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by digianarchist 1540 days ago
The feds don't really get a say in home building, it's up to the provinces like Ontario who aren't really feeling the pressure to do anything, after rejecting the most impactful recommendations from a recent task force on affordability [1].

The NIMBY mayors of cities such as Mississauga pushed back [2] and the province has effectively backed down.

[1] - https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-doug-ford-hou...

[2] - https://twitter.com/BonnieCrombie/status/1507080290602299392