Olivia Chow was not elected as the development industry’s mayor. Yet three years into her term, her administration has assembled the most ambitious municipal housing agenda Toronto has seen since amalgamation.
That is not the same thing as solving the housing crisis, which is real and persistent. It is, however, a record worth taking seriously.
This week offered the clearest evidence yet. Standing in Scarborough, Mayor Chow and Prime Minister Mark Carney announced more than $2.7 billion in federal investment, alongside more than $700 million from the city of Toronto, to advance 18 projects representing more than 5,600 rental homes.
Just what we needed more “announcements”.
Why we were living in a virtual “announcement desert”!
