I understand why the Ontario government is developing policies such as these with the attempt to build more housing with the plan that they will become more affordable. Unfortunately, that is not what is going to happen.
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The following comments were prepared on behalf of the County of Northumberland by Nick McDonald, Merdian Planning and Dwayne Campbell, Chief Planner for Northumberland County . The comments were endorsed by Northumberland County Council on November 9, 2022.
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While many of the changes in this proposal will help address our long standing housing issues, there are a few areas that are contradicting the focus to enable effective growth.
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Instead of building more unaffordable houses single family homes that only corporations and individuals who are profiting off the housing market can buy and then rent for outrageous prices, we desperately need to focus on making houses affordable to working individuals, as soon as possible.
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I do not support this proposal because protecting our environment should be the top of our priorities right now. We only get 1 earth. Developing environmentally protected lands is dangerous.
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Overruling local regulatory bodies does not provide certainty for developers.
Developers *already* have certainty with respect to charges. These are spelled out by each municipality.
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I support these changes because the changes are providing a solid foundation to address Ontario’s housing supply crisis over the long term and will be supplemented by continued action in the future.
The Ontario government’s Bill 23 “More Homes Built Faster Act” includes only tepid measures to enable more badly needed home construction in existing cities, while diving deep into dangerous attacks on wetland habitat, woodlands and other conservation lands and encouraging even more of the expensiv
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It is my opinion that the Upper Tiers that are proposed to have no planning responsibilities as per Bill 23 continue to be responsible for matters that cross municipal boundaries.
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I object to the replacement of the Provincial Policy Statement. We need strong protections for Ontario’s farmland and natural heritage - we need to be working towards combatting climate change, not adding to it by reducing farmland and the natural environment.
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These proposed changes would result in more rural land and farm land being developed for housing. Housing developments outside of existing towns and cities result in more people who don't have the option to walk, bike, or take transit for their transportation.
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The PPS has only recently been updated. It seems unrealistic to me that there is another need to refine it even further given the requirement that all municipal official plans are required to fit within the framework of the PPS.
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The Council for Canadian Urbanism (CanU) is a national organization bringing together urbanists and city builders through our annual summits, our regular events, and the activities of our working groups and caucuses.
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