Affordable Housing

Why Frustrated Tenants Are Turning To Rent Strikes 

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There are a growing number of rent strikes in Ontario. Frustrated tenants are risking eviction by withholding their rents to protest the rent hikes they face and the conditions in their rented homes. CBC Metro morning’s interview with organizer Bruno Dobrusin provides a useful summary of frustrations tenants are facing. https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-39-metro-morning/clip/16013054-why-buildings-york-south-weston-neighbourhood-joined-massive  In the interview, Dobrusin … Read more

EVENT: What Ottawa Must Do and Why

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Online Public Housing Event Speaker: Jacob Gorenkoff, Canadian Housing and Renewal Association Tuesday October 24/23 Zoom opens 6:30, event starts at 7 p.m. Zoom link to this event will be provided once you register. Please register on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/housing-affordability-what-ottawa-must-do-and-why     Jacob Gorenkoff, an engaging and knowledgeable speaker, will focus on why current federal housing policies … Read more

What We Need From Ottawa And Why? 

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Mark your calendar for October 24th.  Hamilton can’t make progress on affordable housing without the leadership and robust investment of our federal government. Jacob Gorenkoff of the Canadian Housing and Renewal Association is an ideal speaker to talk about what Ottawa is doing now and what it needs to do to co-ordinate an urgent, all-out, … Read more

The Federal Government Needs to Lead a Whole of Canada Effort to Tackle the Housing Crisis

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was strongly criticized after visiting Hamilton recently and suggesting housing affordability wasn’t primarily a federal responsibility. Our Affordable Housing Team agrees with countless experts that the national government must take the lead to tackle the worsening affordability crisis. We are planning a fall event to focus on what Ottawa is doing, … Read more