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More Homes Mississauga @morehomessauga.bsky.social · Jul 3

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GTA Households earning $40-$125K are being squeezed out. These are our nurses, teachers, cops, road workers, etc.

When cities don't build, we see who among us they do not value. Hope they remember this when services slow, and wait times increase.

The GTHA Is Pricing Out Its Workforce (And Risking Its Future)

From Mississauga to Scarborough, Hamilton to downtown Toronto, the very people who keep our cities functioning are being priced out of them.

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More Homes Mississauga @morehomessauga.bsky.social · Jun 29

Your tax dollars are being used to reward municipal govts for failing to address the housing crisis.

Set a higher bar from local govts. Demand better. No more slush funds for all 3 levels of govt to transfer between each other while they avoid actually DOING something. #housingcrisis

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More Homes Mississauga @morehomessauga.bsky.social · Jun 29

We can't spend our way out of this housing crisis. We need true policy reform that will get homes built.

Cutting DCs by 50% is, at best, a modest step in the right direction. It doesn't achieve a damn thing if municipal govts continue to block housing locally.

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Peel Region Votes To Lower Development Charges By 50%

In an effort to spur housing development and make homes in Caledon, Brampton, and Mississauga more affordable.

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More Homes Mississauga @morehomessauga.bsky.social · Jun 26

We call on @gregorrobertson.bsky.social to consider whether @toronto.ca HAF dollars should be re-allocated. If our tax dollars are meant to go towards building homes, then they don't belong in the hands of cities who block housing.

What's the point of Strong Mayor Powers if they don't use them?

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More Homes Mississauga @morehomessauga.bsky.social · Jun 26

Myth: #Toronto allows unrestricted housing development.

The truth is that it has the same outdated restrictions as suburbs like #Mississauga. Yesterday's decision on 6-plexes show that Toronto's leaders are not ready to take even the most modest action to address the housing crisis.

More Neighbours Toronto @moreneighboursto.bsky.social · Jun 26

More Neighbours Toronto is disappointed in City Council’s failure to legalize sixplexes across the City of Toronto. Mayor Olivia Chow should have shown clear leadership and stood up for this reform with the full spectrum of tools available to her.

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More Homes Mississauga @morehomessauga.bsky.social · Jun 24

To our friends in #Toronto, pls raise your voice today to support @moreneighboursto.bsky.social by calling or emailing your local City Councillor to encourage them to vote YES to citywide sixplexes (PH22.4).

Support solutions to end the housing crisis! 💪

www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

City council is debating legalizing small apartment buildings on residential streets. This is why it must allow them

City council is debating sixplexes in residential neighbourhoods. Allowing them is vital, writes Eric Lombardi.

www.thestar.com

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More Homes Mississauga @morehomessauga.bsky.social · Apr 30

The federal govt definitely has a role to play in solving our housing crisis, but constantly demanding federal solutions to provincial and municipal policy failures is misleading.

Carney, Poilievre, and Singh can't fix zoning. Or parking minimums. Or permitting.

More Homes Mississauga @morehomessauga.bsky.social · Apr 30

To all those who ran in Canada's election: Congratulations on a well-fought outcome.

To the media: Now that it's over, please stop asking feds about housing when those with the most immediate power to solve our crisis are the provinces and the municipalities. We're begging.

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More Homes Mississauga @morehomessauga.bsky.social · Apr 28

If you're heading to the polls today, swing by Mississauga City Hall and ask the anti-housing protesters why their signs were made by 'Markham Voice'. We'd love to know.

When you have to bring in your NIMBYs from out of town, you do NOT represent the people of this city. #housing

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More Homes Mississauga @morehomessauga.bsky.social · Apr 25

This is such a common #housing myth that it's practically cliche

Housing is not just for "new residents". It's for current residents too. God forbid a resident of the city wants to move our of their parents' home, afford a place in the city they grew up in, or make the leap from renting to owning.

Matt Elliott @graphicmatt.com · Apr 24

"I'm going to propose something novel to Council," says Councillor Stephen Holyday, who sounds opposed to freezing DCs. "For once, we should put the interests of the existing ratepayers first. Instead of worrying about future residents or developers or other people."

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More Homes Mississauga @morehomessauga.bsky.social · Apr 24

Interesting anti-housing protest in Erin Mills today.

The group held up signs repurposed from a previous Markham protest (zoom in on the bottom of the yellow sign - they tried to hide it).

