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Corey Hogan

@coreyhogan

University executive and former government senior official. Father of three, husband of one. Full of opinions here, on @strategistspod and other fine places.

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Thread time! Here's the TL;DR version.

Even if we could build homes for next-to-nothing, we're not going to bring back affordability for middle-class Ontario families unless we tackle high development charges and land costs.

Here's why.

Thread time! Here's the TL;DR version. Even if we could build homes for next-to-nothing, we're not going to bring back affordability for middle-class Ontario families unless we tackle high development charges and land costs. Here's why.
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OJ Simpson got away with murder because he was caught in that small window between DNA evidence existing and people understanding DNA evidence was a real thing and we probably don't need to mourn him.

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I remain thoroughly unconvinced the secret to housing affordability is making it easier to buy more expensive houses. bnnbloomberg.ca/canada-to-allo…

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I understand they *can*. But is there a single π™—π™šπ™£π™šπ™›π™žπ™© of the province being able to stop the federal government from giving provincial municipalities, agencies, etc money?

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To my progressive friends: I know there's a reflexive desire to say taxes aren't the problem. Almost as a defence against arguments the other way.

But on housing, when people talk about increased government fees and red tape being part of the problem - they're not wrong.

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Counterpetition to rename Donald Trump Washington Dulles International Airport washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/…

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