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Ontario Day of Action for FULL Rent Control – July 11th - ACORN Canada

Ontario Day of Action for FULL Rent Control – July 11th

Posted July 4, 2024

Ontario ACORN members are organizing local actions in 5 cities across the province in protest of Above-Guideline-Increases in rent (AGIs), renovictions and skyrocketing rents. ACORN is demanding the Ontario Government protect affordable housing, and stop placating for-profit corporate developers and their desire for maximum profits.

ACORN is calling on the Province to:

1. Expand Rent Control to ALL buildings, not just those built prior to 2018
2. Introduce Vacancy Control to stop exorbitant rent increases between tenants
3. Ban AGIs

Local Action Details:

Ottawa – Meet at 440 Gloucester St at 12PM for a Tenant Speakout as ACORN members living at Bronson Place fight an AGI

Toronto – Meet at 11am at the intersection of Albion Rd/Riverdale Dr/Thistle Down Blvd then march together to Doug Ford’s Office at 823 Albion Rd

Toronto – 1PM meet outside 437 Jarvis St where ACORN members are organizing against an AGI

Hamilton – 1pm, 981 Highway 8 (corner of hwy 8 and Donn Ave N) for an action at PC MPP Neil Lumsden’s office.

London – Meet at 4pm for a canvas and outreach party in Carling-Stoneybrook! Meet at Wells Park, 1220 Adelaide St N. Training is provided.

Mississauga – Meet at 12:30PM at the corner of City Centre & Kariya Gate across from the Hudson Bay before marching over to Morguard’s office to oppose their most recent round of AGIs!

On Thurs July 4th at 2PM Toronto ACORN members are organizing a phone zap to flood Doug Ford & PC MPPs’ phone lines with messages for full rent control! This is open to ALL Ontario ACORN members/tenants – join online here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2177630191