Is Ontario Setting Up Cities to Fail Their Housing Targets?

from The Missing Middle Podcast · host Cara Stern, Mike Moffatt, and Meredith Martin

The provincial government has set the target of 1.5 million homes in the province over a 10-year period. That involves major increases in the rate of construction, beyond anything we've seen in decades. To incentivize municipalities, the federal and provincial governments are tying infrastructure funding to these targets. But are these goals realistic? And what does a "new housing unit" mean?Hosted by Mike Moffatt and Cara Stern, and produced by Meredith Martin.Thank you to the PLACE Centre. This podcast is funded by the Neptis Foundation.Hosted by Mike Moffatt & Cara Stern & Sabrina MaddeauxProduced by Meredith MartinFunded by the Neptis Foundation https://neptis.org/

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The provincial government has set the target of 1.5 million homes in the province over a 10-year period. That involves major increases in the rate of construction, beyond anything we've seen in decades. To incentivize municipalities, the federal and provincial governments are tying infrastructure funding to these targets. But are these goals realistic? And what does a "new housing unit" mean? Hosted by Mike Moffatt and Cara Stern, and produced by Meredith Martin. Thank you to the PLAC...