Fine print for Bill 60
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ABOVE THE FOLD
NOT-SO-SLEEPY SUMMER — The House is out, which means there’s no debates, lawmaking or lobbying going on at the Pink Palace — but the summer isn’t exactly off to a quiet start, either.
Premier at the podium: DOUG FORD is on the speech circuit, addressing the Toronto Region Board of Trade’s “Future of Manufacturing Symposium” at 12:30 p.m., followed by a “fireside” chat at 12:40 p.m.
Save the date: Ford’s manufacturing-minded tour continues on June 19, when he’ll address the Empire Club on the theme of “Building Ontario,” featuring FLAVIO VOLPE, head of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association.
Over in Liberal land, we’ve got a couple of duelling housing platforms from the earliest entrants into the race: NATE ERSKINE-SMITH and TED HSU.
Erskine-Smith’s pitch: The federal MP is looking to eliminate exclusionary zoning, bring back rent control in phases, expand municipal property tax powers, increase the land transfer tax for “multiple-property owners” while waiving …