NDP fears Ford’s bill is about helping his developer friends, not building homes people can afford

QUEEN’S PARK — Jessica Bell, Ontario NDP Transit critic, released the following statement in response to the Ford government’s announcement regarding forthcoming legislation on transit-oriented development:

“We’re going to have to take a close look at this bill, because what Doug Ford says often doesn’t match what he does. Transit-oriented development is good, but handing chunks of our transit system over to private interests is bad — and Doug Ford is the king of the backroom deal. I worry that this legislation is cover for Ford to help his developer buddies pad their pockets instead of delivering what Ontario so desperately needs: homes people can afford and transit. Ford delayed transit by years when he ripped up existing plans and went back to the drawing board.”