Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks at a news conference in Milton on March 8, 2024.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford gave Milton a cheque for $8.4 million on Friday after the town surpassed it's housing target for last year by 27 per cent.
As part of its effort to ease Ontario's housing crunch, the Ford government has vowed to push for the construction of 1.5 million new homes by 2031. That includes provincially-mandated housing targets for the 50 largest municipalities. Milton's total share is 19,000., considerably exceeding its target of 1,540.
Gordon Krantz, mayor of Milton, thanked Ford and Paul Calandra, minister of municipal affairs and housing, who was also present at Friday's news conference.
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