The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 Has Ontario’s housing ‘plan’ been built on a foundation of evidentiary sand? https://thenarwhal.ca/ontarios-housing-plan-evidence/ Fri, 27 Jan 2023 18:36:38 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=69169 The need for Ontario to build 1.5 million homes over the next decade forms the basis for the government's massive changes to land-use policy. But there has been little examination of how the province's housing affordability task force arrived at that figure Mark Winfield Analysis Opinion Bill 23 Greenbelt Ontario urban development Photo: Chris Young / The Canadian Press Federal election frustrations for the Greens highlight electoral system flaws — again https://thenarwhal.ca/federal-election-frustrations-for-the-greens-highlight-electoral-system-flaws-again/ Mon, 28 Oct 2019 23:21:46 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=14694 Despite getting the most number of votes in the Canadian Green Party's history, the 2019 federal election left them with widespread support but not enough seats for official party status Mark Winfield Opinion Democracy electoral reform federal election 2019 Green Party proportional representation Elizabeth May Election 2019