Industry committee  At the end of the day, what's happened here is that I'm going through this application process, but in the back of my mind, as a back-up, I would have to then just drop it, and then it would go to a multi-unit residential building. Whether it's a day care or multi-unit residential building, I'm going to guesstimate probably that the total cost will be just under $4 million.

Industry committee  Last week.

Industry committee  In terms of the federal government, I would strongly suggest that it's this trickle-down effect. The federal government helps with the funding of the day cares, but then the provinces turn around and call them the general guidelines. They're responsible for the operations, but then it's at the municipal level where they get tied into all the minutiae of the bylaws.

Industry committee  That is correct. I am not here to criticize the federal government on their policies.

Industry committee  The question is not how much I have spent on government. The spend on government is with respect to paying for permits, etc. The primary cost is the carrying cost of having a building sit vacant for effectively five years now. That includes interest, heat, light and power, property taxes, utilities, insurance, etc.

Industry committee  I think you'd have to ask the City of Toronto. It's up to city council to decide whether or not they want to support what you call PUDO, which is pickup and drop-off. It's not uncommon in the city of Toronto to allocate public parking spots for the pickup and drop-off of children.

Industry committee  Absolutely.

Industry committee  My name is Robert Ulicki, and I will outline the complex morass of regulations, committees, expert reports, tribunals and licensing requirements I am navigating to create a day care. In July 2016 my wife and I purchased a mixed-use property located in Cabbagetown, a residential neighbourhood in downtown Toronto that began gentrifying in the 1970s.