.maxfawcett: Are Poilievre’s conservative allies the real gatekeepers? via NatObserver
This volley of friendly-ish fire appears to have worked. Calgary’s city council reversed its decision the very next day, with only Sean Chu — a councillor who shares constituents with Rempel-Garner — still voting against.
Make no mistake: this fight is far from over. Calgary city council will vote in September on the specific recommendations in the report, most notably the upzoning and removal of parking minimums, and you can be sure the same conservative councillors who voted against the report the first time will be the ones mounting resistance to the proposed changes. Even if they’re approved, it’ll still take a year for the new bylaws to be drafted and implemented.
Pierre Poilievre likes to rail against"gatekeepers" and the role they play in Canada's ultra-high housing costs — and he has a point. It's one he should bring up with the conservative politicians who just tried to derail Calgary's pro-housing push. Council’s decidedly languid pace stands in stark contrast to the speed at which council is moving on its arena deal, one that
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