LandLandThe EconomistEconomist Fall 2003, Vol. 33, No.3

Design, & building prognosis pos is positive ...... 2 Canada has been performing better than the US whose economy is beginning to surge. Good news for Canada’s business. Island airport expansion queuing queuing up ...... 4 After three years, airline magnate Robert Deluce’s vision for ’s island airport is unfolding. News Briefs ...... 5 Healthy investment • Deep water cools towers • Five new malls? 2003-2004 Council ...... 6 ROM steel turns green ...... 6 Steel from the Royal Museum will be used in the new student centre at University of Toronto at Scarborough. President’s message ...... 7 Incoming President John Morrison sees the website, The Land Economist and dinner meetings as effective tools to build me mbership. Welcome new members ...... 7 Legislative Beat ...... 8 Election results • What to expect

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ASSOCIATION of ONTARIO LAND ECONOMISTS 1235 Bay Street, Suite 400 Toronto, Ontario M5R 3K4 Tel: (416) 934-5166 Fax: (416) 969-8916 Website: www.aole.org E-mail: [email protected] Construction Design & and Major Trades by Dan O’Reilly Despite the setbacks created by SARS, mad cow disease, and the August blackout, the Costs for Toronto Area pr ognosis for the Canadian economy, Information provided by Pelican Woodcliff Inc. especially the design and building sectors, remains positive, participants at a rec e n t CanaData construction industry forec a s t s Commercial/Institutional Buildings co n f e r ence in Tor onto were told. $ cost/sq. ft. above grade “Canada has been perfo r ming better than the U.S.,” said CanaData economist Alex Of fi c e Of fi c e Un d e rg rn d Pa r k i n g Sc h o o l s Ho s p i t a l s Nu r s i n g Ca r rick, one of a number of keynote ab o v e ab o v e Pa r k i n g De c k Ho m e s speakers at the two-day conference. gr a d e gr a d e “If the U.S. economy does recover there Class A Class B will be an impact on Canadian exports , ” 20 20 0 0 0 0 11 3 10 5 48 30 11 0 20 0 11 3 Ca r rick said. He predicted the Bank of 20 20 0 1 0 1 12 5 11 6 52 32 11 8 22 0 11 9 Canada will try to use its monetary policies 20 20 0 2 0 2 12 6 11 7 54 33 12 1 23 1 12 3 to keep the Canadian dollar within the 20 20 0 3 0 3 12 8 . 5 11 9 55 33 . 5 12 5 24 3 12 6 range of 72 to 74 cents American to avoid a negative impact on those exports — which in turn could hurt Canada’s economy. Some of the highlights of his forecast for High Rise Residential 2003 included predictions national housing (with underground parking) st a r ts will hit 205,000 units, 36.5 million $ cost/sq. ft. above grade sq u a r e feet of commercial construc t i o n st a r ts and 33.5 million square feet in institutional construc t i o n . Do w n t o w n Mi d t o w n Su b u r b a n Pr em i u m Pr em i u m 9’ ceiling units under Two other economists presented similar 600 sq ft assessments: Glen Hodgson, vice pres i d e n t 2000 104 102 99 3 7 and deputy chief economist with Export 2001 114 111 108 3 8 Development Canada and Don Drum m o n d , senior vice president and chief economist, 2002 120 115 112 3 9 TD Bank Financial Group. “Apart from 2003 126 119.5 116.5 4 9 non-Japan southeast Asia, the world economy outside of North America

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Ware h o u s e St r i p Big Box Re g i o n a l with offi c e Ma l l Re t a i l Ma l l 20’ clear ht. 2000 35 34 40 34 2001 39 36 43 36 2002 40 37 44 37 2003 41 38.5 45 38.5

