ACORN to Sidewalk Toronto: Give us REAL affordable housing!
Google’s intended development in downtown Toronto has been causing concern for ACORN members since we first heard that Sidewalk Labs is planning to build a tech community at Quayside.
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Bloomberg: Population Boom Is Turning Toronto Rental Market Into Nightmare
‘We’re at a crisis and we don’t even it realize it.’
In Brampton: Some People Will Be Receiving Less Money from the Ontario Government
If you’re on disability or require social assistance in Ontario, then you might be interested in some changes announced by the provincial government.
Lisa MacLeod, the Minister of Children, Community and Social Services, said last week that social services will be streamlined and put in increasing conjunction with employment, as well as changing the definition of what is considered a disability.
CTV News: Changes to social assistance
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Ontario to change definition of disability as part of social assistance reforms
People receiving disability support from the Ontario government will be able to keep more of the money they earn as part of the province's overhaul of social assistance, but critics say it will be harder to qualify for help. Social Services Minister Lisa MacLeod laid out a broad vision for social assistance under the Progressive Conservatives on Thursday, promising to cut red tape and encourage people to get back in the job market with a series of changes scheduled to take place over the next 18 months.
News 1130: BC ACORN awards inaugural 'Demovictor of the Year' award
Members of ACORN present their award in Anthem's Vancouver headquarters
BC ACORN makes Anthem Properties the Demovictor of the Year 2018
On the sidewalks of downtown Vancouver, BC ACORN members hosted the First Annual Demovictor of the Year Awards for Innovation in Destroying Working Class Homes in 2018!
Ontario redefining disability, rewarding staff for cutting off benefits: ACORN members and OW/ODSP recipients deeply concerned
ACORN members rallied in Ottawa, Peel, Toronto and Hamilton to oppose recent cuts to OW/ODSP and respond to the government's 100-day review of social assistance.
Despite reiterating that the government was focused on taking a compassionate approach, the outcome of Social Services Minister Lisa Macleod's review has left many low-income Ontarians fearing the worst.
Hamilton ACORN demands city bylaw stop displacing tenants!
On Monday, ACORN leaders packed the City Licensing and By-Law Services office to demand a stop to the practice of displacing low to moderate income tenants over technical zoning violations, in otherwise livable and affordable units.
Hamilton Spectator: Woman being evicted after city bylaw issues landlord order to comply
Zoning violations behind Hamilton tenant displacement: ACORN
CTV News Toronto: Displaced highrise residents rally in protest of eviction from hotels
Tenants of a St. James Town high-rise displaced by a fire rallied outside the offices of Bleeman Holdings and Medallion Properties on Monday afternoon in protest of building management’s move to evict them from their temporary hotel accommodations.
CBC News: PC rent control changes probably won't mean more apartments in Hamilton, critics say
Landlord says better rules needed to evict problem tenants, while tenant group says this makes life harder
Global News: Residents forced out of building facing unexpected costs
650 Parliament fire
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
Ontario ACORN fights back against OW/ODSP cuts! / Ontario ACORN résiste aux coupures d'OT/POSPH !
Posted November 9, 2018
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