While it doesn’t quite roll off the tongue, the More Homes Built Faster Act does make plain what its objective is. It’s a major overhaul that touches everything from municipal planning to development charges with the aim of increasing the supply of housing by 1.5 million new homes within a decade. The province is in a housing crisis and needs all forms of new development including new houses, condos, purpose built rental units and especially more affordable housing. Along with Bill 23, the Ford government has announced its intension to open part of the Greenbelt for development. Is it enough – or too much – to move the needle on the housing crisis? Joining Steve Paikin to discuss more: Ene Underwood, Chief Executive Officer at Habitat for Humanity Greater Toronto Area; Mazyar Mortazavi, President and CEO TAS an innovative development company; Shoshanna Saxe, Professor in the Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering, University of Toronto; and Jacob Dawang, a data scientist and member of the advocacy group More Neighbours.

00:00 Intro
00:26 intro guests
01:03 More Homes Built Faster act
3:40 How long does it take to build?
5:40 Shoshanna Saxe’s story
6:47 Jacob Dawang’s story
10:32 Shift to rental
12:40 Disempowering the conservation authority
14:40 Big step forward?
17:07 Immigration policies
18:00 Stewards not owners of land
22:09 Balancing interests
25:00 Expanding the Greenbelt

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