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Letter to Council on CC2.1 - 2023 Housing Action Plan

More Neighbours Toronto welcomes and supports the proposed "2023 Housing Action Plan" proposed by Mayor Tory. In addition to the long overdue step of legalizing and regulating multi-tenant homes, this action plan will start work on proposals to challenge the exclusionary planning policies that have dominated council for the past decades.

12.12.2022

Letters

Statement on Bill 23 amendments and other news around the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022

A few weeks ago, More Neighbours Toronto published a press release on the introduction of Bill 23. Our initial opinion on the bill was that it was a step in the right direction but that it was insufficient to solve, or even make a sizable dent in the housing crisis. However, in light of the amendments to the bill that have since become public we are disappointed that some of the key provisions have been watered down with the ultimate result that less housing will be built, putting the goal of building 1.5 million new homes in 10 years even further out of reach.

23.11.2022

news, provincial

Analysis

Press Release - Will We Ever Stop Paving Paradise to Put up a Parking Lot?

TORONTO - Today, the provincial government announced that 7,400 acres of the Greenbelt would be opened up for the development of some 50,000 homes. This marks the first time since the formation of the Greenbelt in 2005 that it has been opened to development.

04.11.2022

Press Releases

Press Release - New Housing Legislation is a Step Forward But, There’s Still A Long Way to Go

TORONTO - On Tuesday, Minister Steve Clark will table legislation on housing which amends the Planning Act to remove rules that stand in the way of building the denser housing Ontario needs. The proposed changes will allow for a greater number of units to be built more quickly and easily than before, and create alignment across the province.

25.10.2022

Press Releases

Three Toronto councillors hopelessly exacerbating the housing crisis

There are councillors who adamantly refuse to accept the evidence that our current housing policies lead nowhere but increased inequity and hardship. With municipal elections in October, we decided to highlight three councillors who - instead of using their power to help - are actively making the situation worse.

29.09.2022

Blog Post

Press Release - Even The Strongest Mayor Cannot Build Housing Alone

TORONTO - Today, in just the third day of the Progressive Conservative Government’s second mandate: Steven Clark, the Minister for Municipal Affairs, tabled a much anticipated bill that would provide the mayors of Toronto and Ottawa with extra powers: enacting a “strong mayor” system similar to that used in many cities in the United States.

10.08.2022

Press Releases

Press Release - The CMHC’s “Housing Supply Shortages” Report Makes It Clear: It’s Time For Doug Ford To “Get It Done” On Housing.

Today, the CMHC released an alarming report that quantifies the urgency of our housing crisis. It suggests that Ontario needs to build 1.85 million homes over current projections (0.9M units) by 2030, representing a need for 2.75M new homes in total based on data in the report. This is substantially greater than the 1.5 million total home target over 10 years set by Ontario's Housing Affordability Task Force (HATF).

23.06.2022

Press Releases

Grading The Platforms: Are Ontario’s Parties Rising To The Challenge Of The Housing Crisis?

Only the Greens propose the wholesale reform of our planning system needs, with openness to bypassing and overruling municipalities when they fail to equitably meet provincial housing needs. The NDP and Liberal platforms take significant steps forward, but many more steps will be necessary. They deserve praise for commitments to end exclusionary zoning, for investing in a provincial builder, and for identifying new tools to prevent bad housing demand. But still, the platforms remain insufficiently ambitious to end the housing crisis in the long term. If elected, they’ll have to go much further than they’ve proposed.

24.05.2022

Analysis

Press Release - The Ontario Liberal Platform Shows The Housing Movement Has Gone Mainstream, But Can They Deliver?

May 09, 2022 TORONTO - The Ontario Liberal Party (OLP) has released their platform for the 2022 Ontario provincial election.

10.05.2022

Press Releases

Press Release - The NDP Boldly Commits To End Exclusionary Zoning, But Remains Vague On Everything Else

TORONTO - The Ontario NDP (ONDP) has released their platform for the 2022 Ontario provincial election. In doing so, they became the second mainstream party committed to ending exclusionary zoning, a policy that More Neighbours Toronto has advocated for since inception. Despite this important commitment, the plan is too thin on details. We’d like to challenge the ONDP, and its competitors, to think bigger: to offer bolder commitments that rise up to the crisis facing our province.

25.04.2022

Press Releases