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1. Rent control doesn’t help renters—but building more apartments does

   Over the last 12 months, apartment building completions in Toronto reached a 25-year high. ...

2. Mayor’s misguided argument ignores other reform options for Toronto

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, May 29, 2019 In recent weeks, Toronto Mayor John Tory (pictured above) has slammed the Ford government’s spending plans, arguing that proposed funding levels for municipalities will lead to service reductions. City officials ...

3. Ontario makes encouraging housing moves

   Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, May 15, 2019 The Ford government recently announced the broad strokes of its “ housing supply action plan ” aimed at getting a greater number and variety of much-needed homes built in Ontario’s least affordable communities ...

4. Will shrinking city council actually save Torontonians money?

   Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, September 12, 2018 Premier Doug Ford’s government is pushing ahead with its plan to shrink the size of Toronto City Council, despite Monday’s Superior Court ruling that Ford’s plan is unconstitutional, by invoking the ...

5. Housing affordability—a welcome addition to Ontario’s election issue agenda

   Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, May 2, 2018 The Ontario Liberals recently caused a stir by releasing video of Ontario PC Leader Doug Ford (pictured above) pledging to “open a big chunk” of Ontario’s Greenbelt to homebuilding if elected premier, in an effort ...

6. Ontario housing measures—too much on demand, too little on supply

   The Ontario government yesterday announced a raft of measures aimed at cooling the cost of buying or renting in the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Topping the list—a 15 per cent tax on foreign buyers (conveniently called “non-resident ...

7. Expanding rent controls in Ontario will further damage housing affordability

   There’s growing interest at Queen’s Park for the expansion of rent controls to address high rents in Ontario’s biggest cities. Most recently, Premier Kathleen Wynne (pictured above) expressed skepticism that a former Ontario government’s ...

8. Rent control—proof bad policy ideas die hard

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, March 22, 2017 Some bad ideas simply refuse to die. The Wynne government recently proved this painful fact of life once again by suggesting that it is considering expanding rent control in an effort to keep the cost of living ...

9. To address skyrocketing home prices, Ontario government could reduce barriers to building

   A recent Globe and Mail article highlighted Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne’s concern regarding Toronto’s skyrocketing house prices. Indeed, the Canadian Real Estate Association reports a 117 per cent increase in home prices across the ...

10. To reduce housing costs in Toronto, cut red tape around new construction

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, August 3, 2016 Last week, the provincial government in British Columbia announced it would impose an additional 15 per cent tax on foreign homebuyers in Greater Vancouver. The goal is to slow the runaway growth of housing ...