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continues to struggle. But there is good revamping and revitalization of shopping Ma r tin follows through on his promise to news for Canada — after a two-year ce n t r es, the audience was told. To dedicate a portion of the fuel taxes for st r uggle, the U.S. economy is finally regenerate interest, malls are adding more municipal infrastruc t u r e when he beginning to surge, buoyed by massive amenities, restaurants and enterta i n m e n t becomes prime minister, Ferguson said. amounts of monetary and fiscal stimulus,” facilities, explained Adrienne Goddard, Wat e r main and sewer construction in said Drum m o n d . consultant with Kubas Consultants, a Ontario will also accelerate as municip- Still, the audience of private sector Tor onto-based marketing res e a r ch and alities work to res t o r e those services as builders, designers and consultants, and consulting firm. One example is the $40 req u i r ed by the prov i n c e ’ s new go v e r nment officials received a diverse million facelift of the Eaton Centre in Sustainable Water and Sewage System review of where the construction industry Toro n t o . Act, Ferguson added. (The act was one of is headed. In f r a s t ru c t u r e the recommendations in Justice O’ C o n n o r ’s Wal k e r ton Inquiry rep o rt ) . Off i c e / c o m m e rc i a l The forecast for civil engineering That direction doesn’t anticipate ma s s i v e co n s t r uction was more mixed. Road and Hospital, health care and school new office construction in Tor onto as highway projects have slowed down co n s t r uction is another expanding sector, corporations reduce their demand for during the past two years because of said Barbara Miszkiel, principal with of fice space through layoffs, outsourci n g slower economic growth, said Lloyd Tor onto-based Dunlop Architects Inc. The and the growth of home offices, said John Fe r guson, general manager of Oakville- capital need in Ontario for acute care O’ T oole, executive vice-president and based Dufferin Construction Company and facilities is $6 billion, said Miszkiel, citing managing director CB Richard Ellis a Canadian Construction Association Ontario Hospital Association statistics. di re c t o r . Limited. With the layoffs that have Ca r rick also pointed to the rev e r b e r a t i o n s oc c u r red in office employment, tenants’ “When this (slowdown) happens, capital of the extensive arts and culture facility vacant office space could rise to 20 per spending projects tend to be among the co n s t r uction, mostly in Tor onto, being cent, he said, compared to the traditional first to be chopped in order to keep driven in large part by the contributions se v e n . budgets in line. The easiest way to save a of wealthy philanthrop i s t s . lot of money is to stop tendering proj e c t s . ” But there are opportunities in the Re s i d e n t i a l renovation and upgrade of older, less- Compounding the slowdown is the federal On the residential side, national housing ef ficient buildings for owners rev a m p i n g go v e rn m e n t ’ s “very ad hoc, unpred i c t a b l e st a r ts this year should reach 206,900 those buildings to meet increased and manner” of funding road and highway units and then drop to 189,100 units in changing tenant needs. As an example, pr ojects and the failure of the Ontario 2004 as housing demands are met, said O’ T oole cited a tenant issue study his firm go v e r nment to endorse the $600-million Peter Norman, forecaster with Toro n t o - conducted that placed the need for Strategic Highway Invest-ment Prog r a m based Clayton Research. Housing da y c a r e facilities and HVAC quality on a (SHIP) announced in ’s 2001 co n s t r uction has been the “shining star” higher priority list than in a 1993 study. budget. But investments in roa d while the rest of the economy has been Another growth area is the ren o v a t i o n , co n s t r uction should increase if Paul slowing steadily since early 2002, he said. Ho w e v e r , better economic grow t h should be ahead. The US economy is improving, and the Canadian Electrical ($/s.f.) Mechanical ($/s.f.) Formwork ($/s.f.) dollar is likely to decline, which will help spur exports. “In addition,” Norman said, “Canadian businesses are spending more money on inventories, machinery, equipment and construction in recent months – a sure sign of op t i m i s m . ”

Dan O’Reilly is a Tor onto area fr eelance writer. His works appear in the Tor onto Star, the Daily 00 01 02 03 00 01 02 03 00 01 02 03 Co m m e r cial News and numerou s trade magazines.

