The Province is saying that it plans to get rid of more red tape in the development industry. That is bad news for the public, homeowners and those with a hope of being homeowners in the future. We have already capitulated much of the economy and home building process to the developers: private industry builds the highest percentage of all units in Canada amongst the developed world. In Ontario, where Ford has very close ties to developers, the industry has some of the highest profit margins in the world.
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With easier processes for developers brought in by Ford's government and prices sky rocketing, the Downsview community is seeing more development applications now than in the last 20 years combined. What will this mean for the community? Photo credit: Matias de Dovitiis