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Municipal Policy Commentary Archive

Housing affordability—a welcome addition to Ontario’s election issue agenda
By Ben Eisen, Josef Filipowicz | May 2, 2018
In Florida, they’re snowbirds—in B.C., they’re ‘speculators’
By Josef Filipowicz, Steve Lafleur | April 13, 2018
Local and provincial policies across Canada may negate latest federal rental housing plan
By Josef Filipowicz, Steve Lafleur | March 12, 2018
Instead of ‘affordable housing’ for some, the B.C. government should target housing affordability for all
By Josef Filipowicz, Steve Lafleur | March 6, 2018
Toronto and Vancouver have plenty of room to grow up and grow more affordable
By Josef Filipowicz, Kenneth P. Green | January 9, 2018
Filtering—how markets, not national strategies, make housing affordable
By Josef Filipowicz, Steve Lafleur | November 28, 2017
Queen’s Park and Toronto City Hall put the squeeze on renters
By Josef Filipowicz, Steve Lafleur | November 10, 2017
How the next Calgary City Council can boost the housing supply and increase affordability
By Steve Lafleur, Josef Filipowicz | October 30, 2017
Proposed rent control rules already discouraging rental development in Ontario
By Steve Lafleur, Ben Eisen | October 4, 2017
There’s a right way and a wrong way to attract businesses to your city
By Josef Filipowicz, Steve Lafleur | September 28, 2017
Ontario housing measures—short-term gain for long-term pain?
By Steve Lafleur, Josef Filipowicz | August 28, 2017
Falling interest rates—an often-overlooked contributor to rising home prices
By Niels Veldhuis, Josef Filipowicz | August 17, 2017
By targeting foreign buyers, Queen’s Park misses the point
By Josef Filipowicz, Steve Lafleur | July 31, 2017
How an NDP-Green government can free up B.C.’s housing supply
By Josef Filipowicz, Steve Lafleur | June 13, 2017
Wynne government delivers another potential blow to housing affordability in Toronto
By Steve Lafleur, Kenneth P. Green | May 30, 2017
Skipping avocado toast won’t make housing more affordable for Millennials
By Steve Lafleur | May 26, 2017
Ontario’s double-squeeze on new homes
By Steve Lafleur, Josef Filipowicz | May 17, 2017
To encourage more housing, Lower Mainland municipalities should shorten timelines and cut costs
By Kenneth P. Green, Josef Filipowicz | May 4, 2017
Housing in Vancouver—the city can’t be both low-density and affordable
By Steve Lafleur, Josef Filipowicz | May 4, 2017
Rent control won’t solve Toronto’s rental affordability problem
By Steve Lafleur, Josef Filipowicz | April 19, 2017
Trudeau government stretches definition of ‘infrastructure’ too far
By Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre | April 3, 2017
Rent control—proof bad policy ideas die hard
By Ben Eisen, Steve Lafleur, Josef Filipowicz | March 22, 2017
Once again, Mr. Sousa, taxing foreigners is not the answer to Toronto’s housing woes
By Steve Lafleur, Josef Filipowicz | March 17, 2017
When reviewing the OMB, Queen’s Park should not lose sight of housing affordability
By Steve Lafleur, Josef Filipowicz | March 14, 2017
Ontario government’s plan—let traffic get worse
By Steve Lafleur, Kenneth P. Green | February 27, 2017