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Eric Lombardi
Publishing · On our record since 2024
Where this writer stands
Fiscal policy2 pieces
Higher taxes and public spendingLower taxes and tighter spending
“Ontario's tax burden is higher today than it was under Liberal Kathleen Wynne. The 20% middle class income tax cut promised in 2018 never arrived.” Read the piece
Housing1 piece
Public supply and demand controlsMarket supply and deregulation
“The one year HST break on new home construction is welcome, but it should be permanent. Ontario has loaded new housing with some of the heaviest taxes in the developed world.” Read the piece
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Recent work
- Fixing public disorder in Toronto doesn’t mean choosing between compassion and having higher standardsOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 11, 2026
- I’m the 32-year-old who was running for Ontario Liberal leader. Now I’m withdrawing from the race. Here’s what I learned about politicsOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 1, 2026
- Alto should be just the beginning of Ontario’s high-speed rail networkOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 29, 2026
- LOMBARDI: Premier Doug Ford's eighth budget another step in Ontario's declineOpinion · Toronto Sun · Mar 28, 2026
- The condo market is crashing. Here’s how we keep building as prices fallOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 11, 2025
- City council is debating sixplexes on residential streets. It’s a test for the kind of city we want to beOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 24, 2025
- A small apartment building on your street won’t ruin your neighbourhood. A mayor and council that refuses to legalize them couldOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 23, 2025
- City council is debating allowing small apartment buildings on residential streets. This is why it must allow themOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 23, 2025
- City council is debating legalizing small apartment buildings on residential streets. This is why it must allow themOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 23, 2025
- We should be talking about how and where to grow in Ontario. Instead, Doug Ford is opening the door to favouring friends — as alwaysOpinion · Toronto Star · May 28, 2025
- As questions on housing go, it’s just about the easiest. So Mark Carney needs to give a clear answerOpinion · Toronto Star · May 22, 2025
- Is Canada trying to lower home prices or not? Mark Carney should give Canadians his answer to this yes/ no questionOpinion · Toronto Star · May 21, 2025
- I am a long-time housing advocate. Here is why Bonnie Crombie’s housing plan may actually workOpinion · Toronto Star · Dec 15, 2024
- Soaring ownership costs. An exodus of young families. Housing is a defining issue for Olivia Chow and so far she’s falling shortOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 31, 2024