Housing Affordability Task Force – The 905er

The 905 Round-Up: The Tories True Colours on Development

Roland Tanner — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 13:59:59 +0000

This week had huge news in Hamilton. Local area MPP Donna Skelly earned some local headlines, by saying that #Hamilton city council made the wrong call in not expanding its urban boundary earlier this year. And the PC government tabled legislation based on the Housing Task Force report, and this gives a lot of power to developers, restricting municipalities in how they respond to proposals, and puts it all basically on the Ontario Land Tribunal to sort it out.

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905 Round-Up: Patrick Brown wants out of Brampton; and is the 905er anti-Urbanist?

Roland Tanner — Thu, 10 Mar 2022 13:24:19 +0000

Patrick Brown wants to run for the federal CPC leadership, while his actions in Brampton see his mayoralty face huge questions. Were we tough enough on Mayor John Taylor on Tuesday? Is the Affordability Task Force Report "good" for Urbanists?

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Mayor John Taylor Takes on the Housing Affordability Taskforce

Roland Tanner — Tue, 08 Mar 2022 12:00:00 +0000

We are joined by John Taylor, Mayor of Newmarket, who as part of the Small Urban GTHA Mayors group has been at the forefront of opposition to the dramatic recommendations contained in the Provinces Housing Affordability Task Force recommendations. We dive into the recommendations and ask what they would mean for 905 region cities and towns.

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