By Andre Fajardo On December 21st, 2022, the Trudeau cabinet issued a news release outlining the Canadian federal government’s commitment to new regulations for commercial auto manufacturers and importers. These regulations mandate manufacturers and importers across the Canadian market to begin producing or sourcing ‘zero-emission vehicles,’ or ZEVs, as a percentage of their fleet sales. ZEVs are defined…
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The misidentified problem statement of Canada’s 2030 Emission Reduction Plan
By: Anna Hardie In March 2022, the Government of Canada released its 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan, a report outlining Canada’s next steps for meeting annual emission reduction targets towards 2030. In order to reach 2030 reduction targets, emissions are broken down annually across eight economic sectors including oil and gas, transportation, heavy industry, and buildings….
Why does it cost so much to build transportation in Canada?: An Analysis of the Eglinton Crosstown
By: Anna Hardie Today, if you go to the intersection of Toronto’s Eglinton Ave and Avenue Road, you will notice two things: terrible traffic and a nearly completed train station. The station is part of the Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit (ECLRT) project which began construction in 2011. The project was procured by Infrastructure Ontario…
The shortcomings of the First-Time Home Buyer’s Incentive
By: Alexi Guindon-Riopel Residential housing prices in Canada have been increasing sharply over the last 10 years. To solve this problem, the Trudeau government created the First-Time Home Buyer Incentive (FTHBI) which aims to do two things; ease the burden of the high initial cost to break into the housing market and reduce monthly mortgage…
Is Highway 413 the Solution to Traffic Congestion?
By: Ifrah Ikram Premier Doug Ford’s government proposed a new highway which would connect Highway 400 in Vaughan to the intersection of Highways 407 and 401 between Mississauga and Brampton. The proposed Highway 413 will stretch 59 kilometres and four to six lanes wide, serving the regions of York, Peel, and Halton. This route will…
Addressing Toronto’s loss of dwelling rooms in rooming houses
By: Ruolan Ma As the epicentre of Ontario’s housing crisis, Toronto has a rental market with an extremely limited housing stock and one of the lowest vacancy rates in Canada at 0.5%. As a result, rental prices remain high with the average rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Toronto reaching 2,250 in 2022, a 22%…
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