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Groundhog Day in the Golden State—how plans to boost affordability in California keep failing
The situation in California has important implications for Canada’s least-affordable cities including Vancouver and Toronto. ...
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The most tangible threats to cities are manmade
Although best known to Canadians as Halloween, October 31 is also World Cities Day —a time to think a bit, between the candy and costumes, about why cities are important and some key challenges they face. Canada is an urban country, with ...
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Here’s how Mayor Tory can deliver on housing
Mayor John Tory received a huge vote of confidence Monday, receiving 63.5 per cent of the vote in Toronto’s municipal election, eclipsing the next most popular candidate by more than two-to-one. On one hand, this can be interpreted as an ...
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Three 'housing' priorities for Vancouver’s new mayor and city council
Mayor-elect Kennedy Stewart wants to reach 85,000 new housing units over 10 years. ...
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Toronto's changing whether you like it or not—might as well be for the better
Appeared in the Toronto Star, October 8, 2018 As the election looms, housing affordability is the number one issue in Toronto. According to polling by Forum Research, it’s eclipsed the city’s notorious gridlock as the biggest concern. Which is no surprise ...
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Why a ‘renters rebate’ won’t help Metro Vancouverites
In a recent interview, B.C. Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Selina Robinson reaffirmed the provincial government’s commitment to a “renters rebate” of $400 per renter household, annually. As appealing as this idea may sound to ...
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A lagging housing supply drives Ontario’s affordability woes
The Wynne government almost exclusively targeted housing demand—not supply. ...
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City hall holds the key to solving housing crisis in Canadian cities
Appeared in the Financial Post, May 31, 2018 Mayors, councillors and city staff from Canada’s largest cities will be among the thousands of delegates in Halifax for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) annual conference (May 31 to June 3). This ...