MAYORAL PROFILE: Olivia Chow explains why ‘the people need to be involved’ in fixing Toronto and why running for mayor now is more fun
That may go a ways to explaining why Chow has continued to maintain a steady lead in the race.
She says the situation is the result of a decade of building no affordable housing. She says her plan would create 25,000 rent-controlled homes over eight years by building on city-owned properties. “I know exactly what I’m talking about. Of course I do,” Chow exclaims when asked about that moment. “I even read the staff report about what to do with it if the federal and the provincial government don't come to the table.”
She says the city needs to negotiate to get a better deal first before contemplating the staff advice. Chow acknowledges that those governments are also listening to other cities and provinces and trying to balance everyone’s needs, but the answer she says, is a better deal for cities across the country.
“I do not take the old way of doing budgets, which I've said several times, many times, because that's a backward way of doing budgets,” Chow says. “It lead to the mess we're in right now.” Chow has made no secret over the years that she favours policies which help lift up those who are most disadvantaged.
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