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"Boost density and limit public consultation to build 1.5 million homes in a decade, Ontario government told
Social Sharing"

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-housing-affordability-task-force-report-1.6342470

Some of the report's key recommendations:

-Increase density in neighbourhoods zoned exclusively for single-family homes.
-Repeal municipal policies that focus on preserving a neighbourhood's character.
-Set uniform provincial standards for urban design, including building shadows and setbacks.
-Limit the time spent consulting the public on housing developments.
-Legislate timelines for development approvals, and if the municipality misses the deadline, the project gets an automatic green light.

The task force takes particular aim at "not in my backyard" opposition to development.

"NIMBYism is a large and constant obstacle to providing housing everywhere," the report says. "We cannot allow opposition and politicization of individual housing projects to prevent us from meeting the needs of all Ontarians."

Planning has become politicized "because local councillors depend on the votes of residents who want to keep the status quo," the report says. It notes that pushback from existing residents keeps new residents out of neighbourhoods, delays development approvals and increases housing costs.