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CBC News: Tenant union ACORN invited to educate Waterloo region renters about rights

'Not only do [renters] not know their rights ... landlords don't know it,' advocate says A tenancy group…

Posted May 24, 2023

Op-ed Ottawa Citizen – Njeukam: Allow cities like Ottawa to save existing affordable housing

Ottawa was the first city in the country to declare a housing and homelessness emergency back in 2020,…

Posted May 23, 2023

Vancouver Sun: Douglas Todd: NDP goes after housing ‘profiteers’ in cabinet and big business

Analysis: “Politicians are profiteering on housing,” says the NDP's Jenny Kwan, as Canada's housing minister buys a second…

Posted May 18, 2023

Ontario-wide Phoneblitz to oppose Doug Ford’s Bill 97 & other regulations

Today, 40+ ACORN members from across Ontario came together for a virtual phone blitz in opposition to Doug…

Posted May 17, 2023

ACORN and allies win first steps towards Hamilton passing a maximum heat bylaw!

Today 6 ACORN members and 6 allies delegated to the Public Health Committee to call on the City…

Posted May 15, 2023

London ACORN May 12 Webster Tenant Speakout Report

On Friday, May 12, 2023, ACORN members and allies came together outside the 1270 and 1280 Webster buildings…

Posted May 15, 2023

Ontario ACORN: Is Ontario Really Strengthening Protections for Tenants?

Last month, Ford’s Conservative Government introduced Bill 97: The Helping Homebuyers, Protecting Tenants Act, and other problematic regulatory…

Posted May 12, 2023

Count On Me to Vote for an Affordable City!

Count On Me to vote for the priorities that Toronto ACORN members have identified in their Affordable City…

Posted May 10, 2023

Tanya Burkart, ACORN leader speaks at the House of Commons HUMA Committee on Financialization of Housing

Tanya Burkart, leader of ACORN from Brampton (Peel, Ontario), spoke at the House of Commons Standing Committee on…

Posted May 10, 2023

Nova Scotia ACORN holds Campout to Stop Renoviction

Nova Scotia ACORN Campout to Stop Renoviction puts landlords and the province on notice! On Saturday, May 6,…

Posted May 8, 2023

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