How months of calls to ease Toronto's financial woes led to some provincial and federal help

Toronto will receive close to half a billion in federal funding to build new housing, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office announced Thursday. But the funding falls short of what Mayor Olivia Chow has been calling on the federal government to provide for months, that is for more than housing. 

How months of calls to ease Toronto's financial woes led to some provincial and federal help
Mayor elect Olivia Chow is pictured during a press conference at Young Women's Christian Association of Greater Toronto's (YWCA) headquarters in Toronto on July 7, 2023.

Toronto will receive close to half a billion in federal funding to build new housing, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office announced Thursday. But the funding falls short of what Mayor Olivia Chow has been calling on the federal government to provide for months, that is for more than housing.