2024 AMO Conference

• AMO continues to call on the provincial government to commit to a joint Social and Economic Prosperity Review that includes a examines provincial and municipal revenues, costs and financial risks, and infrastructure needs. [...] • The Government of Ontario’s per • Trying to fill gaps in areas of provincial capita spending is the lowest in responsibilities takes away from municipalities’ ability Canada, more than $2,000 per to build the infrastructure to support housing. [...] Ot her Resources and Reports • AMO's Remarks and Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs on Bill 185, Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, 2024 • AMO’s Submissions to the Ministers of Municipal Affairs and Housing, and Energy “Bill 185 – Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act and Responses to Various ERO and Regulatory Registry Postings” • Homelessness Encampmen. [...] • AMO is calling on the province to take the lead on a comprehensive long-term plan for the electrification and growth of Ontario’s energy grid, including the role that natural gas will play as part of the energy transition. [...] Other Resources and Reports • Report of Ontario’s Electrification and Energy Transition Panel • Independent Electricity System Operator “Pathways to Decarbonization” Report • AMO letter to the Ontario Energy Board regarding electricity distribution infrastructure funding • AMO submission to the Ministry of Energy on Bill 165 For more information: Brian Lambie, AMO Media Contact, 416-729-5425, lamb.