Here is an interesting tidbit I just saw on FB......Take it for what it's worth.
"We will also work with municipalities within this program to identify vacant or underused property that should be converted to housing on the principle of use it or lose it – that core urban land should be available for new housing, not left vacant as an unproductive investment property."
Give cities the tools to speed up housing construction | Liberal Party of Canada
A key barrier which slows down the pace of new home-building stems from complex, backlogged and under-resourced municipal zoning and permitting. Our plan will invest $4 billion in a Housing Accelerator Fund which will grow the annual housing supply in the country’s largest cities every year...
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"We will also work with municipalities within this program to identify vacant or underused property that should be converted to housing on the principle of use it or lose it – that core urban land should be available for new housing, not left vacant as an unproductive investment property."