[homeles_ot-l] Ontario inclusionary housing bill passes 2nd reading in legislature today FW: WI backgrounder

[Lynne Browne]

FYI . . . Lynne Browne

Coordinator, Alliance to End Homelessness (ATEH)

147 Besserer St., 2nd Floor, Ottawa, ON K1N 6A7

613-241-7913, ext. 205

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From: hhno-on-owner at povnet.org [mailto:hhno-on-owner at povnet.org] On Behalf
Of Michael Shapcott
Sent: September 24, 2009 5:46 PM
To: Michael Shapcott
Subject: [hhno-on] WI backgrounder: Ontario inclusionary housing bill passes
second reading in legislature today

 

Inclusionary housing (and the promise of thousands of new affordable homes
in new developments across the province) is one step closer in Ontario as
MPP Cheri DiNovo's Bill
<http://www.ontla.on.ca/bills/bills-files/39_Parliament/Session1/b198.pdf>
198  passed second reading in the Ontario Legislature this afternoon. 

 

The legislation would amend the Planning Act to give municipalities the
power to require developers to include affordable housing in new
developments. 

 

While private member's bills, especially those from opposition parties,
don't have a good track record in the provincial legislature, Bill 198 was
supported today by MPP Lou Rinaldi, the Parliamentary Assistant to Ontario
housing minister Jim Watson, which suggests government support. 

 

The bill now moves to General Government Committee for review, possible
amendments and then back to the legislature for third and final reading. The
Wellesley Institute has joined with municipal planners, housing advocates
and others to press the Ontario government to permit municipalities to adopt
inclusionary housing policies. Inclusionary housing plans are used by
hundreds of US cities and a number of states, and would help generate
thousands of affordable homes annually.

 

-          Michael

 

 

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Michael Shapcott | Director, Affordable Housing and Social Innovation |
Wellesley Institute 

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Toronto, ON, Canada,  M4Y 1S2           Mobile: 416.605.8316  
E-mail:   michael at wellesleyinstitute.com

 

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