More Housing Ottawa

Compiled Truth

More Housing Ottawa is a YIMBY housing advocacy organization founded by Eric Lombardi in Ottawa. The organization advocates for increased housing supply, zoning reform, and abundant housing policies. Lombardi, a prominent Toronto-Ottawa housing advocate, was named to the Ontario Liberals’ housing panel in July 2024 to help draft the party’s housing platform ahead of the 2025 provincial election. As of June 2026, Lombardi officially joined the Ontario Liberal Party leadership race, campaigning to “bring back an affordable life.” His platform includes an “abundance agenda” — reforming single-egress design, European elevator standards, updated fire-code standards, and promoting beautiful, dense urban housing. [Source: The Trillium, CTV News, Changing Lanes Newsletter, 2026-06]

Key Facts

• Founded by Eric Lombardi
• YIMBY (Yes In My Back Yard) housing advocacy organization based in Ottawa
• Focus: increased housing supply, zoning reform, abundant housing
• Lombardi named to Ontario Liberals’ housing panel (July 2024)
• Lombardi joined Ontario Liberal Party leadership race (June 2026)
• “Abundance agenda” platform: building reform, fire-code modernization, beautiful density
• Connection to Shane Parrish via Melody (Lombardi’s manager)

Relevance to UBI Works

More Housing Ottawa shares common ground with UBI Works / Commonwealth Canada on housing affordability. Both organizations advocate for housing solutions — More Housing Ottawa from a supply/YIMBY perspective, UBI Works from a land value tax / income security perspective. Joint events planned in Ottawa (week of June 22, 2026). The Ottawa Housing & Land Meetup (June 24, 2026 at Impact Hub Ottawa) represents collaboration between the two groups. [Source: Brain context, 2026-04-2026-06]

Timeline

• 2026-05-08 | Suggested by Frank as a venue/connection for Ottawa events. [Source: Slack community-engagement, 2026-05-08]
• 2026-06-24 | Ottawa Housing & Land Meetup at Impact Hub Ottawa — collaborative event with UBI Works/Commonwealth. 36 RSVPs as of June 23. See impact-hub-ottawa. [Source: Zoom meeting summaries, 2026-06-22 to 2026-06-23]

See Also

• eric-lombardi — founder
• ubi-works — collaborative partner
• commonwealth — collaborative partner
• impact-hub-ottawa — shared event venue
• housing-crisis — shared advocacy area
• Land-Value-Tax — UBI Works’ housing policy approach

[Source: Brain context, Notion, 2026-04-16; web enrichment 2026-06-24]