Protections for tenants: Is it getting any better?
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Protections for tenants: Is it getting any better?

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 1, 202651 min
  • Society
  • About Canada

Your stories as new rules come in from the provincial government aimed at tenants who fail to pay the rent. Our guest, tenants' lawyer Samuel Mason, says they throw the balance in favour of landlords. We also hear from Tony Irwin, President and CEO of the Federation of Rental-housing Providers of Ontario.

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Challenge the provincial government to provide the solutions that we all need. Affordable housing and the plight of renters has become part of the municipal election debate with candidates weighing in. You cannot claim to have affordable housing when you're paying $16,000 to $2,000 a month for a one bedroom.

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