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Matthew Rae

  • MPP
  • Member of Provincial Parliament
  • Perth—Wellington
  • Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
  • Ontario
  • Unit 2 55 Lorne Ave. E Stratford, ON N5A 6S4
  • tel: 519-272-0660
  • fax: 519-272-106
  • Matthew.Rae@pc.ola.org

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  • May/31/23 10:10:00 a.m.
  • Re: Bill 97 

Thank you to my colleague from Thornhill. As we made very clear almost a year—Friday’s a year. In the election last year, we made a very clear commitment to build 1.5 million homes, and I’d also like to highlight the two other major parties in this place also committed to doing that.

We’re actually taking action on that, Speaker, which this housing supply action plan bill does in Bill 97 through our protections for tenants and homebuyers, but also, again, the proposed provincial planning statement and those aspects, even in the city of Thornhill, reducing duplication and ensuring that there’s one planning document. Right now, there are two, and that causes confusion and extra red tape for housing construction. So working with—whether that’s mixed use, whether that’s condos, whether that’s semi-detached housing, ensuring those houses get built in all communities across Ontario.

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