<div dir="ltr">Hello David,<div>When I first read this piece that you sent me a few weeks ago I was dismayed and I have not yet replied to you about it. What disappoints me s that the City regulators and Authorities are prepared to ignore the statutory guidelines and sacrifice the common good in favour of higher density and lower quality of life that goes with it. This behaviour is widespread globally but it is really disappointing when we see it in Canada and Toronto specifically. It is a problem with democracy today that public representatives, once elected can do as the please selfishly regardless of laws to protect the common good. The Doug Ford administration is an example but we also have seen it in USA, Brazil, Hungary,Belarus and many other places. </div><div>You have written an excellent piece, articulate, detailed and easy to follow. This interview with Jennifer Keesmaat is delightful to hear and almost too much to hope for. It needs to be the tip of the ice berg. Can we hope that it is and that there are more empowered people like yourself and Jennifer.</div><div><br></div><div>If businesses and developers could only take a macro economic approach and realise that putting money in peoples pockets and maximising quality of life, creates greater economic growth and greater prosperity for all. The USA experienced this for a very brief time in the early 60's when the Administration put more money in peoples pockets and promoted health and wellbeing.</div><div><br></div><div>As I mentioned before, the notion of taxes on the ultra wealthy should be presented to them as an investment opportunity, to build infrastructure and increase spending people power, thus increasing their wealth ultimately. </div><div><br></div><div>Well done and Best Wishes</div><div><br></div><div>Marto</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Nov 4, 2021 at 10:00 AM David Walsh via craic <<a href="mailto:craic@lists.integralshift.ca">craic@lists.integralshift.ca</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif">Attached is a draft I sent to the Star challenging developers’ statements about affordable housing and inclusionary zoning.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif">And this interview with Steve Paikin night is another viewpoint on what Jennifer Keesmaat said is “the City’s abject failure” to provide affordable
housing.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif">See</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif">:
</span><b><span style="font-size:14pt"><a href="https://www.tvo.org/video/from-chief-planner-to-builder" target="_blank">From Chief Planner to Builder | TVO.org</a></span></b><span class="gmail-m_3104427521057155094description-visible"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="gmail-m_3104427521057155094description-visible"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black">“There are billions of dollars' worth of condominiums and high-end homes being built in Ontario these days. But what's not such
a priority is the construction of</span></span><span class="gmail-m_3104427521057155094description-invisible"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black"> affordable housing. And that's where the city of Toronto's former chief planner comes in. Jennifer
Keesmaat has co-founded a new development company called Markee Developments focussed on housing for all.”</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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