TORONTO — Pundits say they’re taken aback both by Margaret Atwood’s public opposition to a modest condo development planned for her upscale Toronto neighbourhood and the vehement social media backlash that followed it. Atwood drew the ire of both Twitter users and certain local columnists when city reports revealed she had written a letter pushing back against an eight-storey, 16-unit condo building slated for construction near her home. “Let’s have multiple-family affordable housing +community centre in that space,” she wrote. Haider also said building affordable housing in an affluent area is easier said than done. Haider said the public is under no obligation to agree with Atwood’s position on the condo project, but urged civility in the discussion.

Source: National Post August 30, 2017 19:52 UTC