More Neighbours Toronto Explained

More Neighbours Toronto is a Toronto-based housing advocacy organisation affiliated with the YIMBY ("Yes In My Backyard") movement. The organisation supports policies that would increase the supply of housing in Toronto.

Organisation and activities

More Neighbours Toronto has over 200 active volunteers and drafts policy recommendations, such as city policy on garden suites.[1] [2] The group also submits deputations to the city, including on matters such as "modular supportive housing development".[3] [4] Additionally, the group submits deputations to the provincial government.[5]

The organisation attends public consultation meetings in an effort to advocate for increased housing development in Toronto.[6] It is a registered third party advertiser in Toronto elections.[7] More Neighbours Toronto has endorsed candidate for city council, and was the target of various investigative journalism pieces. [8] [9] [10]

Recognition

It was consulted by the Government of Ontario's 2021 Ontario Housing Affordability Task Force.[11] With the Toronto Region Board of Trade, More Neighbours hosted a public consultation on the task force report at the University of Toronto's School of Cities.[12] [13] Panelists were the task force chair, Jake Lawrence, Bank of Nova Scotia, Tim Hudak, CEO of the Ontario Real Estate Association and Ene Underwood, CEO of Habitat for Humanity Greater Toronto Area.

It was part of the City of Toronto's & Canadian Urban Institute roundtable on Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods.[14] It was cited in a C. D. Howe Institute report on housing.[15]

It has been cited by The Globe and Mails editorial board[16] and its representatives have published op-eds in the Globe.[17] [18] It is regularly consulted by media across the political spectrum in segments on housing[19] [20] [21] [22] including a segment where More Neighbours was cited to contrast with the Premier of Ontario.[23]

The leader of the official opposition, Andrea Horwath stated, "Thanks More Neighbours, for your leadership and advocacy!"[24] More Neighbours has also collaborated with Greenpac and other civic groups to host debates in provincial & mayoral elections.[25] [26] [27] More Neighbours has also been covered in Quebec.[28] [29]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods - Garden Suites - Final Report . . 23 May 2022.
  2. Web site: Bailey . Colleen . Submission on PH.30.2 - Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods - Garden Suites - Final Report . . 23 May 2022.
  3. Web site: Modular Supportive Housing Development at 175 Cummer Avenue . City of Toronto . 24 May 2022.
  4. Web site: Parkinson . Alena . Planning and Housing Committee - April 27, 2022 . . 23 May 2022 . en.
  5. Web site: Bill 23, An Act to amend various statutes, to revoke various regulations and to enact the Supporting Growth and Housing in York and Durham Regions Act, 2022 . Standing Committee on Heritage, Infrastructure and Cultural Policy . Government of Ontario . 16 November 2022.
  6. News: Chong . Joshua . In a city of NIMBYs, this community group has made it a mission to say ‘yes in my backyard’ . 2022-05-12 . . 2022-02-14.
  7. Web site: List of Certified Candidates & Third Party Advertisers . City of Toronto . 17 October 2022.
  8. News: Rider . David . Meet the third-party advertisers who have spent money to sway Toronto voters this election . 23 October 2022 . . 23 October 2022 . en.
  9. Web site: Adler . Mike . Development pressures dominate Scarborough Southwest debate for council candidates . Toronto.com . . en.
  10. Web site: . Mark . Councillor, Etobicoke Lakeshore .
  11. Book: Lawrence . Jake . Report of the Ontario Housing Affordability Task Force . 8 February 2022 . 13, 33 . 22 May 2022.
  12. Web site: Bechtold . Liliana . Recap: Ontario Housing Affordability Task Force Q&A . UofT School of Cities . 22 May 2022.
  13. Web site: Housing Task Force Q&A . 22 May 2022.
  14. News: Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods (EHON) Roundtable . 29 April 2023 . City of Toronto . March 2023.
  15. News: Dachis . Benjamin . Buyers Beware: The Cost of Barriers to Building Housing in Canadian Cities . 5 May 2023 . . 4 May 2023.
  16. News: The Editorial Board . Globe editorial: The Doug Ford government has a plan to lower housing prices – by growing up . 23 May 2022 . . 10 February 2022 . en-CA.
  17. News: Petkov . Rocky . Opinion: Ontario has a chance to make housing more inclusive – we can’t let it slip away . 22 May 2022 . . 25 February 2022 . en-CA.
  18. News: Petkov . Rocky . Opinion: Toronto is on the verge of greatness – or stagnation . 17 October 2022 . The Globe and Mail . 16 October 2022 . en-CA.
  19. Web site: . Steve . Is Politics the Enemy of Housing? . . . 22 May 2022.
  20. News: Teitel . Emma . Opinion: Angry about the latest housing horror story? Save it for the politicians at election time . 23 May 2022 . . 22 April 2022 . en-CA.
  21. News: Balintec . Vanessa . Toronto's turning some of its offices into housing. Advocates say it's a 'model' for other governments . . 23 May 2022.
  22. News: Zivo . Adam . Single-family zoning remains untouchable in Ontario . 23 May 2022 . . 2 April 2022 . en.
  23. News: CTV Investigates . 23 May 2022 . . 19 May 2022.
  24. Web site: Horvath . Andrea . Twitter comment . 23 May 2022.
  25. Web site: Ontario Debates 2022, Scarborough Centre . . 22 May 2022.
  26. Web site: Ontario Debates 2022, Scarborough Southwest . . 24 May 2022.
  27. Web site: Toronto Mayoralty Housing Debate . RESCON . 16 May 2023 . en-ca . 24 May 2023.
  28. News: Lajoie . Étienne . Les partis politiques ontariens devant la crise du logement . 23 May 2022 . . 16 May 2022 . fr.
  29. News: Rattrapage du mercredi 1 juin 2022 . Dan La Mosaïque . . 1 June 2022 . fr.

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