TORONTO—Olivia Chow, a former federal NDP MP and now one of the frontrunners in Toronto’s municipal by-election, reiterated her campaign promise on May 24 to increase taxes on expensive real-estate purchases in the city and use the public revenue to build more affordable housing units if she is elected mayor.
Chow made the comments during a mayoral debate hosted by the Toronto Alliance for Performing Arts at the Young People’s Theatre in downtown Toronto on May 24.
Joining Chow at the debate were four other candidates running for mayor: former deputy mayor Ana Bailão, city councillor Brad Bradford, former Ontario Liberal Party deputy leader Mitzie Hunter, and city councillor Josh Matlow….