3 Island airport expansion qu By Herb Ware CEO of Regional Airlines Holdings. The Within three years of startup, the new Although a number of steps still need to Deluce family has 50 years of experience airline is projected to carry 900,000 to one be completed, approval of a bridge to owning, financing, res t r ucturing, operating million passengers annually, a ten-fold Toronto Island brings expansion of the and managing regional airlines in Canada. increase over present traffic.. island airport much closer to reality. Based on that experience, Deluce was One member of the audience asked how convinced that the island airport was the the new airline expected to survive when The present configuration of the Toronto place from which to launch a new airline. City Centre Airport serves Air Canada’s the industry in general is in such bad , general flights, and flight schools, Morton outlined the four key elements of shape. Morton responded that the business and is an essential connection to the city’s the $550 million planned expansion: model is based on successful airlines like hospitals, providing more than 3,000 • A double bascule bridge (a draw WestJet who do not compete head-to-head annual Medevac flights. bridge with two lifting sides) with the likes of Air Canada. “The island providing a fixed link with the airport airport would be a feeder airport (like The airport is also a money-losing venture. • A new passenger terminal located on Hamilton) with money made on short In 2002, the airport was estimated to need the airport haul.” 500,000 passengers annually to break • A new airline, home-based in Toronto In response to further questioning, he even. It presently averages 108,200 and with made-in-Toronto planes explained: “the split between business and loses $1 million a year. The planned • An express check-in facility at Union tourist will be 80/20. Traffic congestion at expansion will turn that around, Bernie Station. the foot of Bathurst Street will not be a Morton told the annual general meeting of Five hundred million dollars will be problem because parking at the airport the Association of Ontario Land invested in the fleet to build 15 new Q400 will be limited. Economists. tu r b o - p r op aircraft manufactured at “The business model focuses on passenger Mo r ton, Senior Associate at Sussex Strategy Bo m b a rd i e r ’s deHavilland Downsview plant. shuttles from Bay Street to Union.” He Gr oup, said the proposal was the brainchild Morton said that the order would secure said passengers will have an express check- of Robert Deluce. Deluce is President and the long-term viability of a plant that in at Union Station, hassle-free shuttle employs 3,000 highly skilled and trained service to the airport and customs pre- workers, 1,200 of whom are directly clearance. assigned to the Q400 program. The facility, “Making Toronto a destination for business which was close to shutting down, travellers who want to be able to fly right contributes $5.5 million dollars in annual in to the downtown and be at their property taxes, and $2 billion annually in destination within 20 minutes of landing economic benefits to the city. With the is the goal. These travellers will eat in inception of the new airline, those benefits will continue, Morton said The new airline’s destinations will be within 90 minutes flying time of Toronto, and include up to 17 key cities in “America’s Breadbasket”. The other $50 million will be invested in in f r a s t ru c t u r e: $30 million will be spent on the new terminal and $20 million on the lift bridge. The bridge will open and close on a set schedule that Morton said would be “mindful of the needs of boaters using the we s t e r n gap, but coordinated with the flight schedules.” He also pointed out that, under the tripartite agreement reached in July with the city, the port authority, and the federal government, jets are banned. The proposed island-based airline fleet The terminal will be a state-of-the-art would be made up of the Q400, a turbo- facility designed to move people quickly The new airline could service 17 major cities within p rop built in Downsview. and efficiently. Centre airport.

