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Municipal Policy Commentary Archive

Reality check—foreign buyers aren’t buying up B.C.’s housing stock
By Steve Lafleur | February 27, 2023
Alberta’s continued success depends on maintaining its housing advantage
By Josef Filipowicz, Steve Lafleur | February 15, 2023
B.C.’s new ‘rental’ fund may actually reduce rental housing in the province
By Steve Lafleur | February 7, 2023
Overdue plans for housing require action in 2023
By Josef Filipowicz, Steve Lafleur | January 3, 2023
Detractors of Ontario's new housing plan must offer alternative solutions to affordability crisis
By Josef Filipowicz, Steve Lafleur | December 16, 2022
Ottawa’s new tax-free home savings account won’t increase housing affordability
By Steve Lafleur | April 29, 2022
Premier Ford, here’s how to end Toronto’s housing crisis—legalize it
By Steve Lafleur | February 10, 2022
‘Inclusionary zoning’ will reinforce Toronto’s exclusionary zoning policies
By Steve Lafleur | November 25, 2021
Should cities remain creatures of the province? Yes
By Lydia Miljan | November 15, 2021
More government money won’t move needle on housing affordability
By Steve Lafleur | July 16, 2021
Red tape—not greedy companies—drives Canada’s housing crisis
By Steve Lafleur | July 6, 2021
Horgan home subsidies won’t make Metro Vancouver more affordable
By Steven Globerman | May 26, 2021
Post-COVID housing squeeze will hurt lower-income residents
By Steve Lafleur | May 17, 2021
Empty house tax fails to meaningfully increase housing availability in Vancouver
By Steve Lafleur | February 9, 2021
Road tolls in Vancouver—a great idea if done right
By Steve Lafleur | January 6, 2021
Future economic growth in B.C. rests on shaky foundation
By Steven Globerman | December 7, 2020
Housing affordability will continue to decline absent basic reforms
By Steve Lafleur | November 25, 2020
Condo booms still aren’t enough to satisfy housing demand
By Steve Lafleur | October 22, 2020
Government wages and employee numbers drive municipal spending across Canada
By Livio Di Matteo | October 8, 2020
U.S. cities increase affordability while housing costs rise in Canada’s major centres
By Josef Filipowicz, Steven Globerman | July 29, 2020
Tax discrepancies hurt renters in major Canadian cities
By Josef Filipowicz | May 6, 2020
Lessons on land-use regulations from the 2008-09 recession
By Josef Filipowicz | April 8, 2020
Two proposed projects—one in Ontario, one in B.C.—throw renters a lifeline
By Josef Filipowicz, Steve Lafleur | March 16, 2020
Despite residential hike, Vancouver businesses still disproportionately shoulder property tax burden
By Josef Filipowicz | February 11, 2020
Ontario won’t be ‘open for business’ without business property tax reform
By Josef Filipowicz | January 6, 2020