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Why we fight for a national rent freeze: “if the parties are serious about protecting people from the impacts of this trade war a, national rent freeze must be on the table…it was done before; it can be done again” Bruno Dobrusin via The Breach breachmedia.ca/its-time-for-a…

Now that Mark Carney is talking housing and a war-time approach, time to bring back this piece and push for the part of that wartime effort he is NOT mentioning: ✅️ national rent freeze, ✅️ eviction moratorium & ✅️ rent controls across the country

Very important piece by Ricardo Tranjan "Canada needs housing measures that will have an impact by the first of next month, which is the furthest into the future many can afford to contemplate right now"

Building a powerful movement for housing justice in Toronto.

People’s Assembly for Housing Justice A two-day event bringing together housing organizers and community members to confront the housing crisis facing Toronto and beyond. #housingjustice #torontoevents #housingforpeople #peopleoverprofit

🗓️ Fri April 25th, 6:30pm to 8:30pm - Launch event & panel discussion about the Financialization of Housing and Low-Income Communities. John Clarke (230 Fightback), Walied Khogali Ali (RPNA Talk), Chiara Padovani (YSW Tenant Union), Lorraine Lam (Shelter and Housing Justice Network )

🗓️ Sat April 26th, 10:00am to 5:00pm - Full day event with workshops, panels and a free lunch. 📍Location: PWA Toronto (163 Queen Street East, 4th floor) ✨Entry is free! ✨ ✍️ Registration recommended but optional.

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📣Tenants & housing activists — it’s time to come together!📣 Join us April 25–26 for the People’s Assembly on Housing Justice in Toronto: 2 days of community, strategy & collective action! Register here: forms.gle/T8qDtwo2tFXg9z… #HousingJustice #PeoplesAssembly

Congratulations to Chiara Padovani and YSW Tenant Union, winners of the 2025 Jack Layton Progress Prize! This year the Broadbent Institute celebrates Chiara and YSWTU’s leadership in defending tenants and fighting for affordable housing.

Can’t wait for this!!!

Exciting day ahead organizing for collective power at the People’s Assembly for Housing Justice! 👥✊🏘️🌇

🗓️ Tomorrow is the Renter Summit! 👉 Join FRO and coalition allies like Toronto ACORN YSW Tenant Union @fmta Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario to learn and engage on topics such as: 🛠️ Getting Repairs Done 📈 Challenging Above Guideline Increases 👥 Starting a Tenant Association 🔐 Vacancy Control

📣Tomorrow📣 Support tenants from York South Weston & pack the (virtual) room at the Landlord and Tenant Board as we fight Above Guideline Rent Increases in Ontario! Click on the link in bio and join as an observer, starting 9am! 💪💪💪

👥 Join us now in packing the hearing room for the York South Weston AGI Hearing! 👉 @yswtenants are leading the fight against the loophole that is destroying communities and sending families into crisis. ✊ Let's show our support for justice and fighting back against the

Can't make the hearing? Follow along here as we provide you updates of the hearing!

Landlords love to cry poor and act like applying for above guideline rent increases (AGIs) is necessary to pay for renovations they’ve done. But Lankin Investments demonstrates how applying for AGIs is part of a business model that is incredibly profitable for landlords.

Research by University of Waterloo on #Toronto rents: “Dream was one of top rent increasers in our study, raising rents by 13% ($204) per quarter across its Toronto-based properties (equivalent to 52% or $816 per year).” Dream Unlimited YSW Tenant Union journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/03…

What a sad - likely illegal - outcome. Thanks to all the Councillors who stood up to defend our charter rights to picket and protest including several endorsed by the TYRLC: Councillors Perks, Malik, Moise, Morley, Bravo, Fletcher and Myers.