Crombie succeeds Guthrie as chair of Ontario’s Big City Mayors
“It’s a new role that was created to allow me to be involved in inter-governmental relations, advocacy work, and speak to upper levels of government.”
Moments after taking over as chair from Guthrie, Crombie found herself thrown to the wolves after she and other mayors expressed their opposition to the Ford government’s legislation aimed at circumventing municipal avenues in order to add thousands of more homes in Ontario.Ford says Bill 23 wouldn’t harm municipal finances, speaks on promise to fund Toronto shortfall
“Everyone must play their part in addressing the housing affordability crisis and that includes developers,” said Crombie in a statement on her website. “If they are being incentivized to build more affordable housing, there needs to be legislation in place to ensure those savings are passed on to the homebuyer. Taxpayers should not fund developer profits.”In response, Premier Doug Ford said Crombie and other municipal leaders should “stop whining” and “get on board.
Despite the political turbulence being generated, Guthrie is confident that Crombie will be successful in her term as chair of Ontario’s Big City Mayors caucus. “She’s been doing great, especially in the last couple of weeks,” said Guthrie. “There are big issues that need to be dealt with and she will be our spokesperson for the group.”
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