By Kyle Fillo and Doug Yearwood Across Ontario, working-class tenants are suffering as a result of pest and bug infestations in their apartment complexes. After suffering in silence for years, in recent months tenants in places like Kingston and [...]
The extent of British Columbia’s housing affordability crisis and the difficulties of tackling the issue were starkly apparent after the June 17 release of an expert panel’s 88-page report, Opening Doors: Unlocking Housing Supply for Affordability. [...]
By Aliza Kassam Observing virtual hearings at the Ontario Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) has been surprisingly disorienting, despite my familiarity contesting landlords’ applications at the tribunal in person. The burden on tenants, forced [...]
“Capitalism a super-spreader” says Communist Party’s Ontario leadership PV Ontario Bureau The Communist Party of Canada’s Ontario Executive Committee is demanding immediate action in the face of ongoing governmental failure to address the [...]
By Kayla Hilstob On June 24, the British Columbia government began phase three of reopening, allowing hotels, resorts and RV parks to resume operations. Also included in phase three is the resumption of tenant evictions by landlords. During a [...]
By Aliza Kassam and Alykhan Pabani On June 9, tenants from across the Greater Toronto Area held a rally at Queen’s Park followed by a march to the Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB). Into their third month of a city-wide rent strike, organizers from [...]
For many years, the Pivot Legal Society has been a prominent voice for people facing human rights challenges in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside neighbourhood. The group says that today, "in these trying times, Pivot has been re-evaluating our work and [...]
Ivan Byard Workers, especially low-income tenants, are being hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite social distancing, they’re organizing to put their rights and needs ahead of landlords’ profits. Parkdale Organize, a membership-based [...]
On August 2, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a trip to Iqaluit for a photo-op during which he laid out his government's alleged commitment to building new housing in Nunavut. The territory is in the midst of a severe and worsening housing crisis [...]
