lived up to its name, it would be great stuff.
charged with enforcing Queen’s Park’s priorities and blocking local initiatives when they run contrary to provincial goals. Though elected by voters in Toronto and Ottawa, the mayors would be beholden to the provincial government, i.e. to Doug Ford. We were reminded of that in early August when the development industry announced it was delaying 10,000 condo units originally planned for release this year. The reason wasn’t approval times but the increase in Bank of Canada interest rates. Until the various levels of government ante up, there will never be enough affordable housing to meet demand.
Given that Canada’s future prosperity depends largely on what unfolds in its cities — Toronto alone accounts for 20% of the Canadian GDP — this does not bode well for what’s to come. Failure to enable cities to plan and pay their own way means they are unable to keep up with rival urban centres round the world. A country that allows provincial governments to show even its biggest cities such contempt isn’t doing itself any favours.
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