NDP: Ontario’s dwindling housing numbers show that Ford’s Conservatives have given up

QUEEN’S PARK – After months of sitting on the province’s most up-to-date housing numbers, the government has finally updated the housing supply progress tracker, showing that the province is nowhere near meeting their target to build 1.5 million homes by 2031.

“The Premier and this government have no one to blame but themselves,” said NDP Leader of the Official Opposition Marit Stiles. “Ontario is falling behind other provinces because they are refusing to act. We need ambitious policies – like our Homes Ontario plan – to bring back hope to our province.

“The status quo is not working. We need a plan that boosts housing supply and gets the government back in the business of building homes, and protects tenants from sky-high rent hikes. The private sector alone cannot get us out of this mess, this is an all-hands-on-deck moment. It’s about time the Ford government started taking Ontario’s housing crisis seriously.”

The Ontario NDP has also written to the Financial Accountability Office to conduct a comprehensive review of Ontario’s housing progress.