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FORUM: Auditor General exposes government shortfalls (Jan. 2025)

February 10th, 2025 · Comments Off on FORUM: Auditor General exposes government shortfalls (Jan. 2025)

The auditor general’s office has huge latitude to investigate the workings of government agencies, departments, and government-funded or regulated institutions to see if they are working as they should. Here’s the lowdown on the office’s latest annual report. 

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FORUM: Ford’s gross mismanagement of the land use files (Apr. 2024)

May 7th, 2024 · Comments Off on FORUM: Ford’s gross mismanagement of the land use files (Apr. 2024)

The Conservatives have introduced another housing bill and revamped the Provincial Policy Statement which sets planning rules for the province.  Here’s what you should know about the Conservatives’ latest moves. 

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FORUM: Looking to the feds to save cities (Aug. 2021)

September 8th, 2021 · Comments Off on FORUM: Looking to the feds to save cities (Aug. 2021)

This federal election, the focus for cities must be on social justice and the recovery. 

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FORUM: Premier Ford’s land use planning agenda is a big worry (May 2021)

June 15th, 2021 · Comments Off on FORUM: Premier Ford’s land use planning agenda is a big worry (May 2021)

Since becoming premier, the Doug Ford government has rewritten many of the laws and regulations that decide how we build and what we build. These developer-friendly changes help Doug Ford’s donor base reap record profits, but their impact on people, the environment, democracy and our affordable housing goals is mixed. And I’m being nice here.

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