Ontario’s integrity commissioner will first complete his investigation of Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Steve Clark before turning his attention to ex-aide Ryan Amato’s Greenbelt actions.

That could further drag out a land swap debacle that has left Premier Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives reeling.

J. David Wake is currently looking into whether Clark contravened the Members’ Integrity Act “with respect to the decision to allow development on lands in the Greenbelt.”

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Against the backdrop of Wake’s investigations, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police has taken over a preliminary review of the Greenbelt matter from the Ontario Provincial Police.

The RCMP branch that probes corruption and political crimes is checking Greenbelt “irregularities” related to the land deal and will decide if a criminal case should be launched.