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Aidan Chamandy

Aidan Chamandy

Like most reporters, Aidan Chamandy covers a lot of different topics but he specializes in energy and housing. He can usually be found looking for government documents on obscure websites and filing freedom-of-information requests. He also hosts and produces podcasts. He's better at being a Leafs fan than anyone else on earth.

Recent Work by Aidan

PCs table bill to kick-start Ontario's sluggish home-building sector

PCs table bill to kick-start Ontario's sluggish home-building sector

'This legislation is … a chance to cut red tape in an area where it’s desperately needed and that's building homes,' says housing minister
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Province to reverse controversial development charge change: documents

Province to reverse controversial development charge change: documents

Legislation to be tabled by housing minister today would create exemptions for publicly funded universities under the Planning Act
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Feds, province fight over affordable housing with over $357M at stake

Feds, province fight over affordable housing with over $357M at stake

Spat needs to be sorted by the end of the week or province will lose out on money
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Liberals introduce bill to legalize fourplexes, stimulate housing

Liberals introduce bill to legalize fourplexes, stimulate housing

Bill would permit fourplexes across Ontario and eliminate stumbling blocks that make density legal, but not financially feasible, Liberals say
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Who’s getting it done on housing? Feds or province?

Who’s getting it done on housing? Feds or province?

Ottawa's federal Housing Accelerator Fund has started to reverse Ontario’s restrictive zoning regime, but is it enough?
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Dunlop announces $1.3B for struggling post-secondary sector

Dunlop announces $1.3B for struggling post-secondary sector

Monday's announcement falls well short of what the sector needs, according to provincially appointed expert panel
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Dunlop, Simcoe North raised $27K from private college execs since 2021

Dunlop, Simcoe North raised $27K from private college execs since 2021

PCs raised over $150K from executives with public-private college partnerships the government saved from extinction
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Province switching to automatic licence-plate renewal, Ford says

Province switching to automatic licence-plate renewal, Ford says

'We did the first step, getting rid of the sticker. Now we're getting rid of the registration,' says premier
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Ford government mandate letters can be kept secret, Supreme Court rules

Ford government mandate letters can be kept secret, Supreme Court rules

Decision has far-reaching implications, including in police investigations into Canadian governments, one expert says
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Greenbelt landowners push to get properties out of protected area

Greenbelt landowners push to get properties out of protected area

Several landowners who had properties removed from the Greenbelt in 2022 are asking the province to reconsider its major walkback
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