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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
Ford government to reverse controversial development charge change

Ford government to reverse controversial development charge change

Legislation to be tabled today would effectively give universities greater control over development on campuses, documents say
Feds, province fight over affordable housing with $357M at stake

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

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

Liberals introduce bill to legalize fourplexes, stimulate housing

The bill would eliminate common stumbling blocks that make density legal, but not financially feasible, Liberals say
Dunlop announces $1.3B for struggling post-secondary sector

Dunlop announces $1.3B for struggling post-secondary sector

Jill Dunlop's 'historic investment' is well short of what the sector needs, according to a provincially appointed expert panel
Dunlop, Simcoe North raised $27K from private college execs since 2021

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

The PCs raised over $150k from executives with public-private college partnerships the government saved from extinction; Dunlop vows a new 'path forward'
Ontario switching to automatic licence plate renewal, Ford says

Ontario switching to automatic licence plate renewal, Ford says

Ford also announced a new anti-carbon tax bill
Ford government mandate letters can be kept secret: Supreme Court

Ford government mandate letters can be kept secret: Supreme Court

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

Greenbelt landowners try 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
Ford PCs 'desperate, driving backward,' says Bonnie Crombie

Ford PCs 'desperate, driving backward,' says Bonnie Crombie

Ford attacks 'designed to distract from the realities of a scandal-plagued government that isn't dealing with the issues that Ontarians are facing,' says Crombie
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