Didn’t realise there was a Mirabel was in Ontario…that or didn’t realise the reach Queen’s park has.Well…back in 1969, and the federal government with the compliance of the provincial government, expropriated nearly 1/10 of a million acres of land surrounding the St. Scholastique region, thereafter becoming more commonly known as Mirabel…
So not unprecedented.
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Pointing out the game isn’t limited to Ontario…or perhaps we should retitle this thread?
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Wouldn't be the first time they had been used as homeless shelters.
Moss Park Armoury will open its doors to Toronto’s homeless
City staff are expected to open Moss Park Armoury as Toronto’s seventh winter respite location as of Monday morning.
yes they have but subtly through the appeals court. It is reflected in changes ordered to the official planning acts especially for height limitations, parking areas and green spaces.
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You know your economy and cost of living is Destination Fucked when people would rather live in an active war zone than in Canada.
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Cost of living in an urban environment -
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As noted in the comments - cops on patrol at Insite are likely cops not patrolling elsewhere.
Adam Zivo: Supervised injection sites fuel crime unless accompanied by massive police presence
The increase in violent crime and public disorder that follows supervised consumption sites must be tamed
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As noted in the comments - cops on patrol at Insite are likely cops not patrolling elsewhere.
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More work needs to be done. ™
That's a little different. Apparently, it took a fair bit of time to repair all the damage that was caused to the building.Wouldn't be the first time they had been used as homeless shelters.
Moss Park Armoury will open its doors to Toronto’s homeless
City staff are expected to open Moss Park Armoury as Toronto’s seventh winter respite location as of Monday morning.www.toronto.com
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"the scale of policing needed to stabilize crime around Insite"
Unsurprising. Supervised injections aren't free injections - the product has to be purchased separately, and users aren't noted for going very far afield to acquire the means to purchase product.
Unsurprising. Supervised injections aren't free injections - the product has to be purchased separately, and users aren't noted for going very far afield to acquire the means to purchase product.
So for those unfamiliar with the area, it is close to transit and a mall. But it is close to Alta Vista. That neighbourhood is somewhat expensive to say the least. I am sure the NIMBY types there will be fighting this.
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Need this and more.
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They're not against more housing, just not on that site... it will ruin the character of the community. Preventing development is for the greater good.
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Different circumstances. Governments acquire and re-zone land for public infrastructure (roads, airports, etc.). This is typically, but not exclusively, done through expropriation. I'm not saying they are always particularly good at it or on the side of the angels; Mirabel, Pickering and that poor farmer in Trenton are evidence of that.Well…back in 1969, and the federal government with the compliance of the provincial government, expropriated nearly 1/10 of a million acres of land surrounding the St. Scholastique region, thereafter becoming more commonly known as Mirabel…
So not unprecedented.
Ministerial Zoning Orders change zoning/land use for the benefit of private owners/developers. Not that housing isn't a 'public good' particularly around Toronto, but there is strong evidence that the GTA already has several decades worth of land that was designated for development. MZOs don't have to be consistent with local land use planning (which the provincial government demands each local government have), environmental legislation, farm land protection, natural heritage, etc. They are also beyond appeal.
MZOs over-ride and bypass local decision-making. True that some MZOs were at the behest of local governments. I can speculate that some part-time councils simply got tired of battling entrenched NIMBYism, often from people or groups that don't live in the area.
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Preventing development is for preserving what they bought into. Property is one of the few things subject to occasional expropriation, whether outright or indirectly (by changing rules such as zoning), and represents the largest commitment of capital most people ever make. We don't really have an effective way for compensating losers or taking from winners when rules changes move valuations down or up. At least densification policies generally push land values up. No question that it also aggravates problems - traffic, parking, noise.
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Re expanding cities, increasing urbanization, more powerful mayors, rural losses, personal influence and increasing costs.
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Since it was created in 2005 a mythology has built up around the Greenbelt that stretches from Niagara to Port Hope.
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I’m skeptical of anything Brian Lilley publishes regarding provincial government policy given his apparent romantic relationship with Ivana Yelich, Premier Ford’s communication secretary. Not surprising to see him running interference and trying to soften this current controversy over the land approvals.Re expanding cities, increasing urbanization, more powerful mayors, rural losses, personal influence and increasing costs.
Ontario Majority Government 2022-2026
Ontario likes to go Liberal provincially when it is Conservative federally, and Conservative provincially when it is Liberal federally. So, there may be an aspiring PM who is ready to see Ford implode.
LILLEY: Mythology of Greenbelt shouldn't stop common sense solutions
Since it was created in 2005 a mythology has built up around the Greenbelt that stretches from Niagara to Port Hope.
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You are probably right on the personalities but my larger point is that this is how cities are built.
The institutions and the impulses are common over time and geography.
The objective benevolent bureaucrat is a myth which renders all rational planning arguments moot.
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And yet somehow Ontario managed to get this far without a goverment issueing MZO's in unprecedented numbers and unilaterally expounding city development boundaries against the wishes of all interested parties- to the sole benefit of their doners.
Ontario has been sold, and it seems a large swathe of this site's base have decided its ok because of the jersey colour of the seller
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So it’s your contention that Ontario was just sold recently by one colour of jersey?
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