Opinion: Ottawa's 'community benefit charge' is a reverse housewarming gift | Unpublished
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Author: Aaron Hutchins
Publication Date: October 10, 2025 - 04:00

Opinion: Ottawa's 'community benefit charge' is a reverse housewarming gift

October 10, 2025
City of Ottawa councillors must surely be aware that lack of housing is a big problem in Ottawa. After all, they declared a “housing emergency” more than five years ago. Despite that, when faced with an opportunity to reduce the city fees that help drive up the cost of housing and rents, they chose to haggle. Read More


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