Mississauga.com: 'It's not fair': ACORN calls on election candidates to tackle affordable housing in Mississauga
List of demands include redefining "low-income"
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MobileSyrup: Rogers, Bell, Telus to CRTC: no evidence of widespread sales practice problem
The Big Three have doubled down on their argument that there is no unsavoury sales problem in Canada’s telecom industry
Hamilton Spectator: Hamilton’s social housing wait list keeps growing
City has struggled to keep up with repairs with inadequate funding from upper levels of government
Airing Out Ottawa Landlords’ Dirty Laundry! * Lavons le linge sale des propriétaires Ottaviens en public !
Right outside Ottawa City Hall on Wed, Sept 12th ACORN members decided to air out their landlords’ dirty laundry as part of the fight for landlord licensing! * À l’extérieur de l’hôtel de ville d’Ottawa, le mercredi 12 septembre, les membres d’ACORN ont décidé d'accrocher le linge sale de leurs propriétaires dans le cadre de la lutte pour obtenir des permis de propriétaire !
Toronto ACORN members demand accountability for 650 Parliament tenants
On September 5th, ACORN members and 650 Parliament tenants marched from the Regent Park Community Centre to the management office at 260 Wellesey to demand accountability from Bleeman Holdings Limited.
Burnaby Now: OPINION: Not buying Burnaby's sudden change of heart on demovictions
Posted July 31, 2018
W
hile I welcomed the news that Mayor Derek Corrigan and his Burnaby Citizens Association council are finally starting to seriously address the issue of displacement for the first time in ACORN’s four-year campaign opposing demovictions, there are some things I would like to clear up.
Hamilton Spectator: Majority of Hamilton food bank users pay market rent
With many on social assistance facing spiking housing costs, risk of homelessness on rise, Hunger Count 2018 warns
The Globe and Mail: Topping the list of must-have school supplies: internet access
One in four Toronto children lives in poverty, but programs to make the internet accessible to low-income people are full of holes.
CTV News Toronto: Displaced Tenants Rally for Safe Homes
Displaced tenants rally for safe homes
Mobile Syrup: Rogers, Bell, Telus refute unsavoury telecom sales practice claims in CRTC submissions
Canada’s Big Three carriers claimed that the country’s existing rules are enough to protect telecom consumers.
CBC News Ottawa: Here's what marchers at this year's Labour Day parade are fighting for
Ottawa held its first Labour Day parade 22 years before holiday was officially recognized
650 Parliament Displaced Tenants Demand Homes & Accountability
Over 700 residents have been forced out of their homes in 650 Parliament due to a fire which started in the electrical room of the building.
CTV News: Some residents displaced by Parliament Street fire may be home for Thanksgiving: property management
Posted September 4, 2018
Toronto Star: City says it learned from 2010 apartment fire, but displaced Parliament St. residents still frustrated
Hundreds of people forced out of their apartments in downtown Toronto after a terrible fire.
CBC News: Forced to check out of hotels, displaced Parliament Street tenants demand action from landlord
Tenants can cancel lease if they want to, property manager says
Global News: Displaced residents of 650 Parliament St. protest lack of landlord help 10 days after fire
After an electrical fire left more than 1,500 residents displaced, some are now considering taking the building management company to court.
Hamilton ACORN - City Wide Slumlord Tour Demands Results
Posted on August 31, 2018
“Affordable for Who?: The State of Affordable Housing in Ottawa” Report Release ** “Abordable pour qui?: L’état du logement abordable dans Ottawa” Publication du rapport
Ottawa ACORN Leaders Mavis Finnamore, Grace Iyobosa, Abdullahi Ali Saida, and Lisa Brinston lead a press conference this morning to release a widely anticipated housing report called “Affordable for Who? The State of Affordable Housing in Ottawa”.
“Go Away , We Won’t Pay!” Vanier Anti-Predatory Lending Rally! * “Pas un de plus!” Rassemblement de Vanier contre les prêts prédateurs !
ACORN members here in Ottawa and across the country are calling for REAL alternatives to payday lenders from ALL levels of government. * Les membres d'ACORN, ici à Ottawa et partout au pays, réclament de VRAIES alternatives aux prêteurs sur salaire de tous les paliers de gouvernement.
New plan to measure poverty, but no money for low-income Canadians
Despite some positive initiatives, ACORN members are deeply disappointed by the lack of action put forward in the Poverty Reduction Strategy.
Toronto Star: People used to move to the suburbs to save money. Now, nearly every corner of Toronto has downtown rent
As Premier Doug Ford’s decision to cut council almost in half reignites talk of the urban-suburban divide, the Star finds the old differences aren’t what they used to be.
Toronto.com: Etobicoke tenants protest to demand better treatment from landlords
ACORN held rally at 2677 Kipling Avenue in North Etobicoke
Ottawa Citizen: Battle lines drawn in Heron Gate, where an evicted community doesn't plan on leaving
“Enough is enough. This is our neighbourhood and we are staying.”
Ottawa Citizen: For renters at the margins, the market is 'a boot on the back of your neck'
Posted August 16, 2018
Le Droit: ACORN veut plus d’alternatives aux prêteurs sur salaire
L’organisme de défense des moins nantis, ACORN, souhaite voir plus d’alternatives aux prêteurs sur salaire.