Looks like NIMBYs from outside of #Mississauga are running an astroturf campaign in our city.

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More Neighbours Toronto @moreneighboursto.bsky.social · Mar 25

Congrats to Mississauga and advocates at our sibling group @morehomessauga.bsky.social for getting a huge amount of funding set up for affordable housing builds in the city!

Some caveats to consider though:

www.mississauga.ca/city-of-miss...

City awards funding for affordable rental units in eight new Mississauga developments

The funding will help get more than 1,400 new rental units under construction including 25 per cent with more affordable or below-market rents.

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More Homes Mississauga @morehomessauga.bsky.social · Mar 12

New op-ed from our Exec. Director in @thestar.com today.

Ontario cities are not standing with Team Canada to protect our economy - especially, and crucially, our housing economy.

Time to join the fight. Call your local Councillor today.

Elbows up 🇨🇦

www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

What should Toronto area mayors do during a trade war? Build.

Every level of government has a role to play in dealing with the current crisis. Ontario municipalities should not be permitted to shirk their responsibilities.

www.thestar.com

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More Homes Mississauga @morehomessauga.bsky.social · Feb 23

MHM is disappointed that all major parties declined to participate in MHM's Housing questionnaire prior to the provincial election, despite multiple attempts to reach out.

Mississauga voters (and all Ontarians) deserve engaged leaders willing to discuss their solutions to the housing crisis.

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More Homes Mississauga @morehomessauga.bsky.social · Feb 19

@ontariogreens.bsky.social we're asking all candidates in Mississauga ridings to share their plan to address the housing crisis in Mississauga. Email with questionnaire sent a week ago.

More Homes Mississauga @morehomessauga.bsky.social · Feb 19

@ontariopcparty.bsky.social we're asking all candidates in Mississauga ridings to share their plan to address the housing crisis in Mississauga. Email with questionnaire sent a week ago.

More Homes Mississauga @morehomessauga.bsky.social · Feb 19

@maritstilesndp.bsky.social we're asking all candidates in Mississauga ridings to share their plan to address the housing crisis in Mississauga. Email with questionnaire sent a week ago.

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More Homes Mississauga @morehomessauga.bsky.social · Feb 19

@ontarioliberal.bsky.social we're asking all candidates in Mississauga ridings to share their plan to address the housing crisis in Mississauga. Email with questionnaire sent a week ago.

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More Homes Mississauga @morehomessauga.bsky.social · Jan 30

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More Homes Mississauga @morehomessauga.bsky.social · Dec 3

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More Homes Mississauga @morehomessauga.bsky.social · Dec 3

Support your Streetsville neighbours by emailing your local Councillor and ask them to vote NO to this HCD.

Watch all of the speakers here: pub-mississauga.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx...

Heritage Advisory Committee - November 26, 2024

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More Homes Mississauga @morehomessauga.bsky.social · Dec 3

#mississauga is forcing a 'Heritage' designation on Streetsville. This will restrict housing development near a GO station, and strip residents of their property rights.

Residents showed up to say NO to the HCD.

We can protect heritage sites without eroding property rights.

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Residents Say NO to the Streetsville HCD

YouTube video by More Homes Mississauga

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More Homes Mississauga @morehomessauga.bsky.social · Nov 23

Turning the lights on over here on bsky! Can't wait to get to know you all in a less musky environment 😉

We'll keep the X account live until we see more local leaders make their way over here too.

Join the pro-housing movement in #Mississauga thru our Discord: discord.com/invite/TZb2X...

Join the More Homes Mississauga Discord Server!

Check out the More Homes Mississauga community on Discord - hang out with 74 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.

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More Homes Mississauga @morehomessauga.bsky.social · Nov 23

In b4 you think this is a good reason for #Mississauga to exit Peel.

We are the worst performer in Peel when it comes to expanding its tax base with more housing. Here's our progress on meeting our 2024 housing target:

Brampton: 44.78%
Caledon: 38.41%
Mississauga: 22.38%

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More Homes Mississauga @morehomessauga.bsky.social · Nov 23

Cllr Tedjo shared this image on bsky from the Peel budget meetings.

📢 Basic math: If you increase your taxpayer base by building more homes, you don't have to skyrocket taxes on any residents.

Instead, Peel residents will be eating a big, avoidable property tax hike.

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