On National Housing Day, a chance to fight back against the Ford government's vicious attack on tenants. #Bill60

Budget 2025 includes some critical, previously announced affordable housing commitments, but significant gaps continue to leave renters and people experiencing homelessness at risk. Learn more about the key priorities missing from the budget: buff.ly/Cq1WNSa

Across the Metroland papers today, Brad writes about the silent crisis in housing: accessibility for disabled renters. And, friends, Bill 60's speeding up of evictions and limits on those owing arrears will only make things worse. Link in bio or tr.ee/b-M2MEhM8O

Can’t believe it finally passed. We tried this year ago and if not for some of the same opposition, it could have lowered rents across the board and forced millions in repairs during both COVID and now

We were thrilled to have @alexagilmour.bsky.social attend our Annual Community BBQ last weekend! Thank you, Alexa, for speaking in support of rent control ✊

A home…a home…a home is with the fight! No more greedy landlords. Housing justice NOW. @230fightback.bsky.social @nodemovictions.bsky.social @springmagca.bsky.social @demsocialistsca.bsky.social

How Canada’s ‘Condo Class’ Has Disrupted Political Organizing www.readthemaple.com/how-canadas-... By @emmapaling.bsky.social 👏

It’s *not* immigrants. It’s *not* lack of supply. It’s $$$ firms that are making housing unaffordable. “Census data shows that the supply of housing has been greater than population growth almost every year since 2010, yet housing price increases consistently outstrip inflation every year.”

The rapid evaporation of affordable housing has created a dire situation for working Canadians. Since financialized firms entered the housing market average home prices have risen 318%. Two-thirds of tenants are now being charged unaffordable rents.

Agreed: Financialized landlords… (like GWL Realty Advisors, Dream Ultd, Starlight, Minto, Brookfield, etc) …should NOT be accessing supports when they are literally pricing people out of their homes. @mark-carney.bsky.social @gregorrobertson.bsky.social @ontariopc.bsky.social

A @uwaterloo.ca researcher: 👉“The  government  has goals to improve housing affordability, but their programs give funding to organizations who eviscerate housing affordability…” @mark-carney.bsky.social @gregorrobertson.bsky.social @ontariopc.bsky.social uwaterloo.ca/news/financi...

Moses McKay, on politics and housing in Toronto (1960): “Either deliver the goods, or don’t get in the way.” 💯

I cannot emphasize enough how amazing Bhutila’s solidarity & support has been for my community & so many others in #TaiaiakonParkdaleHighPark when it comes to making life better for people. Go vote for @bhutilakarpoche.bsky.social so she can continue to hold gov’t to account! 🍊✊🏻🧡

@bhutilakarpoche.bsky.social has been a steadfast ally from Day 1. When other politicians turned a blind eye to price fixing and predatory landlords, Bhutila stood up for tenants. That's what true leadership looks like!

TOMORROW: Concerned about high rent prices in Canada? So are we. RSVP for this free event to learn how we’re taking down the landlord cartel: www.tenantunion.ca/landlordcartel #StopTheLandlordCartel

Plan = give the industry more money by starving Cities for revenue from one of the richest groups in Canada (property developers). Savings = $0. Thats because housing prices aren't a function of cost, they're a function of what the market will bare. 1/2

🚨ATTENTION Tenants & tenant allies in Canada 🇨🇦 Do you agree that rent is too damn high? RSVP to this free virtual event to learn how we’re fighting to #StopTheLandlordCartel 👇👇👇👇👇

A struggle in one working-class district in Toronto has done more to illuminate the housing question in this city than all the recent punditry, spilled ink, and activist conferences on the topic combined www.torontotoday.ca/local/real-e...

Had a story in the Grind again this week on why Rents Are Falling www.thegrindmag.ca/news-briefs-...

