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This is most of the content we’ve created. It covers a pretty wide range of issues, but for the most part focuses on our natural world and how we can build our communities in a way that ensures we continue to have a healthy and high quality of life in Ontario for generations to come.

A photo of the sun rising over farmland. The sky is clear blue. Credit Federico Respini.
Youth

Media Statement – Bill 23

…the changes in Bill 23 do not address the housing affordability crisis, rather they will simply put more money into the pockets of billionaire developers at the expense of Ontarians and the natural resources we depend on.

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November 28, 2022 10 Comments
A photo of scaffolding on a construction site. Photo by Tolu Olubode on Unsplash.
Affordable Housing

Analysis: More Homes Built Faster Act

Recent moves by Ontario’s government seem likely to create conditions for a number of crises in the next few decades that, when combined, are greater than the sum of their parts. This is what’s known as a “polycrisis”, a term popularized by economic historian Adam Tooze.

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November 10, 2022 1 Comment
Photo of an urban park, with benches on which people are sitting in the foreground and lawn and trees in the background. Photo by I Do Nothing But Love on Unsplash .
Planning

Simcoe County 2022 – 2051 Land Needs Assessment

…value in the context of a community is achieved through livability, which in turn drives economic and social dynamism. Propinquity, or the accessibility of the areas we inhabit, whether that’s for people we socialise with or for consumer good or employment, is the key metric to achieve in this regard. Build communities for people and good things happen.

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July 6, 2022 No Comments
Greenbelt

Province Rushing Bradford Bypass

Highways are the gateway drug for sprawl and the Bypass is a perfect example.  Developers own over 3000 acres of land around this highway waiting for the greenlight to destroy more farmland and wetlands.

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April 5, 2022 No Comments
Photo of several high-rise apartment buildings, with blue sky above and trees below. Photo by Galen Crout on Unsplash
Affordable Housing

Vertical Sprawl

By building spaces that prioritize equity, diversity, and inclusion, we and setting the foundations for a future that is more sustainable. Sprawl, including vertical sprawl, is not the right way to do this.

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March 21, 2022 No Comments
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