4 ueuing up News Briefs downtown restaurants, sleep in downtown Healthy investment The company, co-owned by The City of hotels, visit downtown theatres, and Nov. 13 is a big day for Hamilton. That’s Toronto and OMERS, already has conduct the much-needed business with when the city (still glowing from the several clients including Metro Toronto our Toronto businesses.” success of the World Road Cycling Convention Centre, Air Canada Centre, Championships) hears whether it will A number of hurdles still have to be and 125 University Ave. One University host the 2010 Commonwealth Games. overcome: Ave., an 18-storey building built in 1986 • At least one candidate, David Miller, Its competition is New Delhi, India, and owned by Oxford Properties Group, trying to make it a major issue in which is playing a powerful card – that is presently being retrofitted to use the Toronto’s mayoralty race. it’s time for the games to go to a deep lake water cooling system. country that is not part of the Western • The official city plan designates the The system starts five miles out in Lake industrialized cabal. On the other hand, property as public open space. ontario where Enwave has sunk high • EPA permits from four federal depart- Hamilton was the inspiration and host of the first games in 1930 – and it density polyethylene pipe to draw water ments have to be arranged, including would be fitting if it could host the 80th from the frigid bottom layer to use at one under the Navigable Waters anniversary games as well. Toronto’s island-based Water and Protection Act. Wastewater Services station. The pipes If Hamilton’s bid is successful, the • A citizen’s group is looking at the are actually used to draw water into the economic impact on Ontario could be possibility of contesting the environ- filtration plant. In exchange for more than $1.4 billion. The city would mental assessment conducted for the build a major 42,000-seat stadium for providing the intake lines, Enwave will bridge. the opening and closing ceremonies, be permitted to transfer the cold • The city has yet to issue a enhance an aquatic centre that temperature from the City water to its construction permit. McMaster University already has in its chilled water system. There is always plans, and build a new Sportplex. physical separation between the City’s “Had Mr. Deluce known what was waiting McMaster would be a primary focus for potable water and Enwave’s cooling for him by way of legislative approvals loop. and hurdles, political bickering and the two-week event, expected to attract filibustering, delays, and roadblocks, he up to 6,000 athletes and officials. It Five new malls? probably would not have dedicated the last would house many athletes, and host The enclosed shopping mall is not the more than half of the sports. It would three years of his life to this project,” said dinosaur that many believe, the Chair also benefit from $50 million towards Bernie Morton. for Ryerson’s Study for Commercial improving state-of-the-art sport and Activity told a recent meeting of the recreation facilities, innovative sport International Council of Shopping Herb Ware is a freelance commercial medicine research, and a variety of Centres. In fact, Ken Jones said the writer in the Mississauga area. leadership and development programs. Greater Toronto market could support The games are expected to cost about up to five new regional enclosed malls. $715-million. Ottawa and Ontario have Potential is particularly high in the 905 pledged $250-million each, the city of suburbs which are growing by 100,000 Hamilton $80-million and McMaster people a year and now are dominated by University $50-million. Organizers big box stores and power centres. expect commercial revenues, including Jones said Canada’s major mall television rights, to make up the developers have become risk-averse difference. because they are owned by pension Deep water cools towers funds more interested in managing Enwave is in the final stages of existing assets than in creating new ones. Cadillac Fairview is now owned connecting the largest deep-lake by the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan cooling system of its kind to several Board while Ivanhoe Cambridge is buildings in Toronto. owned by five pension funds. When it goes into service in the spring Although Ivanhoe Cambridge recently of 2004, the system will provide an broke ground on an innovative mall, it alternative source of air conditioning was a joint venture with a US-based with enough cooling capacity to service developer. That points out the direction over 1,800,000 square metres of office from which new growth will have to space or about 100 office towers. within 90 minutes of the expanded Toronto City come, Jones said: “foreign investors.”

5 2003-2004 Council

Pre s i d e n t Jo u r nal Chair Member at Large JOHN MORRISON KEITH HOBCRAFT CA THERINE HUESTIS Associate Vice Pres i d e n t Pre s i d e n t Senior Consultant Royal Lepage Bosley Farr Associates The Altus Grou p 416-756-5419 416-486-9997 416-221-1200 ext. 8242 jm o rr i s o n @ ro y a l l e p a g e . c o m ho b c r a f t @ i c a . n e t ch u e s t i s @ t h e a l t u s g ro u p . c o m

Pa s t - P r esident, Pr ogram & Education Chair Member at Large Membership Chair & BONNIE BOWERMAN EILEEN OSTROWSKI In t e rn e t Senior Underwr i t e r Vice Pres i d e n t KONRAD KOENIG Su n l i f e De r b y s h i r e Consultants Ltd. Realty Servi c e s 41 6 - 9 7 9 - 6 3 4 3 90 5 - 4 5 5 - 5 5 0 0 eo s t ro w s k i @ d e r b y t a x . c o m Go Tra n s i t bo n n i e - b o w e r man@ rog e r s . c o m 416-869-3600 ext. 5340 Member at Large kk @ r p f . c o m Legislative Chair ED W ARD SAJECKI ANDY MANAHAN Assistant Deputy Minister Trea s u re r Development Promotion Rep. Municipal Affairs & Housing DA VID SANNA 416-585-6600 Universal Workers Union Real Estate Appraiser/ ed w a rd . s a j e c k i @ m a h . g o v. o n . c a Ne g o t i a t o r Local 183 Region of Peel 416-241-1183 Jo u r nal editor 905-791-7800 ext. 7638 an d y m a n a h a n @ l o o k . c a ROWENA MOYES sa n n a d @ i d i re c t . c o m Rowena E. Moyes Communications Publications Chair 416-466-9829 Se c re t a r y MIKE J. REAL rmo y e s @ i d i re c t . c o m ELGIN DOUGLAS Realty Tax Consultant Association servi c e s Real Estate Appraiser The Altus Group TO CONTACT OFFICE 416-214-5630 416-221-1200 ext. 8245 41 6 - 9 3 4 - 5 1 6 6 we l g i n d o u g l a s @ o n . a i b n . c o m [email protected] ao l e @ i n t e r a c t i v e - c a . c o m ROM steel turns green in Scarborou g h A commitment to “green” building, w e re also working on the ROM early October – using bolts, so they a good idea, perseverance, and some expansion – and they had actually can potentially be unbolted and lucky timing have seen old steel fro m been the engineers for the part of the reused again in future . To ro n t o ’s Royal Ontario Museum ROM that was being (ROM) get a new life at the University demolished. So they of To ronto at Scarboro u g h ’s new knew exactly what Student Centre . steel was in there . And it was “Reuse is a key principle of available.” sustainable design,” says Stephen Phillips, principal at Dunlop Last month, A rchitects Inc., which designed the c o n t r a c t o r s new Student Centre. “But, unless you c a refully took down a re willing to do expensive tests, you specific pieces of often have to assume that old steel is steel from the v e ry low grade. museum pro j e c t , cleaned and “In project discussions, we found out p re p a red them for that the structural engineers for the their new use. They The new student centre at University of Tor onto Scarborou g h Student Centre (Halsall Associates), w e re erected in will reuse steel from the Royal Ontario Museum.

