"What we're finding is that, it doesn't matter where you look, the problem is almost everywhere."
"We are 6,000 child-care spaces behind where we ought to be. We have about a third as much social housing per capita as places like Toronto, Ottawa or Hamilton. We have 1,700 fewer long-term care beds than we would have if we were just funded at the provincial average."
"This goes back for decades. This is not something that came about yesterday."
Peel Region is critically underfunded in community services and receives far less provincial funding per capita than comparable urban areas. Systematic underinvestment has produced shortages in child-care spaces, long-term care beds and social housing units, along with reduced funding for public health, legal aid and mental health services. These shortfalls have harmed residents' personal and social welfare, weakened the local economy, and limited the region's ability to attract and retain workers. The funding gap is substantial—previous estimates put it at about $868 million, or roughly $578 per resident—and the deficit stretches back decades.
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