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The DeGasperis family business, TACC Developments, is also part of Nashville Developments, a consortium of developers that includes Fieldgate Homes. The group donated $50,000 to Ontario Proud in 2018 to help elect Doug Ford.

Ontario Proud is a strong right-wing political advocacy group founded by Jeff Ballingall, a staffer for former PM Stephen Harper who currently works for Pierre .


nationalobserver.com/2021/04/0

Canada's National Observer · INVESTIGATION: Developers with ties to Ford government stand to cash in on Hwy. 413The premier’s office says the 413 is needed to serve a growing population and relieve pressure on highways that will soon be over capacity. National Observer and Torstar took an inside look at the money, power and influence behind Ontario's push to build the highway.

Together, Silvio De Gasperis of TACC Developments and Michael Rice of Rice Group were handed 92% of the allotted space.

In one case, Michael Rice purchased $80M of protected land on September 15th 2022.
On November 4th, 2022, Housing Min. Steve Clark announced Rice's purchase would be carved out of the Greenbelt

Rice Group has numerous projects in York Region, including a retail complex at Highway 404 & Davis Drive in where the new is located.