Ontario government will spend more—for less housing

Ontario government will spend more—for less housing

From the Fraser Institute By Jake Fuss and Austin Thompson To state the obvious, in Ontario homebuilding is not keeping pace with population growth. This imbalance is driving sky-high home prices and rents, not only in the GTA but many other Ontario cities. What’s to be done? In the Ford government’s recent budget, “housing” appears not as a central theme but as one of several areas to receive “support” (read: increased spending) in light of Tru…