Economy 52,861 Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 https://www.google.ca/amp/s/globalnews.ca/news/9786330/toronto-mayor-olivia-chow-wins-byelection/amp/ Olivia Chow who has been a city council member for many years now has the cities top job as the new Mayor of Toronto Former Mayor John Tory resigned after a scandal involving a personal love affair came to light Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarstruckIllusion 53,567 Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 We had to yass. She’s a life long progressive fighting for gay rights from the 80s, and I personally think she’s being a leader yet again with her current priorities tackling housing. I’m so excited for the future of Toronto bc of this 💓 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 52,861 Posted June 27, 2023 Author Share Posted June 27, 2023 2 minutes ago, StarstruckIllusion said: We had to yass. She’s a life long progressive fighting for gay rights from the 80s, and I personally think she’s being a leader yet again with her current priorities tackling housing. I’m so excited for the future of Toronto bc of this 💓 I actually don't know much about her tbh tho I've heard her name since I was a child (my dad was saying she presided over the part of Toronto we used to live in and that's part of the reason I heard her name so often so she's already been my boss ) But back to the point, tho I don't know much about her but prioritizing housing is always a positive in my books What are her ideas? Does she want to reduce red tape to make approvals faster and reduce the overly restrictive zoning laws that make achieving building permits a challange or converting existing buildings into housing when it's not a residential zone? Does she want to reduce the power of privileged NIMBYs who have the luxury to have their biggest housing concern be how their beautiful scenery might change if condos go up nearby and reduce their influence in courts and battles? (As u can see I can't stand Nymbis) Like what are her plans? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLocals 461 Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 so happy about this! much better than mark or ana. he/they | fetching the bolt cutters Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaLa 19,898 Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 a rare W in Ontario politics, thank god Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarstruckIllusion 53,567 Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 2 hours ago, Economy said: I actually don't know much about her tbh tho I've heard her name since I was a child (my dad was saying she presided over the part of Toronto we used to live in and that's part of the reason I heard her name so often so she's already been my boss ) But back to the point, tho I don't know much about her but prioritizing housing is always a positive in my books What are her ideas? Does she want to reduce red tape to make approvals faster and reduce the overly restrictive zoning laws that make achieving building permits a challange or converting existing buildings into housing when it's not a residential zone? Does she want to reduce the power of privileged NIMBYs who have the luxury to have their biggest housing concern be how their beautiful scenery might change if condos go up nearby and reduce their influence in courts and battles? (As u can see I can't stand Nymbis) Like what are her plans? Plans include: - Removing red tape and approving new housing with speed - Refunding the TTC for more safety and reliability - Police reform focused on expanding mental health responses - A modest property tax on the ultra wealthy (number TBD) There’s honestly a lot but she plans to do so here’s a summary: https://www.oliviachow.ca/plan She comes across as super excited, passionate and focused. Everyone in power is to her political right but they all like her as a person and are open to working with her. This is gonna be an interesting few years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 52,861 Posted June 28, 2023 Author Share Posted June 28, 2023 28 minutes ago, StarstruckIllusion said: Plans include: - Removing red tape and approving new housing with speed - Refunding the TTC for more safety and reliability - Police reform focused on expanding mental health responses - A modest property tax on the ultra wealthy (number TBD) There’s honestly a lot but she plans to do so here’s a summary: https://www.oliviachow.ca/plan She comes across as super excited, passionate and focused. Everyone in power is to her political right but they all like her as a person and are open to working with her. This is gonna be an interesting few years. Read over it. Some of the plans sound great tho they will cost a fair bit of $$$$$$$$ don't know if the luxury home transfer tax she proposes will be enough to cover all these plans... It may require cuts elsewhere too or an increase in overall property taxes But it's a good start. Let's see what happens! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLocals 461 Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 love the increasing of the vacant homes tax... esp in todays housing climate he/they | fetching the bolt cutters Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 52,861 Posted June 28, 2023 Author Share Posted June 28, 2023 16 minutes ago, TheLocals said: love the increasing of the vacant homes tax... esp in todays housing climate I agree. Although I support the measure cuz every but helps, I doubt it will do much in the grand scheme of things... The vacancy rate in Toronto simply appears to be to low to blame empty units as one of the main causes of home prices It may help marginally. But it can't be looked to as one of the main things that's gonna solve the affordability crisis Again tho every bit helps, I'm not saying it isn't a good idea Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dit 46,738 Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 One of few politicians who has concrete plans. Even if some of her proposals will only slightly improve things at least they will improve things to some degree which is more than what can be said about most politicians in Ontario at the moment. Excited to see how things go! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 52,861 Posted June 29, 2023 Author Share Posted June 29, 2023 On 6/28/2023 at 12:55 AM, dit said: One of few politicians who has concrete plans. Even if some of her proposals will only slightly improve things at least they will improve things to some degree which is more than what can be said about most politicians in Ontario at the moment. Excited to see how things go! Tbh based on what I read, some of the targets she has for rentals and number of ppl she wants to house vs the projected population growth I think some of the policies rather than "slightly improve" it's more likely to result in "less deterioration" meaning things will still get worse but they would just get even worse if we did nothing that's how bad things are That being said... Her plan to reduce red tape on construction combined with some of Rob Ford's housing policy adjustments maybe it might help a little I know its popular to hate in Rob Ford that doesn't mean every single policy he comes up with is bad. That's called splitting Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuffy 1,049 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 I'm hoping to be proven wrong but I don't feel confident with Olivia Chow as mayor, she has a lot of work to do and I don't think she's willing to make tough decisions or be ambitious. That said, she would have been a good choice for Toronto in its prime. I've generally noticed Toronto has an "everything is fine, we're grateful we are not the US" when the healthcare and housing supply is failing and the public safety has gone downhill. I realize some of this expands across the province and country though, like the very relaxed drug policies and lack of compulsory yet quality rehabilitation like European countries are leaning to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 52,861 Posted July 1, 2023 Author Share Posted July 1, 2023 On 6/29/2023 at 2:33 PM, Fuffy said: I'm hoping to be proven wrong but I don't feel confident with Olivia Chow as mayor, she has a lot of work to do and I don't think she's willing to make tough decisions or be ambitious. That said, she would have been a good choice for Toronto in its prime. I've generally noticed Toronto has an "everything is fine, we're grateful we are not the US" when the healthcare and housing supply is failing and the public safety has gone downhill. I realize some of this expands across the province and country though, like the very relaxed drug policies and lack of compulsory yet quality rehabilitation like European countries are leaning to. The city has a pretty minimal impact on healthcare so I'm not sure I'd really tie that in with municipalities too much. I think they have a slight influence when it comes to stuff like helping pay for clinics constructions and some programs the city can take innitiative on but as a general rule healthcare is mainly payed by the Province with the Federal Government sharing the 2nd biggest share of the costs. Cities are last Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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