🚨ATTENTION Tenants & tenant allies in Canada 🇨🇦 Do you agree that rent is too damn high? RSVP to this free virtual event to learn how we’re fighting to #StopTheLandlordCartel 👇👇👇👇👇

Need a little hope? Join us April 15th to learn how tenants have been working to #StopTheLandlordCartel Register for this FREE virtual event: tenantunion.ca/landlordcartel

Profit-driven real-estate giants *WON’T* solve our housing problems because… they 👉CONTRIBUTE TO and 👉PROFIT FROM our housing problems

“With a federal election looming, we must ask: which political leaders are willing to take bold steps to secure affordable housing for Canadians and strengthen our economy for the future?” @policyalternatives.ca www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

Are you a tenant in Canada 🇨🇦? You will NOT want to miss this!

Need a little hope? Join us April 15th to learn how tenants have been working to #StopTheLandlordCartel Register for this FREE virtual event: tenantunion.ca/landlordcartel

Big Tech’s unchecked power isn’t just a global issue—it’s a Canadian one too. From online surveillance to eroding workers' rights, tech giants dominate our digital spaces. So why does Canada still lack a plan to rein them in? Alexandra Ages explains: perspectivesjournal.ca/digital-olig...

‘“…Toronto is slowly going to become an income-polarized city where only the wealthy can afford to live.” […] financialized landlords are already facing lawsuits for allegedly discriminating against tenants and colluding to raise rent prices in both the U.S. and Canada.’ Let’s fight back, friends✊

Profit-driven real-estate giants *WON’T* solve our housing problems because… they 👉CONTRIBUTE TO and 👉PROFIT FROM our housing problems

Great to hear that the City of Toronto and the city workers at ⁦‪CUPE Local 79‬⁩ reached a deal last night! www.thestar.com/news/gta/the... #topoli

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Challenging the destructive greed of Toronto #developers.

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"The culprits of the problem will not solve the housing crisis." - Chiara Padovani #housingjustice

"The housing crisis will not be solved by a policy debate. This is a social movement. This is class war!" - John Clarke #housingjustice

"We see co-ops as an interim solution. As long as there's capitalism there will be a housing crisis." - Niklas Agarwal at @housingjusticenow.bsky.social

We're at @housingjusticenow.bsky.social in Montreal where @cynthiablack.bsky.social is speaking about Big Tech vs #housingjustice

In this episode of “Activists Make History,” Peggy Nash sits down with @alexagilmour.bsky.social, Ont NDP candidate for Parkdale–High Park. Learn about Alexa — you *can’t not* be impressed by her history of community impact and social justice advocacy! perspectivesjournal.ca/campaigning-...

Ford gov’t just made building affordable housing *optional* by replacing city wording that used to state that developments "will secure" a certain amount of affordable housing with new phrasing that says builders will instead be "encouraged to include" a certain number of affordable homes. SHAME

Great article in @thewalrus.ca about why big financialized landlords are terrible & how we arrived at this rental hellscape. HINT: It involves less building of non-market housing, & legislation that enables REITs (et al) to siphon as much $ from renters as possible. thewalrus.ca/real-estate-...

Recently helped put this together for the Grind Magazine special Provincial Election issue

Nicely summarized, @westendphoenix.bsky.social 👏 www.westendphoenix.com/stories/doug...

The ON Libs said their plan would be to “phase in” rent control, similar to how Manitoba does it. But that could mean a new building (like the 2 in our community) still wouldn’t have any rent control for *many years.* FWIW, here’s what “phased-in” looks like in MB: www.gov.mb.ca/cca/rtb/reso...

Doug Ford failed us. He took away rent control for buildings like ours that were built after 2018, and he didn’t get affordable housing built. He’s counting on renters to continue footing the bill for overpriced tiny “luxury” apartments while also padding rich corporate execs’ wallets. SHAME.

It’s true — together with @bhutilakarpoche.bsky.social, we sent a letter to the Competition Bureau last year asking them to investigate. We should be *very critical* about anyone running for leadership who has ties (like Carney’s) to corporations that prioritize profits over people.