Toronto ACORN members have fought a multi-year campaign to improve rental apartment standards for tenants.
The pandemic has brought rents down, but not for everyone. The city remains unaffordable for many, and experts say government support is critical to avoiding a larger crisis
When we ask our members or constituents to name the single biggest issue they face, their most common answer is how hard it is to find affordable housing.
They brought megaphones.
It's been more than two weeks since Premier Doug Ford announced that he would be introducing legislation to freeze rents on rent-controlled apartments across the province in 2021, but Ontario tenants have a number of demands they say will help ensure the move actually protects renters.
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The group ACORN protests outside the home of Premier Doug Ford on Sept. 15, 2020. The group wants more protection for renters.
The Landlord and Tenant Board reopened this week and will begin to work through a huge backlog of eviction applications.
【明報專訊】經常為弱勢群體倡權、在多市組織示威的民間機構ACORN﹐昨天(4日)為抗議租客可能遭驅逐在士嘉堡舉行抗議示威﹐卻遭逢多倫多業主協會的對峙。
Duelling demonstrations express different views of Bill 184
In Toronto and Vancouver, the two cities in Canada with the highest costs of living, renters have gotten a reprieve during the pandemic from most kinds of evictions and rent increases.