I think that all public land—federal, provincial and municipal—should be set aside for community housing development in any residential context. This can be a mixed-income community, which allows a non-profit developer to leverage the value of market rents to provide even deeper affordability to a portion of the neighbours who are there. To me, dedicating 20% is nibbling at the edges. We need to change the mandate of the Canada Lands Company completely so that it's not driven toward a return on investment or a return on the value of the land from property, but on the social return of creating more affordable community housing.
On February 15th, 2024. See this statement in context.