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One shipyard in China made more commercial ships last year than the total number the U.S. has produced since World War Two. 8/

The City of Burlington has created a new task force to deal with the backlash from President Trump's tariff war Marianne Meed Ward Kelly Botelho. FULL INTERVIEW: chch.com/morning-live/b…

Building more than homes — Terri Johns is building a legacy! From planner to president, her journey is reshaping the future of housing in the west end. Read about her career and leadership at Landwise here: westendhba.ca/building-a-leg…

I would love one of the “Development Charges don’t impact the price of housing” people to explain how housing can ever be affordable if just taxes on new housing amount to half of what the median family can afford. It is an affront to reality and evidence.

Desperate times call for strong statements. We need action now. 💪 Please see below a link to the joint letter by West End HBA Hamilton Chamber of Commerce Cornerstone Association of REALTORS® & Hamilton-Halton Construction Association in last Saturdays Hamilton Spectator westendhba.ca/open-letter-to…

Mayor's Speaker Series is BACK! Join myself and Councillor Shawna Stolte, Deputy Mayor of Housing, for a timely discussion on how cities can stay focused on addressing the housing crisis despite rising economic uncertainty, shifting trade dynamics, and tariffs. This event brings

Podcast: Hamilton has a housing shortage. So why does this city have the longest approval timelines in Canada? #HamOnt Mike CollinsWilliams West End HBA thespec.com/news/hamilton-… via @thespec

Great to catch up with local members of the Ontario Home Builders’ Association (OHBA) at Queen’s Park to talk about housing, growth, and building a stronger Ontario. #ONPoli Let’s get building! 🏡

WE HBA CEO Mike CollinsWilliams on the newest housing legislation. Today, the Ontario government introduced the “Protect Ontario by Building Faster and Smarter Act, 2025”. More details here: news.ontario.ca/en/release/100…

In beautiful #Victoria, BC this week to talk housing at the CHBA National home building week. I was invited to talk about the national benchmarking study where #Edmonton AB ranked first place with my colleague Mike Collins-Williams whose municipality, #Hamilton ON, ranked last

CHBA National’s new Women in Residential Construction Council (WIRCC) held its first in-person meeting, bringing together an incredible group of leaders from across the country — and we’re thrilled to see our board member Natasha Paikin representing the West End.

Big shout out to Mike Collins-Williams for being named EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE YEAR – LARGE HBA in recognition of his commitment to @westendhba in this year’s CHBA Association Leadership Awards. Learn more about the Association Leadership Awards: chba.ca/association-le…

We have a hot new piece out at Missing Middle Initiative this morning - Municipal Timelines: Miracle or Mirage. Over the last year, administration officials from multiple municipalities in Ontario have made statements to the public that imply application reviews are getting 80-90% better

“Inclusionary zoning” is one of those policies that sounds great at first but then when you look at the actual impact it ends up just being a massive tax on new apartments that exempts single family homes, accomplishing the exact opposite of the intended effect

New from me on Spacing: Council this week has a chance to greenlight sixplexes in residential neighbourhoods. The sky will not fall. In fact, this move represents a generational opportunity for council to repair Toronto's troubled housing market. spacing.ca/toronto/2025/0…

Tune into CHCH News tonight at 6:00 to hear my comments on the need for an urban boundary expansion in #HamOnt to accommodate a diversity of housing options as Hamilton grows to become a city with 900,000 residents by 2051.

Pleased to meet this week with Burlington MP & Chair of the Standing Committee on Finance, MP Karina Gould and Hamilton Mountain MP & Chair of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, MP Lisa Hepfner to discuss GST reform and new housing tax relief for all Canadians.

The Agenda's last episode aired tonight. Steve Paikin was unique in the Canadian media landscape w a focus not just on politics, but getting into the weeds of public policy w informed discussions. It was an honour to have been a guest on the show twice over the years.

Spoiler for tomorrow's piece. It should turn some heads. Unless governments act quickly, they will experience a massive drop in housing-related revenue, including lower land-transfer taxes, development charges, and the like.

Nomination for the worst housing headline of the year... No, they are not okay with that.