Newstalk 1010: PCs lifting rent control on new builds after campaign promise to not take it away 'from anyone'
ACORN Toronto called the decision atrocious.
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Ford's Government is clear about one thing: low-income Ontarians are under attack
“The fiscal hole is deep… Everyone across the province will be required to make sacrifices, without exception”. Finance Minister Vic Fedeli further emphasized the government’s plan to attack Ontario’s most vulnerable as he announced tax breaks for the rich and a series of cuts and rollbacks that will gut protections for low-income Ontarians.
Toronto Star: No hotels past November for displaced residents of 650 Parliament St.
The management of a Toronto apartment building that was ravaged by fire last summer says it will stop paying hotel bills for its displaced tenants at the end of this month.
ACORN National Convention 2019: Hamilton, Ontario
ACORN members from across the country will come together to listen to exciting guest speakers, including labour leaders, community allies, politicians and more; meet other ACORN members and leaders from across the country; attend workshops on how to build power for change; and learn the skills and tools needed to develop grassroots campaigns.
MobileSyrup: CRTC won’t force Bell to publicly disclose sales agent compensation figures
The Fair Communications Sales Coalition filed the request in the wake of the CRTC’s hearings into allegations of unsavoury telecom sales practices
Ontario ACORN fights back against OW/ODSP cuts! / Ontario ACORN résiste aux coupures d'OT/POSPH !
Posted November 9, 2018
ACORN statement on Derek Corrigan's eviction from office
Burnaby ACORN would like to thank all the ACORN members, allied organizations, and volunteers, who came out over the election period to make sure that demovictions were the top issue in the election.
CTV Toronto: ACORN Action for Affordable Housing
CTV News on Toronto ACORN's affordable housing action in Weston
Mississauga.com: 'It's not fair': ACORN calls on election candidates to tackle affordable housing in Mississauga
List of demands include redefining "low-income"
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
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.
Global News: Residents forced out of building facing unexpected costs
650 Parliament fire
CP24: Displaced St. James Town residents will no longer have hotel rooms paid for
Displaced St. James Town residents will no longer have their hotel rooms paid for at the end of the month, says the property manager.
CBC: Social assistance recipients met with locked doors and police officer at MPP's office
'They're always loud, but they're always peaceful,' says officer called to demonstration
Le Droit: Réforme de l’aide sociale: «On ne demande pas la lune!»
La réforme de l’aide sociale en Ontario, promise par la ministre des Services à l’enfance et des Services sociaux et communautaires Lisa MacLeod, est attendue de pied ferme par les militants d’ACORN.
Toronto Star: 650 Parliament residents protest landlord’s move to resume charging rent for some displaced since fire
Displaced residents of 650 Parliament St. are protesting the landlord’s move to resume charging rent from some of those living in hotels and temporary accommodations across the city.
Burnaby renters declare victory: We evicted Derek Corrigan
“Mayor Corrigan paid a steep price for mass evicting tenants,” ACORN Canada stated.
CRTC hears more calls for constraints on sales tactics of cable, internet firms
Groups representing elderly and low-income Canadians say too many companies' sales practices cross the line
Ottawa ACORN’s Statement on the 2018 Municipal Election Results // Déclaration d’ACORN Ottawa sur les résultats des élections municipales de 2018
For Ottawa ACORN, work on the municipal election actually began in 2016 when we started reaching out to like-minded allies who were interested and committed to building a progressive City Hall. // Pour ACORN Ottawa, le travail sur les élections municipales a en fait débuté en 2016 lorsque nous avons commencé à chercher des alliés aux vues similaires, intéressés et déterminés à construire un Hôtel de ville progressiste.
MobileSyrup: Consumer groups advocate for new code of conduct, suitability rules on day two of CRTC hearings
The Fair Communications Sales Coalition delivered its testimony, arguing in favour of expanded consumer protections
CBC: Cellphone retailers fail mystery shopping test, researchers plan to tell CRTC inquiry
Researchers call for mandatory requirement to provide customers with key info in writing
CBC News: CRTC hears more calls for constraints on sales tactics of cable, internet firms
Groups representing elderly and low-income Canadians say too many companies' sales practices cross the line
The Silhouette: East end rent strike brings to light Hamilton housing issues
East end tenants are protesting proposed rent hikes and disrepair in Stoney Creek towers
The Star Vancouver: Derek Corrigan sure of his rule in Burnaby, even when he’s treated ‘like a piñata’
A report released Monday by the low-income advocacy group ACORN (the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) reserved special contempt for Corrigan’s self-described “progressive” Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA). “The BCA policy of mass demoviction in Burnaby is destroying the city’s supply of affordable housing … during an unprecedented housing crisis,” ACORN wrote.
Hamilton Spectator: Hamilton poverty looms horribly over campaign
In a city where cranes are everywhere along the skyscape stacking the decks of "gentrification," down on the street there seems to be someone new every week with a cup at the car windows.