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Honestly...do you really think that's going to happen? Age alone does not make something iconic, but this sign is not going to last long enough to find out. I think you are confusing trendy with iconic. It's a very unoriginal idea that doesn't possess any of the elements that could lead to it...

"Security of tenure" is just code for housing subsidy. If you need protection from the free market forces, then you need to get it directly from those responsible for it...tax-based gov't subsidy. As it stands, for pre-1991 purpose-built rental buildings, long term tenants paying below market...

Please explain to me how real estate prices are not not determined by supply and demand, other than the RTA guideline caps? There is gov't intervention with regulations, but prices are ultimately market driven. We live in a capitalist (free market)/socialist(government) hybrid. You have to...

This era of fake news is just getting out of hand. Rents ARE NOT DOUBLING. That example that gets passed around has nothing to do with normal rental rates. If you doubled the rent, then that simply means you were way under market price in the first place, or you want the unit empty. Please...

For who...and how so?

Of course it is. Considerably worse, because of the embarrassingly lame play on words. Has a single person ever come to Toronto to see that sign? Of course not...it's just a boring sign...it has no intrinsic value in and of itself. There are a lot of pictures taken with it because it just...

No...indoctrinating children is how almost everyone becomes a member. I'm more concerned about lying to children then I am song lyrics.

I want my Miami Vice Arquitectonica. :(

Promoting the existence of the supernatural in any manner is wrong. Doing it in the context of "educating" children is wrong. Using public tax dollars to do it is really wrong.

Just to interject a little reality into the idea that Toronto is somehow super-expensive.

Your insinuation that guideline increases provide profit opportunities for landlords is hilarious.

The man bun and wearing a hoodie over your ball cap are very popular "things" too. (we should also stop referring to things...as "things" as well). It's telling as to just how dumbed down things have become, when we are now ranking this lazy-ass excuse for marketing up there with the CN Tower...

Just trash that thing...it isn't cool.

That whole problem can be solved fairly simply. Residential condos should be taxed the same as non-condo residential units....if it is your principal residence (easy to verify), then the unit should be taxed at the residential rate and no capital gains tax if sold. If it isn't your principal...

I said higher tax rates on purpose-built rental buildings account for it, which is the real problem. And no, there haven't been many rental buildings built in context at all, and how many of those "planned" buildings will be cancelled if they add rent controls to that higher tax rate? Exactly...

First of all, I question your use of the terms "affordability" and "exorbitant" in this context. Secondly, your main problem is that you are still confusing the two separate worlds of the real estate market, which is a capitalist free market with socialism in housing. If you can't afford to...

Ha Ha...serves them right. Of course all this "talk" about new rent controls would backfire, and cause rent increases. And there's nothing they can do to stop that. Not that the story posted sounds like it has anything to do with that...it looks like because of some bankruptcy issues, they...

What horrible thing did we do to deserve to end up with this sort of choice?? Can't someone else run for mayor? You? If not you, perhaps a baboon? Why can't David Crombie get off his lazy old ass and run again? Oh well....welcome to democracide.

And what is it you think they would say?

Quit changing the goalposts. You said people with six figure incomes can't afford to rent in Toronto. The evidence suggests they can and do. Personally, I would suggest purchasing, because Toronto is the only major first world global city I can think of with condos for 200k. If the rental...