, Business Reporter Bark Lake deal `stunk': Hodgson Toronto Star May 13 2000, - by Richard Brennan, Queen's Park Bureau Taxpayers fork out $20,000 to sweeten `peculiar' land deal Toronto Star May 13 2000, - by Tony Van Alphen, Business Writer Agency stalls sale of land to developer targeted in probe — May 11, 2000, Thur. - by John Saunders Harris to blame for ORC's woes: McGuinty — May 11 2000, Thur. - by Richard Mackie, Queen's Park Bureau Former ORC manager linked to firm in suit Toronto Star May 10 2000, - by Tony Van Alphen, Business Writer Land deal in controversy hasn't made profit: buyer The 'disappearing' of a former ORC employee Land scandal tests Mike Harris' ethics Land deal benefited Tory backer: McGuinty Professor's digging revealed Tory backers Tories accused of `sweetheart' land deal Land loan ripped by McGuinty Public land agencies poor at deal-making: expert Workers took kickbacks, Ontario Realty charges Coincidences mounting in questionable land deals Key to $3-million land profit: 'Luck' Three more land flips net some tidy profits Ontario Realty ignored advice in land deal Land flip nets Vaughan firm $785,000 profit Untendered land deal probed Auditors probe why ORC called no tenders on land Grit grills crematorium deal Waterfront renewal lives or dies on financing Memo links cabinet minister to land deal Opposition directs ORC fire at Harris Realty corporation saga has only just begun Legislative Assembly Hansard Record - L048 Apr. 26 2000 Paper trail led to rare court order Agency may seek to freeze land deals Land deal scandal widens ORC files seized in bid probe Fraud alleged in Ontario land deals Ontario Hydro sell-off needs scrutiny 'Ordinary Canadian' not so common Legislative Assembly Hansard Record - L039A Queen's Park flips out Liberals call for freeze on land sales Tories under attack for Ontario land deals Crucial documents missing Critics demand minister resign as land-flip controversy grows Party line on land flips contradicts itself Five'll get you 10 ORC head, Hodgson will stay on during OPP probe Harris defends minister in land probe Legislative Assembly Hansard Record - L035 Apr. 3 2000 Police probe public land flips Deals revealed in Globe A year later, ORC's sale of warehouse still raises eyebrows Why would a motivated salesman sell land so cheap? Integrity on the board Government rejects calls for ORC chief to step down Cushy landings Accountants drew picture of 'fractured' Realty Corp. Price leaped $3.2-million in federal land flip Ontario land agency in trouble over sales Probe into land deals to be expanded Some informed speculation on what looks like speculation See no evil given new meaning at the ORC Probe of developer didn't halt association with Ontario agency New head of Ontario Realty Corp. ordered audit last fall May join Ontario Realty Corp. probe, Auditor says Government land deals best viewed from inside Province needs outside audit of public land sales: Police probe of land flips urged by MPP Muskoka Centre for sale sign goes back up It's just about throwing up a 'For Sale' sign Nov 10 1999, |
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