TORONTO, Oct. 8, 2026 — Ontario Liberal leadership candidate Lee Fairclough announced her housing and homelessness plan today to build more affordable homes, improve protections for both renters and landlords, and end chronic homelessness across Ontario.
“Doug Ford broke his promise to build 1.5 million homes, and last year Ontario was the only province in Canada where housing starts declined,” said Fairclough. “Today rent and mortgages take more and more of our paycheques, making more people vulnerable to homelessness, straining our public services, hurting our economy, and making our communities less safe.”
“My comprehensive plan treats housing as foundational for our economy,” continued Fairclough, “By working together with every level of government, we will make life more affordable for workers, help businesses find staff, make our communities safer, and deliver more value for our tax dollars.”
Fairclough’s policy, titled Housing for All and Ending Homelessness, commits to hitting the Housing Affordability Task Force target of 150,000 new homes a year. Her plan would create a provincial counterpart to Build Canada Homes, to build more housing, restore rent control for all apartments, eliminate unfair rent hikes, and adopt a province-wide Housing First strategy to get people experiencing chronic homelessness into stable housing.
The Etobicoke—Lakeshore MPP and Ontario Liberal critic for hospitals, homelessness, mental health and addictions stressed that solving this crisis requires evidence, smart fiscal management, and teamwork. She developed her plan after listening to feedback from communities and experts across the province – including Eric Lombardi, former Ontario Liberal leadership candidate and co-founder of the housing advocacy group More Neighbours Toronto.
“From restoring the dream of homeownership and making renting more affordable to tackling homelessness and addictions, Lee understands the far-reaching impacts of Ontario’s housing crisis,” said Lombardi, who is now supporting Fairclough. “Her commitment to reform municipal finances and address the true costs of building housing show she’s prepared to change the systems fuelling this crisis.”
Fairclough’s Housing for All and Ending Homelessness plan focuses on four key priorities:
“Ontario communities have always come together to help our neighbours when they’re in trouble. Leaving people to struggle in cold tents, emergency rooms, and transit stations is a complete failure of leadership,” Fairclough added. “We can solve this crisis if we work together, build homes people can afford, and help people to stay safely housed.”
To read the full housing plan, visit leefairclough.ca/policy/housing-and-homelessness.
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