The federal government's 'renters’ bill of rights' claims to correct imbalances in an otherwise balanced landlord-tenant relationship, thus making ongoing evictions appear to be normal and acceptable.
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New Parkdale Community Legal Services blog post: the proposed renters’ bill of rights 'affirm private landlordism by doing nothing meaningful to change the conditions that make evictions possible and profitable'
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Attention law students: PCLS is seeking an articling student for the 2024-2025 term.

Apply by Monday, December 4th at 5pm.

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Best of luck to our law students who are doing #OCI job interviews!

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Are you or someone you know dealing workplace issues including unpaid wages, minimum wage, pay for overtime, termination pay etc ? Book a consultation: parkdalelegal.org/contact/

Fare inspectors spotted on the King Streetcar. #nofareinspectors #freetransit 🛑 criminalizing the poor, Black, indigenous, racialized and the youth who use #ttc TTCriders invest in good, reliable and safe services to the ones who use and need it the most. All govt. invest now

In the past ten months our Community Legal Workers & senior law students have supported more than 200 households with Residential Tenancies issues. #nspoli #HousingCrisis

One former caseworker of 11 years, and two people who have been through OW, described an 'incredibly invasive' program that watches your every move — financially, professionally, and even romantically. thetrillium.ca/news/social-se… #onpoli #odsp #ow

Sameer Beyan is one of the Thorncliffe Park residents who recently launched a #rentstrike to protest against a nearly 10 per cent rent hike at his apartment complex. Here, he talks about the leadup to the strike, and if it's part of a coordinated effort. macleans.ca/economy/reales…

More than 100 tenants in a Thorncliffe Park apartment complex have stopped paying rent to protest proposed above-guideline increases of almost 10 per cent over the last two years, according to a tenant advocacy group. bit.ly/3WN4M64

'History judges poorly those who stay neutral in the face of injustice.' Important new piece on current #TO #rentstrikes from CCPA Ontario's Ricardo Tranjan, out today: thestar.com/opinion/contri…

'Renoviction is a landlord strategy to permanently displace tenants from their homes...Renoviction is primarily about displacement, not renovations, and is simply one way landlords work to close rent gaps.' Cole Webber and Philip Zigman of RenovictionsTO
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Tenants across the city continue to be displaced in the name of renovations. Dilshad Burman looks into a new report which delves into why renovictions are possible and speaks to tenants who are fighting back. toronto.citynews.ca/2023/04/18/tor…

As governments continue to allow renoviction, only tenant organizing has the potential to become a countervailing force capable of contesting the power of landlords.

Cole Webber and Philip Zigman of RenovictionsTO on Toronto's hidden eviction epidemic. canadiandimension.com/articles/view/…

A new report details 'the landlord’s playbook' on renovictions and provides guidance for tenants facing similar scenarios. toronto.ctvnews.ca/new-report-rev…