Of the $200\u002Dmillion+ Ontario promised for housing and homelessness programs, the province\u0027s second\u002Dlargest city is getting only $845,100.
Clearly, Ottawa has a problem with affordable housing and homelessness. The city has about 2,000 homeless people. The family shelter system is 366-per-cent over capacity, meaning that families have to be put up in motels. The city has seen increasing shelter demand from newcomers and people from smaller communities with a lower service level.
Toronto got nearly 60 times as much as money as Ottawa, but at least Toronto is a big city with a significant homelessness problem. Largely rural Grey and Bruce counties in southwestern Ontario — combined population 175,000 — received more than $1.8 million in additional money, more than double what Ottawa got. Other municipalities received increases of between 18 and 200 per cent.
, which said homelessness funding was based on out-dated data. One of the goals was to boost funding for smaller municipalities. Mission accomplished, and Toronto as a bonus.Article content This is the kind of decision that is made when a city has no leverage or strong representation at Queen’s Park. Our presence in the Progressive Conservative caucus is minimal. We have veteran Nepean MPP Lisa MacLeod, who has been hampered by health issues, and nearly invisible Carleton MPP Goldie Ghamari. Our only cabinet minister, Kanata-Carleton’s Merrilee Fullerton, retired suddenly in March. There will be a byelection, but it will be surprising if the PCs field a cabinet-ready candidate.
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