Richard Lyall

TD Economics' new report contains stark warning about Canada’s "silent brain drain" "The core challenge is not in attracting world-class talent, but in anchoring that talent within its borders to build, scale, and lead globally competitive firms at home. Absent progress on this front, Canada will continue to be a feeder system for the U.S. innovation economy" According to TD, Canada's "demotivating personal taxes" and "labyrinthine business taxes" are big contributors to the problem economics.td.com/ca-silent-brai…

@MikePMoffatt Congratulations Mike! Wonderful. PS. I once referred to friends wife (and only wife) as his “first wife”. Boneheaded on my part needless to say. 🤣

A big anniversary: Hannah and I started dating 25-years ago today. Note to Married guys: Don't refer to your wife as your "ex-girlfriend". While technically true, they won't find it as funny as you do.

Without deliberate, co-ordinated reform across all orders of government, affordability of #housing will not return to historical norms for at least another decade - if at all, @RESCONprez writes in a column in @TheTorontoSun at rescon.com/news/housing-c…. #HousingCrisis

On The Brian Crombie Hour, @RESCONprez discussed the structural failures behind Canada’s #housing system and why housing prices have climbed to nearly eight times the average income. Listen at podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/bri…. #HousingCrisis

Our planning approvals process is still largely paper-driven, siloed and opaque and it is time for a #PropTech and #ConTech revolution here in Canada, @RESCONprez writes in a column in On-Site Magazine at on-sitemag.com/features/time-….

We had a great conversation with @RESCONprez

The impact of the decline in home building extends well beyond the residential #construction industry, @RESCONprez writes in Canadian Forest Industries magazine at woodbusiness.ca/declines-in-ho…. #HousingCrisis

Seven in ten non-homeowners still want to own a home. But confidence is slipping. Our latest poll with the Canadian Home Builders’ Association shows a growing belief the housing system isn’t working and no clear plan is in place. More: abacusdata.ca/a-housing-syst…

And if we look at who is moving, it's disproportionately young people. Big cities have become places young people move from, rather than move to.

Canadian entrepreneurship in 'sharp decline,' warns think tank The report notes that the average Canadian business owner loses 32 working days a year to red tape Article: nationalpost.com/news/canada/ca… Source: iedm.org/policy-choices…

A building permit application should take 10 seconds to get a yes or no answer. If no, it should tell you what is needed to get to yes. It should not take months and months. instagram.com/reel/DVrItxBDI…

While fed and provincial leaders are working to reduce costs and encourage building, municipal policies are often pulling in the opposite direction, @RESCONprez writes in a column in @TheTorontoSun at torontosun.com/life/homes/res…. #HousingCrisis #onpoli #cdnpoli

A recent poll shows that only 29% of non-homeowners are confident they will ever be able to buy a home. That is unacceptable. Our government is working tirelessly to make homeownership more attainable by easing financial pressures, streamlining planning processes, and creating the right conditions for builders and municipalities to deliver more homes and housing-enabling infrastructure across the province. We will continue taking decisive action to help prospective homebuyers move off the sidelines and into the market faster. #ONPoli #Housing

@_RESCON @storeyspub Just need the regulations concerning the actual process. The delay is causing confusion.

Steps taken recently by the Ontario and federal governments will help boost the residential #construction sector and make homes more affordable, @RESCONprez writes in a column in @storeyspub at storeys.com/government-imp…. #onpoli #cdnpoli #HousingCrisis

RESIDENTIAL REPORT: Stalled builds threaten jobs in Ontario’s housing sector. @RESCONprez highlights a @CANCEA_CA report that paints a sobering picture of what lies ahead if housing activity continues to decline. tinyurl.com/musn8h3t

A three-year sales tax holiday on new homes, combined with serious reform of development charges, would help restart the #housing engine, @RESCONprez argues in a column in @DCN_Canada at canada.constructconnect.com/dcn/news/econo…. #HousingCrisis #cdnpoli #onpoli

What will it take to restart the housing industry? @RESCONprez discussed the issue with @JohnPasalis on The Move Smartly Show. Watch at youtube.com/watch?v=fDsGfq…. #HousingCrisis

RESCON is urging Queen’s Park to implement a three-year #HST holiday for buyers of all new homes up to $1.3 million. Read column by @RESCONprez in @TheTorontoSun at torontosun.com/life/homes/res…. #HousingCrisis #onpoli

RESCON's March newsletter is hot off the digital press with columns by @RESCONprez, @RESCON_VP and @gacmediagroup. View digital version at heyzine.com/flip-book/d57a… or PDF at cms.rescon.com/media/Newslett…. #HousingCrisis #construction