QUEEN'S PARK – Reports showing unachievable targets in housing growth spurred the Toronto Region Board of Trade to call on the government for regulatory reforms.
Following these calls, NDP Shadow Minister for Housing, Catherine McKenney (Ottawa Centre), released the following statement:
“There is no city where homeownership is within reach for middle-income households, let alone moderate-income first-time buyers. And there is no city where a family earning minimum wage can afford a one-bedroom apartment.
"Only 40 per cent of households can afford $1,700 a month in rent, yet no private-market builder can build a new unit at that price. If governments continue to rely on the private market alone, we will never meet the housing needs of our residents. We need to make significant investments in non-market housing, or homelessness will continue to grow.”
QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP MPP Lisa Gretzky (Windsor West) has tabled Bill 117, The ACCESS (Assistance for Care, Commuting and Essential Specialized Services) Act, which will be debated in the legislature later this evening.
QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Housing Catherine McKenney (Ottawa Centre) says that changes made to Ontario’s rental rules by the Ford government are putting tenants at further risk.
QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP Shadow Housing Minister Catherine McKenney (Ottawa Centre) says that Doug Ford has given up on solving the housing crisis, evidenced by failure after failure when it comes to building homes.