6 President’s message I appreciate Council’s support in majority of us participate in, is in nominating me and I consider it to be an reasonably strong shape. honour to serve as AOLE’s President for A membership review confirms that we 2003-2004. I look forwa r d to continue rep r esent a wide range of prof e s s i o n a l working with ret u r ning council disciplines with Appraisers continuing to members. Their past contributions to form the largest group. helped AOLE to grow into the res p e c t e d Association that it is today. Invite guests I would also like to thank Konrad One avenue for growth is that members Koenig, our Past President for his should continue to promote our leadership and commitment over the Or ganization by inviting guests to our past year. Konrad worked diligently in dinners. I suggest that members also ensuring that things happened smoothly pr omote membership to those friends, colleagues and acquaintances they and his email production was relationships. The Association outstanding. Special thanks to Ed Bruc e believe would benefit from, and contribute to our Association. investigated the possibility of awarding a who resigned from the Executive bu r s a r y to qualified students enrolled in following many years as our hard We intend to continue to improv e a University Program that is Real Estate working Trea s u re r . The Association is administrative proc e d u r es so as to make related. We will continue to develop fo r tunate in that Dave Sanna accepted it a simpler and quicker process for these initiatives. In addition, AOLE’s the position in the Spring and has been pr ospective new members to apply for website continues to be upgraded, and working diligently since the outset. memberships and to receive a quick for the nominal funds spent maintaining Re v e n u e response from the Orga n i z a t i o n . it, the website is a valuable res o u rc e . Moving forwa r d, I hope to ensure that While we wish to be aggressive in the Administration of the Association the strong financial base that has been pursuit of new members, the Association continues to be a challenge. Erika Czika established over the past few years will will not sacrifice professional qualifica- fr om Interactive Office, who has been continue. tions and experience req u i re m e n t s responsible for Administrative function Our biggest money generator by far is me r ely for the sake of increasing our has recently taken a maternity leave. We fr om membership revenue and we will membership numbers. will work to ensure that everyt h i n g continue to actively pursue new In i t i a t i v e s operates as smoothly and efficiently as members. Membership currently stands During his Pres i d e n c y , Konrad prom o t e d po s s i b l e . at 250, an increase of approximately 10 a number of initiatives to commence We intend to continue to produce the per cent over 2001. We believe that this dialogue with various Interna t i o n a l Jo u r nal and I thank Keith Hobcraft and up w a r d trend can continue at a time Pr ofessional Organizations with the idea Rowena Moyes who have been involved when the real estate market, which the of developing and prom o t i n g for many years in putting together this topical publication with interes t i n g editorials and articles. I urge members to submit articles for consideration in the Welcome New Members! Jo u rn a l . Tristan Bock Claude Lachance Also, we will continue to pres e n t MIMA, CRA, PLE PLE in t e r esting and topical dinner speakers, Derbyshire Viceroy Consultants Ltd Derbyshire Viceroy Consultants Ltd. ad d r essing various issues directly rel a t e d 416-232-9999 416-232-9999 to our business. I wish to thank Bonnie [email protected] [email protected] Bo w e r man for arranging these dinners Ian Graham Peter Maddalena at various excellent venues and for RPP, MCIP, AICP, PLE M.PI, PLE ag r eeing to continue the task this year. Urban Intelligence Inc/ Public Works & Govt. Services Canada Not only are they gastronomic delights, NRU Publishing Inc 819-775-4524 but they rep r esent a wonderful net- 416-979-3360 [email protected] working opportunity for our members. [email protected] I look forwa r d to meeting as many of you Michael Kraljevic Maynard Millman as possible at our functions and I MCIP, RPP, PLE ACCI, P.App, PLE welcome any comments or suggestions Tridel Developments Town of Oakville you may have. I can be reached at (416) 416-736-2540 905-845-6601 ext. 3022 756-5419 or by e-mail at [email protected] [email protected] jm o r ri s o n @ r oy a l l e p a g e . c o m .

