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Only one winner
There seems to be an abundance of residential highrises going up in London, no doubt in response to the housing shortage that has gripped the city.
What surprises me is the overwhelming majority of these housing units are rentals. This does nothing for lower wage earners seeking ownership. Without intervention, the cycle will continue with high rents and a likely future without ownership.
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There is only one winner in this scenario.
Glenn Counsell, London
Great work, council
So, let’s look at the numbers. Inflation is around 2.8 per cent, my GICs pay four per cent, and our big-brain mayor gives me a whopping 8.7 per cent property tax increase.
But I can run my lawn mower whenever I want and I feel safer now city police have another armoured vehicle. I have a green bin, so I can cohabit with skunks, squirrels, and raccoons, and I can gaze at scenery while I sit in Wonderland Road or Oxford Street traffic for 25 minutes.
Keep up the great work, council!
Charles Aziz, London
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Right idea, but for the wrong reason
The recent London council committee motion to ban fossil-fuelled lawn maintenance equipment was the right idea, but for the wrong reason.
Antiquated gas guzzling lawn mowers contribute to the fact “cities account for more than 70A per cent of global CO2 emissions,” per the World Economic Forum (WEF). Banning fossil-fuelled lawn mowers, etc., would be a good example of behavioural and incremental change to meet our target for 2050 GHG emissions cuts and preserve life on Earth as we know it.
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According to the WEF, urbanization will continue. London, with its rapid population growth and commitment to increased housing, will increase CO2 emissions unless it acts to cut emissions through advanced urban planning, technological and behavioural change.
Conserving areas of natural environmental significance that actively contribute to reducing CO2 emissions, such as tree canopy, parks and golf courses, needs to be emphasized and preserved.
Effective urban planning is vital to future generations and technological and behavioral changes need to be emphasized as part of the total package including retrofitting existing homes and all fossil-fuelled equipment.
Andy McGuigan, London
What’s up, Doug?
Premier Ford won Ontario in 2018 by calling for fiscal responsibility and reminding voters that Liberals cancelled two natural gas power plants costing $1 billion to pacify supporters
Ford wants to spend $225 million to end the Beer Store’s contract so corner stores can sell beer instead of waiting a year.
Doug, our health system has citizens waiting hours in ER or on gurneys in hospitals just to see a doctor, and months for an MRI.
Now you’re being fiscally irresponsible. What’s happened to you?
Peter J. Middlemore Sr., Windsor
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