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  "thesis": "More homes near Whitby GO will not automatically mean a share of those homes is reserved at affordable prices. The town's original federal housing programme included inclusionary zoning alongside greater height and density. Its later progress report records different outcomes: density reform completed, inclusionary zoning not implemented. That change helps explain why the most concrete affordability projects now depend on public land, dedicated funding and eligibility rules.",
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      "url": "https://www.whitby.ca/news/posts/whitby-receives-almost-25-million-in-federal-funding-to-accelerate-housing-development/",
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      "observationPeriod": "July 31, 2026; projected completion spring 2027",
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        "Inclusionary zoning remains unimplemented"
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      "downside": "Project delays postpone even the targeted affordability gains.",
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        "New station-area affordability agreements",
        "New working-age affordable rental awards"
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