Liberal government's inaction leaves low income people in debt and offline
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ACORN Canada National
Get your tickets now for Ottawa's 50th Anniversary Fundraiser!
It’s ACORN’s 50th Anniversary and you are invited to celebrate! Join us from home for our first ever online video fundraiser! We have organized this event to support our efforts with the ACORN Support Network in the midst of the global pandemic.
With the ACORN Support Network we are:
Statement from ACORN Canada on the ongoing protests and police violence toward and killing of Black, Indigenous and other communities of Colour in Canada and abroad
Posted June 3, 2020
Our hearts fill and bleed knowing the list of Black, Indigenous and other people of Colour killed by the Canadian police and the police in the US. We are full of grief for their families. We stand with this fight and a never-ending commitment to fight for change that will end Canada's, the United States', and the world’s own never-ending pandemic of ardent racism.
JUNE Rent Break: Stop RENT DEBT
Posted on May 29, 2020
CBC News: Pandemic drives demands for universal affordable internet and cell plans
Liberal MP calls overage fees 'a tax on poor Canadians'
Policy Options Politiques : Fournier un accès Internet aux ménages à faible revenu
La pandémie de COVID 19 montre qu’il est grand temps d’inclure Internet dans la liste des services publics essentiels et d’offrir l’accès à tous.
140 ACORN members discuss how to rebuild a people centric economy
Posted on May 13, 2020
OP ED: Governments must do more to provide critical Internet access to low income households
Posted May 4, 2020
604 Now: 1/3 of Canadian Renters don't know if they can afford their May rent
More than a third of Canadians don’t know if they can afford this month’s rent, due impacts from the pandemic.
CTV News Vancouver: Landlords and tenants unite to demand greater rent relief from government
More than one in three renters across Canada fears they won't make their rent payment tomorrow, and many landlords are bracing for the economic impact as personal finances tighten under the pressure of the COVID-19 pandemic.