Aidan Chamandy

Like most reporters, Aidan Chamandy covers a lot of different topics but he specializes in energy and housing. He can usually be found looking for government documents on obscure websites and filing freedom-of-information requests. He also hosts and produces podcasts. He's better at being a Leafs fan than anyone else on earth.

Recent Work by Aidan

Province teases more detail on bike lane restrictions, keeps door open to tearing existing ones out

Cities will have to give the province data on bike lanes installed in the last five years

Oct 16, 2024 1:00 PM Read more >

Ontario's hallway health care problem worse than ever, hospital data shows

Internal government data shows nearly 2,000 patients on average kept in ‘unconventional spaces’ like hallways and break rooms in January — the highest number ever recorded

Sep 9, 2024 10:45 AM Read more >

Ford government changes course, opens massive energy procurement to natural gas

Former energy minister Todd Smith previously said he would only target renewables

Aug 28, 2024 6:30 PM Read more >

Ford government tables ‘cutting red tape’ housing bill

The bill reverses a controversial change to development charges and gives universities planning power on their campuses, as The Trillium first reported

Apr 10, 2024 5:45 PM Read more >

Ford government to reverse controversial development charge change: documents

Documents obtained by The Trillium give a first glimpse at what's planned for Wednesday's housing bill — including giving universities planning power on their own campuses

Apr 10, 2024 11:13 AM Read more >

Feds, province fight over affordable housing progress with over $350M at stake

The spat needs to be sorted by the end of the week or the province will lose out on the money

Mar 27, 2024 5:30 PM Read more >

Tackling housing crisis with single-family homes a tall task, experts warn

Data isn't on Doug Ford's side as he makes clear his preference for single-family housing — against the recommendations of his own task force

Mar 23, 2024 11:00 AM Read more >

Liberals introduce bill to legalize fourplexes and tackle 'poison pills' that limit development

The bill would permit fourplexes across the province and eliminate common stumbling blocks that make density legal, but not financially feasible

Mar 19, 2024 6:30 PM Read more >

Who’s getting it done on housing? Sean Fraser or Doug Ford?

The federal Housing Accelerator Fund has started to reverse Ontario’s restrictive zoning regime. But is it enough?

Mar 7, 2024 6:00 PM Read more >

Province announces $1.3 billion for struggling post-secondary sector

Monday's announcement is well short of what the sector needs, according to a provincially appointed expert panel

Feb 26, 2024 5:15 PM Read more >

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