To the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:
Whereas the Premier, Doug Ford, is a jobs disaster, focused on stunts and theatre while 800,000 people are out of work and unemployment is at a record high;
Whereas the Premier wants to raise rents and make it easier for people to get evicted with Bill 60, an omnibus bill which includes major changes to tenant protections;
Whereas the Premier has removed rent control on all new buildings in 2018 and now proposes to make evictions easier and rents higher;
Whereas under the Premier and his governement, housing has never been more unaffordable — with renters facing high costs, limited supply, and young people losing hope of ever owning a home.
Therefore be it resolved that we, the undersigned, call on the Premier and his governement to:
- STOP BILL 60 and end the attack on renters
- BRING BACK RENT CONTROL with fair rules so rents stay affordable.
- FIX THE LTB BACKLOG so renters get fast and fair hearings.
- CLOSE THE LOOPHOLES so corporate landlords can’t raise rents unfairly or push renovictions.
- SUPPORT the official oppositions “Homes Ontario” plan to build supportive, non-market and permanently affordable homes