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'''More Neighbours Toronto''' is a [[Toronto]]-based [[YIMBY]] advocacy group that supports any policy change that increases the supply of housing. It has more than 200 active volunteers and drafts recommendations (e.g. city policy on [[Secondary suites|garden suites]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods - Garden Suites - Final Report |url=http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaItemHistory.do?item=2022.PH30.2 |website=[[City of Toronto]] |access-date=23 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Bailey |first1=Colleen |title=Submission on PH.30.2 - Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods - Garden Suites - Final Report |url=http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ph/comm/communicationfile-143221.pdf |website=[[City of Toronto]] |access-date=23 May 2022}}</ref>), submits deputations the city (e.g. for a "modular supportive housing development"<ref>{{cite web |title=Modular Supportive Housing Development at 175 Cummer Avenue |url=http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaItemHistory.do?item=2022.PH31.13 |website=City of Toronto |access-date=24 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Parkinson |first1=Alena |title=Planning and Housing Committee - April 27, 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2N1IvcpI90&t=1215s |publisher=[[City of Toronto]] |access-date=23 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref>) and attends public consultation meetings, all in an effort to push for more substantive housing development in the city.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chong |first1=Joshua |title=In a city of NIMBYs, this community group has made it a mission to say ‘yes in my backyard’ |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2022/02/14/in-a-city-of-nimbys-this-community-group-has-made-it-a-mission-to-say-yes-in-my-backyard.html |access-date=2022-05-12 |work=[[Toronto Star]] |date=2022-02-14}}</ref>

It was consulted by the [[Government of Ontario]]'s 2021 Ontario Housing Affordability Task Force.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lawrence |first1=Jake |title=Report of the Ontario Housing Affordability Task Force |date=8 February 2022 |page=13, 33 |url=https://files.ontario.ca/mmah-housing-affordability-task-force-report-en-2022-02-07-v2.pdf |access-date=22 May 2022}}</ref> With the [[Toronto Region Board of Trade]], More Neighbours hosted a public consultation on the task force report at the [[University of Toronto]]'s School of Cities.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bechtold |first1=Liliana |title=Recap: Ontario Housing Affordability Task Force Q&A |url=https://www.schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/news/recap-ontario-housing-affordability-task-force-qa |website=UofT School of Cities |access-date=22 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Housing Task Force Q&A |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PP6kDyJm50o |access-date=22 May 2022}}</ref> Panelists were the task force chair, Jake Lawrence, [[Bank of Nova Scotia]], [[Tim Hudak]], CEO of the [[Ontario Real Estate Association]] and Ene Underwood, CEO of [[Habitat for Humanity]] Greater Toronto Area.

It has been cited by [[The Globe and Mail]]'s editorial board<ref>{{cite news |last1=The Editorial Board |title=Globe editorial: The Doug Ford government has a plan to lower housing prices – by growing up |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/editorials/article-the-doug-ford-government-has-a-plan-to-lower-housing-prices-by-growing/ |access-date=23 May 2022 |work=[[The Globe and Mail]] |date=10 February 2022 |language=en-CA}}</ref> and has published OpEd's<ref>{{cite news |last1=Petkov |first1=Rocky |title=Opinion: Ontario has a chance to make housing more inclusive – we can’t let it slip away |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-ontario-has-a-chance-to-make-housing-more-inclusive-we-cant-let-it/ |access-date=22 May 2022 |work=[[The Globe and Mail]] |date=25 February 2022 |language=en-CA}}</ref>. It is regularly consulted by media across the political spectrum in segments on housing

<ref>{{cite web |last1=[[Steve Paikin|Paikin]] |first1=Steve |title=Is Politics the Enemy of Housing? |url=https://www.tvo.org/video/is-politics-the-enemy-of-housing |website=[[The Agenda]] |publisher=[[TVO]] |access-date=22 May 2022}}</ref>

<ref>{{cite news |last1=Teitel |first1=Emma |title=Opinion: Angry about the latest housing horror story? Save it for the politicians at election time |url=https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2022/04/22/angry-about-the-lastest-housing-horror-story-save-it-for-the-politicians-at-election-time.html |access-date=23 May 2022 |work=[[The Toronto Star]] |date=22 April 2022 |language=en-CA}}</ref>

<ref>{{cite news |last1=Balintec |first1=Vanessa | title=Toronto's turning some of its offices into housing. Advocates say it's a 'model' for other governments |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-s-turning-some-of-its-offices-into-housing-advocates-say-it-s-a-model-for-other-governments-1.6411667 | work=[[CBC News]] | access-date=23 May 2022}}</ref>

<ref>{{cite news |last1=Zivo |first1=Adam |title=Single-family zoning remains untouchable in Ontario |url=https://nationalpost.com/opinion/adam-zivo-single-family-zoning-remains-untouchable-in-ontario-so-house-prices-will-keep-soaring |access-date=23 May 2022 |work=[[National Post]] |date=2 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

including a segment where More Neighbours was cited to contrast with the [[Premier of Ontario]].<ref>{{cite news |title=CTV Investigates |url=https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2445776&taid=6285c0cb2b64700001381101 |access-date=23 May 2022 |work=[[CTV News]] |date=19 May 2022}}</ref>. The leader of the official opposition, [[Andrea Horwath]] stated, "Thanks More Neighbours, for your leadership and advocacy!"<ref>{{cite web |last1=Horvath |first1=Andrea |title=Twitter comment |url=https://twitter.com/AndreaHorwath/status/1522693460460904449 |access-date=23 May 2022}}</ref> More Neighbours has also collaborated with [[Greenpac]] and other civic groups to host debates in provincial elections.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ontario Debates 2022, Scarborough Centre |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyCtxHMsN70&t=300s|publisher=[[Greenpac]] |access-date=22 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ontario Debates 2022, Scarborough Southwest |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUyu3GrLA4I?t=160s|publisher=[[Greenpac]] |access-date=24 May 2022}}</ref>

More Neighbours has also been covered in Quebec.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lajoie |first1=Étienne |title=Les partis politiques ontariens devant la crise du logement |url=https://www.ledevoir.com/economie/711591/immobilier-les-partis-politiques-ontariens-devant-la-crise-du-logement |access-date=23 May 2022 |work=[[Le Devoir]] |date=16 May 2022 |language=fr}}</ref>

==References==

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==External links==

* {{Official website|https://www.moreneighbours.ca}}