Tag: olivia-chow
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Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow Opposes Ontario’s Bill 60, Says It Weakens Tenant Protections
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow is pushing back against Ontario’s proposed Bill 60, warning that the legislation could strip away key protections for renters and make evictions easier across the province. Chow announced her opposition after reviewing the latest version of the bill introduced by Premier Doug Ford’s government. While the province says the goal is…
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Toronto Council Urged to Invest $351 Million in Affordable Rentals
City staff in Toronto are calling on the council to invest $351 million into affordable housing projects to facilitate the construction of 6,000 new rental units for low-income tenants and young, middle-class families. This ambitious plan aims to address the city’s affordable housing crisis and ensure these units remain affordable for at least 40 years.…
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Toronto city council has officially approved Olivia Chow’s 9.5% property tax hike
’80 cents extra a day, folks can afford it,’ Chow told reporters Wednesday In a landmark decision that marks the city’s largest property tax increase in over a quarter of a century, the Toronto City Council has greenlit a significant hike in property taxes, coupled with a $20 million boost to the police budget. This…
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