US EditionLobbyist and former Ford aide broke rules with Greenbelt clients, ethics watchdog says
- The integrity commissioner found Nico Fidani-Diker broke lobbying rules by not registering his work for developers involved in the Greenbelt scandal.
- Fidani-Diker offered Toronto Maple Leafs tickets to government officials, which violated provincial rules and placed them in potential conflict of interest.
- He failed to specify in his registration filings that clients were seeking land removals from the Greenbelt, as confirmed by the integrity commissioner's office.
- The integrity commissioner stated that Fidani-Diker accepted responsibility for his actions and indicated it was not his intent to be non-compliant while lobbying.
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Former Ford Aide Broke Lobbying Rules Over Greenbelt Land Removal: Ontario Integrity Commissioner
A former aide to Ontario Premier Doug Ford failed to comply with lobbying rules while representing clients seeking to remove land from a provincially designated protected area, according to the province’s integrity commissioner. Nico Fidani-Diker, Ford’s former executive assistant, violated lobbying rules in 2022 by failing to file a registration after advocating to a public office holder on behalf of a client seeking to remove land from the Gre…
National Observer
WellandTribune.caFord’s former aide broke lobbying rules over Greenbelt, watchdog finds
A former senior aide to Ontario Premier Doug Ford violated provincial lobbying rules while attempting to have a client’s land removed from the Greenbelt, the province’s integrity commissioner said.
Barrie Today
Doug Ford aide-turned Greenbelt lobbyist broke rules, ethics watchdog says
TORONTO — A lobbyist who used to work for Ontario Premier Doug Ford failed to comply with some rules while asking for clients' land to be removed from the Greenbelt, the province's integrity commissioner concluded Monday. Commissioner J.
Former Ford aide broke lobbying rules for Greenbelt: integrity commissioner
A lobbyist who used to work for Ontario Premier Doug Ford failed to comply with some rules while asking for clients' land to be removed from the Greenbelt, the province's integrity commissioner concluded Monday.
The Record
Ex-Doug Ford aide ‘failed to comply’ with lobbying rules in push to remove Greenbelt land: watchdog
Integrity commissioner J. David Wake, whose 2023 report on the $8.28-billion Greenbelt land swap scandal triggered the ongoing RCMP investigation, found Nico Fidani-Diker repeatedly “contravened” provincial law.
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