Ontario's New Democrats and Progressive Conservatives are both promising to build 1.5 million homes in 10 years as the province grapples with a dearth of supply and ballooning prices.
NDP Leader Andrea Horwath touted her housing plan today - first released in November 2020, it has since been updated to include home equity loans to help first-time buyers with a down payment.
On supply, the New Democrats say the 1.5 million homes would be a mix of starter homes, purpose-built rentals and affordable housing units, achieved in part by ending exclusionary zoning. Changing municipal zoning rules to allow more types of housing to be built aside from single-family homes was a key recommendation from a housing affordability task force report that was commissioned by the Progressive Conservative government.
The Tories pledged to use the report as the basis for their long-term housing strategy, but legislation earlier this year failed to include that measure and several other key recommendations - something the municipal affairs and housing minister blamed on a lack of municipal co-operation. The Liberals have not yet released their housing plan, but Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca criticized the Tory plan for a lack of help for renters and first-time home buyers.PC Party Leader Doug Ford and Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath are seen in this combination photo.
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