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Global News: Woman ‘lives in fear’ of eviction as Ontario rents continue to surge

As rents continued to surge across Ontario during the past year, availability for people trying to make a…

Posted February 5, 2024

Op-ed in the Hill Times: Lowering the interest rate of instalment loans is the right thing to do

As a result of being trapped in a high-interest debt loan, people report going without basic necessities, lapsing…

Posted February 5, 2024

11 Catford Rd Organizes For Full Rent Control!

Across Ontario, the rent is just too damn high! Last Thursday, the 11 Catford Rd ACORN Tenant Union…

Posted February 5, 2024

CBC News: N.B. tenants facing large rent increases lose automatic right to get them phased in

Minister's 'no exceptions' policy granting tenants access to phase-in of big rent hikes is no longer the rule…

Posted February 1, 2024

110 Ontario ACORN Members Meet to Plan Housing Day of Action!

On January 29th, 2024, 110 ACORN members from across Ontario met for the first time in 2024. The…

Posted January 31, 2024

Toronto ACORN Takes Action on the 2024 City Budget

Toronto ACORN Tenant Union has been and will continue to fight for justice for low and moderate income…

Posted January 31, 2024

Toronto Life: There Will Be Blood

East York ACORN members Christena Abbott and Sasha Shashkova features in this Toronto Life article are organizing their…

Posted January 30, 2024

CBC Radio: Payday-style lenders do brisk business thanks to ‘desperation borrowing,’ debt counsellor says

Ottawa has proposed lowering the criminal rate of interest to soften the blow Jolene Chateauneuf was just trying…

Posted January 30, 2024

The London Free Press: Hamilton bylaw to end renovictions a model for other municipalities

The City of Hamilton took bold action to end renovictions, a practice where tenants are evicted from their…

Posted January 29, 2024

The Tyee: Who’s Afraid of Metrotown?

Burnaby’s booming downtown is a menace or a model, depending on who you ask. Has Metrotown become a…

Posted January 29, 2024

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