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Housing Supply Consultation

Published on: March 4, 2019 | Last Updated on: October 5, 2020

The Housing Supply Consultation document appears to start from the premise, one frequently expressed by the private sector, that the housing supply issues may largely be blamed on government “red tape”, and difficulties in delivering housing as being snarled in delays and confusion. If you view the amount of development activity under way in Toronto, it is incomprehensible to state that our current progress is “too slow”. Thousands of units are currently being held up due to the LPAT transition date delay. It’s even more incomprehensible when you factor in the lack of public investment in infrastructure, transportation, schooling, community services, etc. It is utterly ridiculous to attempt to “reduce red tape” without addressing the need to increase investment in public infrastructure.

FoNTRA Letter to Ontario Government re: Bill 66

Published on: January 23, 2019 | Last Updated on: October 5, 2020

Since Bill 66, – it passed first reading on 06 December 2018 and is scheduled for second reading on 19 February 2019 – had been introduced without any public consultation, it is appropriate to comment on the underlying legislation before addressing the proposed Regulation which is to implement this new mechanism. FoNTRA sees the proposed planning tool as some sort of Trojan horse designed to undermine fundamental and carefully conceived public policies…

While FoNTRA supports the streamlining of planning approval processes and the removal of often redundant requirements and restrictions, it believes that Bill 66, as currently written, puts into question the fundamental validity of the Province’s own policy-driven planning system and signals to the world: Ontario has principles but if you don’t like them, we have others.

FoNTRA supports Bill 52 – anti-SLAPP legislation

Published on: January 14, 2015 | Last Updated on: October 5, 2020

We are writing in support of Bill 52, Protection of Public Participation Act, 2014 which you introduced in the Ontario Legislature on December 1, 2014. The Bill, which is substantively the same as former Bill 83, was debated for Second Reading on December 10, 2014, and received supportive comments from members of all Parties at that time.

Bill 52 provides an effective response to the problem of strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) in Ontario and would prevent the misuse of the courts from SLAPP suits without depriving anyone of appropriate remedies for expression that causes significant harm. It reflects the recommendations of the Anti-SLAPP Advisory Panel that was established four years ago to provide advice on the content of legislation to target SLAPPs.

Member News – Winter 2012

Published on: February 15, 2012 | Last Updated on: October 6, 2020

In this issue:

F.U.N. AGM and Transportation Forum
Mississauga Mayor McCallion offers words of support to ratepayer groups at MIRANET AGM
Drive-throughs issue and OMB hearing
Liability insurance for community groups
Rainbarrel.ca offers rain barrels as a fund-raising vehicle for not-for-profit groups

Member News – June 2011

Published on: June 15, 2011 | Last Updated on: October 14, 2020

Member News is a quarterly communiqué of FUN that shares useful information amongst the Federation’s members. In this issue, we describe some successful programmes that deal with common challenges we all face with our local associations.