VANCOUVER—Vancouver’s mayor is floating the idea of making temporary modular housing for homeless people permanent, while Toronto Mayor John Tory is looking to bring the quick and inexpensive housing solution to his city. government have been more aggressive when it comes to introducing a suite of taxes aimed at dampening real estate speculation and trying out experiments like temporary modular housing. While Toronto has explored implementing its own empty homes tax, Tory said he thinks the tax would be too complicated to administer and enforce. Toronto mayor John Tory, right, speaks with Vancouver mayor Kennedy Stewart during a Star interview in Vancouver, where they attended a Federation of Canadian Municipalities meeting. “People get upset about misleading impressions of what you’re talking about, when you talk about affordable housing,” Tory said.

Source: thestar May 03, 2019 13:52 UTC