Councillor Ana Bailao’s Housing Votes
Ana made several votes that worsened housing affordability and homelessness as City Councillor for Ward 18 and Ward 9 Davenport from 2010 to 2022.
Against affordable housing
2019
Voted against increasing the percentage of Housing Now units to be made affordable.
For rent increases
2020
Voted for allowing rent increases at Housing Now sites up to 2% above provincial guideline.
Against hotels for unhoused
2020
Voted against looking into expropriation of hotel rooms used to house homeless.
Against funding the Tenant Defense Fund
2013
Voted against adding $75,000 to the Tenant Defense Fund.
Against declaring homelessness an emergency
2019
Voted against declaring homelessness a human rights disaster/emergency.
Against rent control
2019
Voted against rent control on Housing Now sites.
Rooming house delays
2021
Voted to delay rooming house decision, again.
More shelter beds
2017
Voted against adding 1000 new shelter beds through Shelter Infrastructure Plan.
Against expanded tenant hotline
2019
Voted against expanding Tenant Hotline program.
Against rent supplements
2019
Voted against reallocating $10 million of police budget to rent supplements.
Provincial inaction
2022
Voted against a motion to condemn the provincial government’s inaction on ending homelessness.
Sell off TCHC homes
2011
Voted to sell 22 single-family TCHC homes.
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Parks & Environment
Voted in favour of less money for parks and climate planning, more for private companies.