80% of Toronto basement units are illegal as well. Gov looks away because housing supply more pressing. Sometimes I envy Japan, enough disasters like earth quak

80% of Toronto basement units are illegal as well. Gov looks away because housing supply more pressing. Sometimes I envy Japan, enough disasters like earth quakes and hurricanes for urban resets. Urban environments are just like forests, sometimes you need a controlled burn to rebalance ecosystem. Entrenched bad forestry and urban policies lead to bad environments. Sometimes you just need an act of god to shake things up.