How Olivia Chow voted at council

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1. 2024.PH13.7AMENDED

   Renovictions Policy Implementation: Review of Hamilton Renovation Licence and Tenant Relocation By-law and developing a Toronto Renovictions By-law

   The HousingTO 2020-2030 Action Plan and Toronto Housing Charter, both adopted in 2019, commit the City to advancing the progressive realization of the right to adequate housing and set a number of strategic priorities related to protecting tenants, preserving affordable housing supply, and realizing a vision of a city where everyone has a safe, affordable place to call home. City Council has recently increased its housing targets under the HousingTO Plan, however, to ensure the City has sufficient affordable rental homes for low- and moderate-income residents, it is also vital to preserve existing affordable rental homes. As a result of factors impacting Toronto's housing market, including low rental vacancy rates, insufficient new rental homes, and the financialization of housing, over the past decade the Toronto region has lost more affordable and mid-range rental homes than have been built. These housing market pressures combined with gaps in provincial rent control requirements have resulted in increased rates of evictions, with disproportionate impacts on low-income and marginalized residents, including those from equity-deserving groups. There have been reports of a growing…

   City Council · 2024-06-26 11:36 AM

   Adopt Item as Amended

   Olivia Chow's vote: Yes

   Majority required - PH13.7 - Adopt the Item as amended

   Motion result

   Carried

   Recorded tally

   22-1