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All the experts agree \u2014 Ottawa needs to build 100,000 homes in the next 10 years.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is Ottawa’s share of the estimated 1.5 million homes we need to build in the next decade to fix Ontario’s housing shortage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, the City of Ottawa’s Official Plan uses outdated population and housing targets, that set an artificially low target for new housing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They are only planning to build 75,000 homes in the next 10 years \u2014 meaning 25,000 families will either live and work elsewhere, or sprawl into surrounding communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carleton Place and Arnprior are already two of the fastest growing communities in Ontario. But there is a tremendous impact when we force thousands of people to commute for 45 minutes or longer to get to work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More pollution. Higher infrastructure costs. Less productivity. Less time spent with family and friends. Higher taxes for those who still live in Ottawa. That’s the impact of sprawl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead, we should properly plan for growth, and build homes in neighbourhoods where people want to live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We must amend our Official Plan to use current population estimates from the Ontario government, and set a proper target of building 100,000 homes in the next 10 years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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