The Globe and Mail
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Jul 30, 2026
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Can fixing development charges fix Canada’s housing crisis?
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Can fixing development charges fix Canada’s housing crisis?
ANDREW SANCTON
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PUBLISHED 2 HOURS AGO
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Andrew Sancton is a fellow-in-residence at C.D. Howe Institute and a professor emeritus, department of political science, at Western University.
The federal government’s introduction of the Canada-Ontario Development Charge Reduction Program, and a new partnership with British Columbia to lower municipally levied developmen…
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