Today Hampton called on the government to join him in asking the integrity commissioner to investigate if Eves is in conflict of interest.
Legislation forbids cabinet ministers from lobbying the government for one year after retirement.
Eves resigned less than three months ago. Even a hint that this lobby effort will be orchestrated by Ontario's recently retired minister of finance and lobbyist friends of the Conservative government definitely warrants an investigation. In a strategy paper from Tory government relations firm Enterprise Canada Consultants Inc., dated March 1, CEO Hugh Mackenzie spells out three options that golf chains ClubLink Corporation and Kaneff Group of Companies could pursue with the Harris government. Each option aims to significantly lower the municipal property taxes on their Greater Toronto Area properties. OPAC employs an income-based approach to calculate GTA golf course real estate, using a Greens Fee Multiplier.