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Heritage versus more housing

Unpacking a false opposition

by WIEBE C
Published in February 2023 - Page 13

The housing crisis and the need for affordable, inclusive, and safe housing has dominated headlines for months. Meanwhile, municipal heritage property programs have sporadically garnered criticism from housing advocates on the grounds that heritage conservation tools create barriers to developing new housing supply. In Ontario, that occasional criticism of the heritage system leapt to the forefront with the release of the Ontario government’s Report of the Housing Affordability Task Force in February 2022.

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