Toronto-area politicians rally against Ford’s housing-supply plan GlobeToronto
Changes in Bill-108, the More Homes, More Choice Act, would broaden the power of the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal to determine the best planning outcome in development disputes rather than sending issues back to a municipal council for re-evaluation.Municipal politicians from across the Greater Toronto Area rallied on Monday against the government’s new housing-supply plan, charging that it will not live up to its promise of increasing affordability.
“Premier Ford has handed over the development process to the development industry and their lobbyists,” Mr. Matlow told reporters.Changes in the bill would broaden the power of the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal to determine the best planning outcome in development disputes rather than sending issues back to a municipal council for re-evaluation.
The plan notes that a backlog of OMB legacy cases before the tribunal, about 100,000 in Toronto alone, stands in the way of new housing, which it says is the solution to the affordability crisis.“If you just allow builders to build … high-priced houses and luxury rental apartment buildings, that doesn’t actually address the affordability question," he said.Julie O’Driscoll, spokeswoman for Mr.
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