flonicky
Active Member
How can there be NO affordable housing? As someone who doesn't follow the policy details that closely, the TOC designation seems to imply some sort of affordable component, otherwise, aren't they're just "buildings"?
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HousingNowTO
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[Sept. 2023] The ministry stopped short of saying whether affordable housing would be a mandatory component.
"The province will be seeking opportunities to work with the building partner to deliver affordable housing through the commercial agreement, including the potential to provide provincial funding to deliver affordable housing at the site," Sousa-Dias added.
HousingNowTO
Senior Member
[Apr. 2023] Dakota Brasier, the press secretary for Minister of Transportation Caroline Mulroney, did not directly respond to concerns that the government was not doing enough to build affordable housing.
Braiser said in a statement that Metrolinx first offers the land to "a list of public institutions including municipalities, school boards, post-secondary institutions, not-for-profit corporations and Indigenous groups. If there is no interest from these groups, Metrolinx then lists the property to be publicly sold at fair market value."
"This transparent, and publicly available process ensures that taxpayer dollars are respected while disposing of surplus properties," she added.