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Can’t afford the rent
Rental wages in Canada 2022 Download 1.53 MB 27 pages Click here to read the full report online. This study examines the gap between the…
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Filling Data Gaps in the Nova Scotia Housing Crisis
As it stands, the province relies on small non-profits for data collection—we need more to address the crisis.
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Can’t afford the rent
There is no province in Canada where workers can afford an apartment at minimum wage. The neighborhood-level data paints a dire picture of out-of-control rents.
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Lack of affordable housing in Nova Scotia requires urgent action
It’s time for the provincial government to step up for tenants
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Quebec is proposing to gut tenants’ rights with a new law
Bill 31 would remove some significant rights from tenants, and hand over more discretionary power to landlords
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This is a class struggle, not a housing crisis—and it’s time to pick a side
Ricardo Tranjan’s latest book, The Tenant Class, asks you to pick a side. Do you stand in solidarity with the rising tenant class, or will you uphold the exploitative status quo?
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Submission to Law Amendments on BILL NO. 262: Interim Residential Rental Increase Cap Act
Submitted April 3rd, 2023, by Catherine Leviten-Reid and Christine Saulnier Download 296.86 KB4 pages Before the emergency pandemic cap and temporary extensions, Nova Scotia had…
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Manitoba releases a long-awaited homelessness strategy: It must be election time
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press Saturday March 11, 2023 The Manitoba government released its Homelessness Strategy on February 28th. The primary questions being…
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The Manitoba government’s Homeless Strategy’s goals are worryingly modest when compared to what past governments have done
The Manitoba government’s recently released Homelessness Strategy amounts to a belated recognition that to relieve the shortage of affordable housing that blunts and blights the…
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Financialization of housing must be confronted
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press January 12, 2023 Government housing policy preferences are based on values, the most fundamental being the extent to…
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Fast Facts: Manitobans with disabilities deserve income supports with dignity
Manitoba’s the Disability Support Act establishes a framework for providing financial assistance outside the Employment and Income Assistance (EIA) system to persons with prolonged and…
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The Nova Scotia government must commit to housing as a human right
One of the critical causes of homelessness and the lack of affordable housing is government’s lack of commitment to protecting and advancing housing as a…
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