How Michael Thompson voted at council

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1. 2025.PH18.6ADOPTED

   Progress on Building More Supportive Homes

   The City of Toronto has taken an increased role in the creation of new supportive and rent-geared-to-income (RGI) homes for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness, particularly since the adoption of the HousingTO 2020-2030 Action Plan (HousingTO Plan) and as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite increased action and investments, Toronto’s housing and homelessness crises have worsened. Deeply affordable rental housing is at risk of being lost, and difficult and volatile economic conditions have made the construction of new housing, particularly RGI, supportive, affordable rental homes, more challenging. The shortage of supportive homes, inadequacy of social assistance rates, and need for greater mental health and social supports is illustrated most starkly by the rising number of encampments in Toronto. Concerted action and investment from all orders of government and the private, health, and social services sectors is needed to respond to these crises. Despite this growing need, federal and provincial investment in measures proven to be most effective – new supportive housing, mental health and social supports, and higher social assistance rates that mat…

   City Council · 2025-02-05 21:25 PM

   Adopt Item

   Michael Thompson's vote: Absent

   Majority required - PH18.6 - Adopt the item as amended

   Motion result

   Carried

   Recorded tally

   17-1

   Source outcome