Ontario NDP promises to use taxpayer money to make 1.5M homes for net-takers

The Star: 'Garages turned into granny flats, duplexes, triplexes and affordable housing units are part of the NDP’s promise of 1.5 million new homes over the next decade. “We have a plan that will give you a lifeline, give you that chance to own your own home,” Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said Friday morning at a campaign stop in Burlington, on Day 3 of the campaign leading up to the June 2 election. Horwath’s plan, which she first announced last November, would entail the creation of a new agency called Housing Ontario to lead the building of 250,000 affordable homes run by non-profit or co-op providers over the next 10 years.'