Hello, I want to know…

Hello, I want to know protections and safeguards will be in place to ensure that the housing being built will actually be accessible and affordable for those who have been left out of home ownership. Your email states: "The proposals, if passed, would help cities, towns and rural communities grow with a mix of ownership and rental housing types that meet the needs of all Ontarians – from single family homes to townhomes and mid-rise apartments. Our plan will build more homes near transit, unlock innovative approaches to design and construction, and get shovels in the ground faster. We have also introduced strengthened consumer protection measures for homebuyers and will use provincial lands to build more attainable homes so that more Ontarians can realize their dream of home ownership."

What are the concrete actions that will be put in place to realize attainable ownership? How will you guarantee that the housing being built will support first-time buyers rather than inflate the market of secondary / temporary residences? Without addressing rental market inflation and property as investment, housing costs continue to make quality of life unattainable. Particularly as minimum wage and yearly salary raises are not keeping up with inflation and costs of living for the majority of people. If you're guaranteeing mixed dwelling, what are you doing to ensure that rental and buying rates remain accessible to ensure quality of life for people who have been left out of home ownership?

Housing needs to house people who don't have a home. Stop building homes as investment properties -- this does a disservice to the land and ecosystems that are unsettled in the process of housing people. If you do nothing to safeguard new homes being bought for resale or rental, the people who you could have made a difference in the lives of will continue to be marginalized. This is an opportunity for more people to flourish and thrive.