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TORONTO _ Several Ontario municipalities have turned down the province’s offer of strong mayor powers because of concerns either with housing targets the government has tied to them, or worries that the powers would lend themselves to a “dictatorship.” The Progressive Conservative government has assigned housing targets to 50 municipalities …
Read More »Ontario adding more ‘strong mayors,’ creating $1.2B in housing incentive fund
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is expanding so-called strong mayor powers to a total of 49 communities across the province and is offering $1.2 billion in incentives for cities and towns to meet housing targets. Ford’s announcement Monday, in a speech at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario’s conference, comes as …
Read More »Ontario expanding ‘strong mayor’ powers to 26 more cities
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 16, 2023 10:53 am Updated June 16, 2023 11:22 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario’s municipal affairs and housing minister says he is expanding so-called strong mayor powers beyond Toronto and Ottawa to 26 more large and fast-growing municipalities. …
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