I am Amanda Rosenstock, Toronto Renter, Lawyer, Federal Green Party candidate, and Adam Vaughan’s political opponent in my home riding of Spadina-Fort York. AMA!
AMA Starts at 7:00pm EST!Edit: Okay – let’s do thisEdit 2: Well that’s it for now. Thank you everyone for the thoughtful questions, I did my best to answer thoroughly and thoughtfully. I know this group is apolitical and I sincerely thank you for having me tonight – I’m looking forward to continue supporting your movement and taking Adam Vaughan to task on housing policy. If anybody would like to discuss the housing crisis with me, I’m all ears and always available at [amanda.rosenstock@greenparty.ca](mailto:amanda.rosenstock@greenparty.ca). I’ll try to reply to some more questions in the morning. Goodnight and thanks for the discourse!Hi everyone!As a long time fan and supporter of this movement, I’m excited to take a break from hitting the phones to be here tonight! There’s A LOT I’d like to say in this post about the affordability crisis but I’ll try to hold back and save it for the Q+A. The housing crisis in Canada has gotten out of hand and I’m ready to challenge our elected officials on their inactions so far.My position is simple: housing is a human right, and we must immediately enact policy that reflects this. As a Green I’m fighting for Ecological, Social, and Economic justice. The housing crisis bridges all 3 and it’s making people feel hopeless. We’re not here to listen to why I’m a Green though, we’re here to talk housing, which is compounding inequality in Canada at record rates.You want solutions? I’ve got some actionable ideas to get the discussion started:Aggressive policy-driven commitments to prioritize single-family homes as primary residencesBringing back tax incentives that will help developers build more purpose-built rentalsProvide sustainable capital investments for supportive housing to end chronic homelessnessImmediate creation and enforcement of effective AML regulations in the Canadian Housing MarketI have plenty more, from deconstructing the bidding process in home sales to zoning bylaw enhancements, but those aren’t up to the government of Canada. This crisis falls on all levels of government working together and I will continue to advocate for strong federal policy which will enable success at the other levels.We need to ditch the populism and start putting people-first in politics because our system is cracking along party lines, and Canadians will once again be left to pick up the tab.We can get this done, Canada. And it starts with open, respectful, and honest political discourse like this. AMA!Additional Links:Support my campaign: https://ift.tt/36Xeycs me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ajrosenstockOne of my recent articles on affordable housing: https://ift.tt/3y2n7ig GPC website to volunteer with us: https://www.sfygpc.ca/ via /r/canadahousing https://ift.tt/3wWAJdA