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Ottawa ACORN’s Eviction Defense Wins Tenants Patricia and Abdul a Meeting with Apollo AND a Hearing Adjournment

ACORN members Patricia and Abdul were only given 10 days notice to prepare for their eviction hearing. They…

Posted February 10, 2021

Peel Matters: Tenants Rights and Landlord Issue‪s‬

Michelle Bilek speaks about Tenants Rights and Landlord Issues and the ongoing evictions in Peel. Posted February 9,…

Posted February 9, 2021

The Aquinian: ‘Housing is a basic human right’: Tenant protest happens over Zoom

A group of around 40 tenants gathered on Zoom last week to speak out against COVID-19 evictions, advocating…

Posted February 9, 2021

Le Droit: ACORN réclame la fin des évictions durant la pandémie

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario prolonge d’à peine une semaine le moratoire sur les évictions de logement, une décision…

Posted February 9, 2021

CBC The National: COVID-19 lockdowns cost Canada 213,000 jobs in January

CBC's The National covers the COVID pandemic's impact on jobs Posted February 8, 2021 Scarborough ACORN member Kiri…

Posted February 8, 2021

INN24: ACORN calling on Federal Government on tax loophole

If REITs were taxed the same as non-REIT corporations, they would have paid over $1.2 billion in taxes…

Posted February 6, 2021

Toronto Star: Bedbug calls may be down during COVID-19, but just wait

Though bedbugs aren’t spreading as rapidly as they did before COVID-19 restrictions were imposed, infestations remain a grim…

Posted February 6, 2021

Toronto Star: Toronto just approved a wild plan to build a public internet network priced lower than Bell or Rogers — will it work?

If the city’s plan works, it would help residents in priority neighbourhoods get high-speed access without the high…

Posted February 5, 2021

Metro Montreal: Manifestation devant le bureau de David Lametti * Action in front of David Lametti’s office

Quelques personnes se sont rassemblées sur le boulevard Monk dans le Sud-Ouest afin de faire entendre leur mécontentement…

Posted February 5, 2021

ACORN members take on REITs, ask Feds to stop predatory landlords

Posted on February 4, 2021   What a day! The National Day of Housing for ACORN saw members…

Posted February 4, 2021

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