Jennifer McKelvie wants city council to take a ‘business as usual’ approach to housing policy until the by-election on June 26
Toronto Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie wants city council to move forward in the coming months on a housing strategy advanced by John Tory before his resignation, ahead of the summer when a new mayor is set to take the helm.
The new strategy, part of efforts to build 285,000 homes over the next 10 years, includes proposals to expand housing options by allowing multiplex apartments to be built in every area of the city, increasing density on main streets and broadening areas where mid-rise buildings are permitted. Ms. McKelvie also pointed to the overwhelming support of the plan that would likely trump any use of strong mayor powers should the new head of council have a different vision. One such power granted by Premier Doug Ford’s government to the mayors of Toronto and Ottawa – at the request of Mr. Tory – allows them to bring forward and pass bylaws with only one-third of council support.
“Worst-case scenario is we elect a mayor who wants to move backward. So it’s not a matter of, ‘Do we put it on hold in case the next mayor wants to do more?’ The next mayor can do more, but we can’t waste time in case the next mayor wants to do less,” he told The Globe and Mail.
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