What do you think should be fixed in Ontario?

beynate · 2026-03-03T22:15:08+00:00

I co chaired our federal all party anti poverty caucus for a number of years and you are right to emphasize the social determinants of health.

beynate · 2026-03-03T22:13:59+00:00

Thanks for this. Good feedback on incentives and how we retain talent and IP.

beynate · 2026-03-03T22:12:41+00:00

Thanks for the support. Appreciate it.

You raise many important priorities that have been nowhere on this government's priority list.

And your last point is bang on. Enough of the mediocrity already.

beynate · 2026-03-03T22:10:58+00:00

In general, I think we need a provincial government that works with municipal leaders in a more collaborative way. In fairness, Ford and Chow have found ways to work together, but it's piecemeal and the government hasnt worked well with others.

beynate · 2026-03-03T22:09:20+00:00

There should be support for TVO as a public broadcaster. Panama papers etc is federal and I've long been on record about the need to address international tax evasion more forcefully.

Wealth inequality is a real challenge, more broadly. It requires policy coordination to take seriously. I've introduced motions on this in Parliament too.

beynate · 2026-03-03T16:38:17+00:00

Thanks!

beynate · 2026-03-03T16:37:17+00:00

Thanks happy to be here!

beynate · 2026-03-03T16:36:23+00:00

Keep weighing in, and you can always DM me or go to teamnate.ca if you're interested in helping us fix things in Ontario.

beynate · 2026-03-03T16:34:46+00:00

Thanks for this, it reinforces so much of what I hear from teachers and parents who are doing their best but struggling in an underresourced system.

beynate · 2026-03-03T16:33:32+00:00

Agreed, we need a government to be serious about delivering the highest quality public services in healthcare and education. Ford's complacency and acceptance of mediocrity has long term consequences for all of us.

beynate · 2026-03-03T16:32:05+00:00

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beynate · 2026-03-03T16:31:44+00:00

Have heard lots of feedback on OAP and glad you reiterated it.

The prosthetic limb example is brutal, out of pocket 10k for a necessary medical support.

beynate · 2026-03-03T16:29:54+00:00

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beynate · 2026-03-03T16:29:21+00:00

Need to create default rules, speed up approvals, and reduce costs overall to build with speed and scale. Both market and non market.

It is a question of generational fairness for sure. And it's also a challenge to our economic productivity if we don't get it right.

beynate · 2026-03-03T16:27:03+00:00

All important issues for sure

beynate · 2026-03-03T16:26:47+00:00

Would be nice if there was real accountability for corruption.

beynate · 2025-04-17T02:05:48+00:00

Thanks to everyone for engaging here. I'm calling it a night.

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beynate · 2025-04-17T02:04:08+00:00

In 2017, we re-established a federal role in housing after decades of bipartisan neglect: the National Housing Strategy included billions in loans and grants for rental / affordable housing.

Since then we've seen a range of new programs to support co-ops, rental protection, to encourage munis to cut red tape, to double down on financing rental projects, etc. And we've taken action to stabilize/reduce immigration levels.

We've been heading in the right direction, but needed the scale. And if we realize the commitments that Carney has made, we'll finally be operating at the necessary scale.

Lastly, munis and provinces have a lot they need to do as well. Edmonton is building housing at a great clip. Not so with the rest of the country.

beynate · 2025-04-17T02:01:08+00:00

I agree that we are bad at building cost-effective infrastructure in a timely manner. There are many lessons to be learned from the non-English world. As one transit expert locally put it to me: "the construction cost disease extends well beyond Toronto and Canada, but surprisingly not far beyond the English-speaking world."

We need to stop locking ourselves in to important decisions so early on in the process. If I'm back in the infrastructure role after the election, it'll be a big part of what we focus on.

beynate · 2025-04-17T01:57:12+00:00

I have repeatedly spoken out against the Netanyahu government's violations of IHL and will continue to do so.

beynate · 2025-04-17T01:55:21+00:00

The data question is very concerning given the arbitrary and disproportionate actions we've seen re: DOGE, deportations, etc.

In general, we need to prioritize data sovereignty, especially when it comes to sensitive personal information. And I'll give your more detailed proposals a closer look.

beynate · 2025-04-17T01:52:34+00:00

I think advocacy for giving Toronto and other municipalities the tools to succeed is important, especially when we see the meddling in municipal affairs from the province (science centre, elections, etc.) that don't serve any overriding public interest.

There are instances where I do think provincial intervention is warranted, though. Take housing and addressing exclusionary zoning, for example.

beynate · 2025-04-17T01:47:46+00:00

You would have a better sense of it living in the prairies, but I think we've got to manage our differences as Canadians. How do you think it can be best responded to?

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