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RCCAO Report: The GTHA's Unbalanced Housing Stock
December 15, 2018
RCCAO released a report on “The GTHA’s Unbalanced Housing Stock”, a benchmarking study which points out that there could be negative implications of the new Local Planning Appeal Tribunal system on housing and growth targets set by the province under its Places to Grow legislation.
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Prime Minister urges Minister Champagne to reform infrastructure accounting
September 6, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has urged his new Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Francois-Philippe Champagne to revise how infrastructure spending is accounted for, an apparent reaction to criticism that the federal government is seen to have been rolling out budgeted infrastructure too slowly.
Daily Commercial News - September 4, 2018
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Infrastructure Update 2018: Federal and Provincial Risks & Rewards
August 24, 2018
RCCAO commissioned an independent report called “Infrastructure Update 2018:Ontario Infrastructure Investment – Federal and Provincial Risks & Rewards.” These findings are relevant as political leaders from across the province meet in Ottawa at the annual conference of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario.
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BBA Chief Executive Tells British MPs Problems Begin at Procurement
June 28, 2018
The Architects' Journal (UK) reports that Claire Curtis-Thomas, chief executive of the British Board of Agrément (BBA), told British MPs that the lack of money on the table was leading major contractors to cut costs and ‘subbie-bash’ smaller firms into finding cheaper products.
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CDAO Submission to Premier-Elect Ford
June 22, 2018
CDAO reaches out to Premier-Elect Ford to discuss initiatives that will save Ontario $1B.
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