Author: rferguson@thestar.ca Rob Ferguson

Premier Doug Ford is defending his housing record despite statistics showing the rate of building new homes is half what’s needed to meet his target of 1.5 million by 2031.“We’re doing everything we can,” he told reporters Friday in Wasaga Beach, a day after his government’s spring budget showed housing starts are expected to drop to 71,800 this year — down from 74,600 in 2024.

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