[Sundaycommunity] The Great Toronto Giveaway - Holding the Ford Government Accountable on June 2nd

Sat May 21 05:08:23 PDT 2022

Sorry about that. Try this…

https://youtu.be/caIo1UGSDgw

Hope this works for everyone.

Peace,
Brenda

On Fri, May 20, 2022 at 4:09 PM Dwyer Sullivan <edwyersullivan at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi Brenda,
> The response to your antidote to the greed Link said: The conversation you
> requested could not be downloaded.
> Maybe it is just my computer or perhaps there may  be another way to send
> it to the whole community.
> Peace, Dwyer
>
> On Fri, May 20, 2022 at 3:56 PM Brenda Holtkamp via Sundaycommunity <
> sundaycommunity at lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:
>
>> Here's an antidote to the greed we witness in the world and in our
>> governments....and dare I say, even sometimes in our own hearts.
>>
>>
>> https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?tab=rm&ogbl#inbox/FMfcgzGpFzwLHXbbDzwDxPzxRSmKKWXx?projector=1
>>
>> Peace....and love for our Mother....Earth,
>> Brenda
>>
>> On Fri, May 20, 2022 at 11:38 AM Bill Wright via Sundaycommunity <
>> sundaycommunity at lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Thks for the additional details, David.  Yes, this is a super lost
>>> opportunity to make a better balanced city for everyone.
>>> I'd be interested in attending a discussion panel on this issue if one
>>> is happening sometime.
>>> Thks again, David.
>>> Bill.
>>>
>>> William Wright
>>> Partner
>>> Uncharted Software Inc.
>>> c 416-708-6677
>>> w 416-203-3003 x227
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, May 20, 2022 at 10:28 AM Tedd via Sundaycommunity <
>>> sundaycommunity at lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Thank you David. What kind of City is Toronto devolving to? Who will
>>>> live here?Tedd
>>>>
>>>> On May 20, 2022 10:05 AM, David Walsh via Sundaycommunity <
>>>> sundaycommunity at lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Bill – thank you for your email and comments.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Attached is a more detailed outline.. The Ford Government is giving
>>>> developers much more favourable treatment than previous Provincial
>>>> governments. I call it “the Great Toronto Giveaway”.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> However, there are so many luxury condos being built at the present
>>>> time (800 applications in 2021) that developers are not going to find
>>>> enough buyers to pay the high prices they have been selling their units
>>>> for. With higher construction costs due tot the pandemic, some developers
>>>> are going to go bust.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Attached is a photo of 10-16 Wellesley St West
>>>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/10-16+Wellesley+St+West?entry=gmail&source=g>
>>>> – taken at the climate march last Saturday.– it is mentioned in my article.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> David
>>>>
>>>> david at dwalsh.ca
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *From:* Bill Wright <bwright at uncharted.software>
>>>> *Sent:* May 19, 2022 9:22 PM
>>>> *To:* sundaycommunity at lists.integralshift.ca
>>>> *Cc:* Sunday Community (sundaycommunity at integralshift.ca) <
>>>> sundaycommunity at integralshift.ca>; David Walsh <david at dwalsh.ca>
>>>> *Subject:* Re: [Sundaycommunity] Holding the Ford Government
>>>> Accountable on June 2nd
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thk you, David, for this very important msg.  And if I may say, I think
>>>> the real estate development planning and approval process is broken /
>>>> sub-optimal.  And it is at the Ontario provincial level that decision
>>>> frameworks are set for very local decisions.  Back in the day, I spent a
>>>> lot of time protesting OMB decisions to no avail.  :-(   Anyways, I think
>>>> the province needs to get out of Municipal decision making.
>>>>
>>>> Thks again, David, for your call to action.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Bill.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> William Wright
>>>> Partner
>>>> Uncharted Software Inc.
>>>> c 416-708-6677
>>>> w 416-203-3003 x227
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, May 19, 2022 at 8:46 PM David Walsh via Sundaycommunity <
>>>> sundaycommunity at lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> A young man said recently on the CBC that “the main legacy of the Ford
>>>> government for Toronto is the surge in weed stores and hi-rise luxury
>>>> condos”.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Over the past year I have been working with a group of concerned
>>>> citizens to demand that the developer of a hi-rise condo project at the
>>>> north-west corner of Bloor & Dundas West include a range of affordable
>>>> units so that the area does not turn into another high income enclave. This
>>>> site was zoned for about 100 units and the City agreed recently to permit
>>>> Timbertrin, the developer, to build a 27 storey building with 327 units;
>>>> and the only concession was 26 mid-range affordable units.  This developer
>>>> and others are making huge profits based on the large increases in units
>>>> being awarded by the City and the Province. The city politicians say that
>>>> if they don’t agree to the requests of the developers, then the Ford
>>>> government will use its powers to give them what they want. Most developers
>>>> are using this situation as an excuse to not consult with neighbourhood
>>>> groups, and they are not open to discussing community amenities for the
>>>> neighbourhoods that are being impacted.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The affordable housing crisis is brutal in the way it is hitting the
>>>> most vulnerable in our communities. One indication is the long list of
>>>> individuals and families who are scheduled for eviction hearings at the
>>>> Landlord & Tenant Board.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Our community group has been fortunate to have well known author and
>>>> illustrator, Kevin Sylvester,  *facebook.com/kevinsylvesterbooks
>>>> <http://facebook.com/kevinsylvesterbooks> *- create the attached
>>>> poster for us, highlighting the injustice of  the current housing market,
>>>> and the role of the Ford government.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The Provincial election is on June 2nd and we must do all we can to
>>>> hold Ford accountable. Please share this poster with your friends and ask
>>>> them to pass it on.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Let us know your thoughts by responding to the email address at the
>>>> bottom of the poster – BuildBetterTO at gmail.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> And please make your Vote count on June 2nd.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> In Peace
>>>>
>>>> David
>>>>
>>>> david at dwalsh.ca
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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