Integrity commissioner bans ‘Mr. X’ from lobbying for 2 years over Greenbelt scandal
- Ontario's integrity commissioner has banned John Mutton, the former mayor of Clarington, from lobbying for two years due to violations of the Lobbyists Registration Act regarding the Greenbelt scandal.
- The commissioner found that Mutton illegally pushed for a client's land removal from the Greenbelt, offering gifts and organizing fundraisers for public officials.
- Mutton was revealed as 'Mr. X' in an investigation where he charged over $600,000 in success fees to influence public policy.
- The ban reflects serious contraventions that undermine transparency and public confidence, as stated by the integrity commissioner.
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Ontario Greenbelt’s controversial ‘Mr. X’ is banned from lobbying for two years
Former Clarington mayor John Mutton — the Greenbelt lobbyist known as “Mr. X” — has been banned from lobbying over a “significant number of serious contraventions going back several years.”
Former Ontario mayor dubbed 'Mr. X' banned from lobbying province for 2 years
The former mayor of Clarington, Ont. — who Ontario's integrity commissioner identified as "Mr. X" in a scathing report about the removal of land from the Greenbelt — has been banned from lobbying the provincial government for two years.
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