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ABC Toronto: City Hall Needs to “Default to Yes”

ABC Toronto: City Hall Needs to “Default to Yes”

ABC Toronto today announced a practical change in the way the city approves projects: a “Default to Yes” that results in homes built and main streets revitalized faster, and people, rather than process, being put first.

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January 13, 2026

Toronto Needs a “Default to Yes”

Toronto Needs a “Default to Yes”

Despite years of debate, endless reports, and repeated claims of reform, Toronto’s municipal approvals system still defaults to “no,” sometimes after months or years of delay. The result is fewer homes, higher costs, shuttered main streets, and a city shaped by process rather than people.  ABC Toronto is calling for a “Default to Yes”.

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January 13, 2026

ABC Toronto Unveils “First Home Start Plan” Allowing First-Time Buyers to Spread Land Transfer Tax Over 10 Years

ABC Toronto Unveils “First Home Start Plan” Allowing First-Time Buyers to Spread Land Transfer Tax Over 10 Years

The First Home Start Plan would allow eligible buyers to pay Toronto’s share of the municipal land transfer tax over 10 years (interest free), instead of being forced to pay the full amount upfront on closing day.

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December 4, 2025

ABC Toronto Unveils “First Home Start Plan” Allowing First-Time Buyers to Spread Land Transfer Tax Over 10 Years

ABC Toronto Unveils “First Home Start Plan” Allowing First-Time Buyers to Spread Land Transfer Tax Over 10 Years

The First Home Start Plan would allow eligible buyers to pay Toronto’s share of the municipal land transfer tax over 10 years (interest free), instead of being forced to pay the full amount upfront on closing day.

News & Media

December 4, 2025

City Hall Is Stuck In The Past Leaving Torontonians To Suffer

City Hall Is Stuck In The Past Leaving Torontonians To Suffer

For Immediate Release Toronto- November 27, 2025- Today, ABC Toronto is demanding the City modernize and make use of modern technologies to free up frontline officers and city workers to focus on real emergencies, not paperwork and busywork. Over the last decade, City Hall has clung to outdated systems that waste taxpayer dollars, divert frontline […]

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November 27, 2025

Modernize City Hall

Modernize City Hall

ABC Toronto is demanding the City modernize and make use of modern technologies to free up frontline officers and city workers to focus on real emergencies, not paperwork and busywork.

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November 27, 2025

A Plan for Real Recovery and Care to Make Toronto Safer

A Plan for Real Recovery and Care to Make Toronto Safer

We have continued to see the City Hall’s ongoing failure to address problems that have spiraled into the daily reality of families, businesses and vulnerable Torontonians from the mental health and addictions crisis, to encampments, to unsafe public spaces.

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November 21, 2025

ABC Calls for a Plan for Real Recovery and Care to Make Toronto Safer

ABC Calls for a Plan for Real Recovery and Care to Make Toronto Safer

We have continued to see the City Hall’s ongoing failure to address problems that have spiralled into the daily reality of families, businesses and vulnerable Torontonians from the mental health and addictions crisis, to encampments, to unsafe public spaces. This is not compassion. This is neglect. Toronto deserves a real plan with real results.

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November 20, 2025

From Slowest on Earth to World-Class – With Common Sense Solutions

From Slowest on Earth to World-Class – With Common Sense Solutions

Toronto has the slowest streetcar network on earth. It doesn’t have to be this way.

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November 13, 2025

From Slowest on Earth to World-Class – With Common Sense Solutions

From Slowest on Earth to World-Class – With Common Sense Solutions

With smart and simple solutions along with proven technology already in use, Toronto can cut travel times, improve safety, and make sure every ride is faster and fairer.

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November 13, 2025

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