We can and will solve the housing crisis, here’s how: infrastructure.gc.ca/housing-logeme…

Breaking: Federal government announces Public Lands for Homes plan, and backs it up with financing measures to get builders building.

All new housing begins with access to land. There is so much opportunity to build affordable homes on under-utilized municipal, provincial and…

Canada has a choice.

Do we want to talk about the housing crisis, or do we want to solve it?

As for where the federal government stands: It's time to build.

NEW: PM Trudeau says his $6B housing infrastructure fund “will flow” with or without the Ford government’s buy in.

Trudeau says every province that participates “fully” will get the housing enabling infrastructure. Otherwise it will go to cities.

#onpoli

The Federal government is standing firm in Ontario's housing funding battle: ‘They’re not going to receive this money’ with restrictive housing policies.

globalnews.ca/news/10420109/…

#onpoli

This is a curious take. Perhaps I might help:
1. Housing & Transportation Planning go together like peas & carrots;
2. 94% of Canada's hsg is provided by the private market;
3. Therefore, the private hsg sector will play a critical role in increasing supply & getting folks off…

BC continues to lead. Ontario? Not so much. “With government buying the land near transit hubs like this …we can shape development in a way that supports people who actually use transit actually being able to live close to the transit that they depend on” theglobeandmail.com/canada/british…

Please donate your eclipse glasses to the library for redistribution!

Very Bad #HamOnt

More Neighbours Toronto More Neighbours HamOnt EnvironmentalDefence CTV Toronto CP24 CityNews Toronto Global News Toronto CBC Toronto Marit Stiles @RescueLakeSimcoe 10/10

Here's @EnviroDefence's complete statement on the Ontario Governments proposed Bill 185 and Provincial Planning Statement.

Bill 185 & PPS Would Unleash Wave of “Greenfield Scandals” by Removing Tribunal Oversight of Sprawl Approvals

environmentaldefence.ca/2024/04/10/bil…

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6/? It’s hard to think of a more enticing target for corruption than sprawl approvals. By improperly rubber-stamping an application to extend a settlement boundary & bulldoze habitat, a small town councilor could confer $100,000,000s in windfall wealth on a land speculator

EnvironmentalDefence CP24 CTV Toronto Global News Toronto CityNews Toronto CBC Toronto Toronto Star Radio-Canada Info TVO Today | The Agenda Bonnie Crombie 🇨🇦 3/? Together, the new law & proposedPlanning Statement would effectively wipe out the protective Settlement Area Boundaries & Municipal Comprehensive Review processes that prevent low-density sprawl from destroying what remains of farmland and natural areas outside the Greenbelt.

With land at risk of expropriation in Wilmot Township, you've likely heard the terms 'prime farmland' and 'class 1 farmland' being thrown around... but what does that really mean?

Have a look at the graphic to learn more about classes of soils. 🧵1/4

NEW: As of today, British Columbia, Canada becomes the first province/state in North America to allow mass timber buildings (aka “engineered wood”) up to 18 storeys in the building code without special processes (the previous code allowed 12 storeys). Hopefully this spreads fast.

I've had a first look at Bill 185 and the new proposed Provincial Planning Statement and WOW ... there's a reason why the Ontario government spent hours feeding reporters its spin on these laws before releasing their text to the public. Massive dangers hidden in this text. 🧵👇

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