7 Election Results • Mo r e cordial labour rel a t i o n s On Oct. 2, the Liberals, led by The than prev i o u s l y Dalton McGuinty, won a • First steps toward an stunning victory, capturing 72 immigration policy that of 103 seats across Ontario. Legislative Beat Legislative Beat recognizes Ontario’s The ruling Progressive ci r cumstances and priorities Conservative government was reduced to just 24 seats. The • Action on health care and Liberals obtained a respectable education portfolios, although 46.5 per cent of the popular the pre-election vision will be vote, compared with 34.6 per te m p e r ed by budgetary rea l i t i e s cent for the PCs. Even though • A continuation of certain P3 the NDP was able to capture pr ojects because fiscal 15 per cent of the popular constraints will not allow all vote, this translated into only wo r thwhile projects to be seven seats. The NDP has publicly funded fallen below the number of • No more forced municipal seats required for official party am a l g a m a t i o n s status (eight: it was nine prior • Gr eater municipal autonomy – to 1999). McGuinty has the Liberals will not indicated that he will not contemplate anything that amend the rules that would smacks of ‘ref e r endum’ with allow for Hampton and respect to local tax increa s e s company access to a million dollar research budget. What to Expect • Clearer rules for the Ontario Municipal Board, with potential Well-known Queen’s Park commentator • A focus on urban issues override provision for municipal Ian Urquhart wrote that had Ernie Eves • Greater attention to councils called a snap election following his Tory environmental issues, with an leadership victory in March 2002 he emphasis on water and land use • Rethinking of ‘tenant protection’ would have been “unbeatable” (Toronto prerogatives legislation – what does the Star, Oct. 11, 2003). • Providing municipalities with a implementation of ‘real’ rent controls mean? While this theory is obviously difficult share of the fuel tax for to prove, I would contend that Eves transportation purposes • Undoing the hydro rate cap acted correctly at the time in wanting to • No more tax cutting (this earlier than 2006 and other demonstrate that his leadership style includes undoing Tory efforts to encourage the building was different than his predecessor’s legislation that was to have of greater capacity in the system prior to calling a general election. gone into effect such as the • Conservation and alternate In any case, voters might have been education property tax credit energy forms will gain grumpy about going to the polls less for seniors) prominence through incentives than three years after the last provincial • Maintaining programs such as and other programs election in June 1999 and might have Smart Growth, but with a No t e : This list was prep a r ed a week prior turfed the Tories anyway (remember the rebranding to reflect the overall to the announcement of Cabinet postings cynical mood of the electorate when approach of the government — the make-up of Cabinet will provide a former Liberal Premier David Peterson • More debate on how to manage cl e a r er indication of the priorities and called an election in 1990 just three growth in southern Ontario as di r ection that can be expected over the years into his mandate). well as how to pay for it sh o r t to medium term by the Liberal So, after about a year and a half as go v e r nment. In tandem with McGuinty’s • Appointment of a provincial Premier, Eves will be stepping down to announcement, there will be a whole facilitator or mediator to deal allow other potential candidates to slate of new political staff as well as new with planning and development rebuild the PC party. Expect previous public servants in key positions. issues contender Jim Flaherty, and former Finance Minister under Mike Harris, to • Better relations between the provincial and federal be in the running. Andy Manahan is Development governments The Liberals have not been in power for Promotion Representative, Universal 13 years so there will be great • Better inter-ministerial Workers Union, Local 183, and anticipation as to the direction that will coordination although there Legislative Chair for the Association be taken by the expanded team. could be bumps along the way of Ontario Land Economists.

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