PM announces former Toronto councillor to head up new homebuilding agency

OTTAWA — Promising to “supercharge” home construction, Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled a new agency tasked with overseeing government housing programs — one day before the House of Commons is set to begin its fall session.

And a former Toronto city councillor — Ana Bailao — has been picked to run this new agency, which the PM says will create a more effective and streamlined homebuilding industry.

Making the announcement Sunday afternoon in front of a modular home built in suburban Ottawa, Mark Carney said it’s going to take “all hands on deck” to get Canada out of its current housing crisis.

“Our private sector, our provinces and territories, municipalities, non-profits and Indigenous partners all working together to spee

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