Omnibus housing bill incoming

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Talks with education workers have hit another wall, while the NDP is putting up a fight against an infamous nursing home’s bid to keep going for another three decades — but first: more housing changes are on the docket when the Legislature reconvenes next week.

WE CALLED IT! — HOT HOUSING — As we first scooped back in the summer, the changes Housing Minister STEVE CLARK is expected to table during the upcoming session include details on which other cities will be getting strong-mayor powers, with an eye to spurring housing: those with populations over 100,000.

— According to our sources, the system — in which the mayor of the day will have sweeping authority and veto powers that can only be overruled by a two-thirds council vote — will come to cities and towns beyond Toronto and Ottawa with a population over 100,000 as a “pilot” roughly six months after the October 24 municipal elections.

— Premier DOUG FORD all but confirmed that earlier this week, saying the strong-ma…