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Originally Posted by Roughneck
Calgary voted on the blanket rezoning, the federal funds were given/promised based on what Calgary wanted.
The threat of them withholding it is based on the city threatening to not do what they said they were going to do (violate a contract).
Even then there's wiggle room on what the city can do, because the federal policy is relatively broad because they know places like Calgary and Toronto aren't the same.
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Didn't seem broad to me. There was full blown threats to pull funding. Luckily any funds pulled would effect Toronto as well so we're on their team in this scenario haha
Carney is unlikely to do it since its a needless fight but that's how the system is set up. My point is that they aren't required to even be involved in the system. Housing is a provincial jurisdiction that is somewhat given to municipalities. Honestly it should be mainly a municipal responsibility, we'd be better for it. Definitely don't want anything to do with feds jumping over the provinces and strong arm municipalites.