Demands for change have been growing all year, with a visible rise in homelessness encampments held up by local leaders as evidence the current formula is failing.
is promising to meet the growing calls for change from municipalities if it wins the next election, pledging any government it leads would take responsibility for costs associated with things like housing, health care and transit.
On Monday, the Ontario NDP — who form the Official Opposition at Queen’s Park — are set to unveil their plan to meet that request, if they form government after the next election.The party will use an opposition day motion to focus on reversing the downloading of costs to local municipalities, a process where provincial governments increase the services and responsibilities municipalities have to take on.
On the housing front, the NDP promises it would take control of he costs and planning of affordable housing, shelter and homeless programs. It also said it would agree to a request from many municipal leaders to create a ministry in charge of the homelessness crisis.
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