Livmore High Park Tenants’ Association

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

Alt: a blue background with yellow and white text, highlighting issues related to accessible rental housing. In the top left, bold yellow text reads, "Bill 60 Makes the Silent Crisis of Accessible Rental Housing Even Worse." There is a logo to the right, featuring "DJNO" in yellow and "in metroland" in white, accompanied by a stylized sun graphic. Below, there is a dark translucent box containing text: "Disabled tenants have to weigh their options every day they leave their home. They wonder, “Will I be able to get to my medical appointment if the elevator in my building goes down?” Elevator failure and lack of repair regularly trap older adults and tenants with disabilities at home, from Toronto to Sudbury, for weeks at a time..." read the full article for the rest of the quote, too long for alt. text in these apps!

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 The rise of condos is making door-to-door political campaigning obsolete.

How Canada’s ‘Condo Class’ Has Disrupted Political Organizing www.readthemaple.com/how-canadas-...

By @emmapaling.bsky.social 👏

Image of a small flyer that says, “CAUTION PUBLIC HEALTH CODE VIOLATIONS Since 2023 our landlord (GWLRA) has been renting out our private pool to a for-profit swim school open to public. This pool is not rated for public use. After a review by Toronto Public Health, GWLRA'S contract with the swim school will end April 2025. We want to hear from you! Complete this form [QR code linking to form blocked out in photo by an angry-face emoji] 👉How you feel about unsafe swimming conditions since 2023 👉Evidence of humidity, mould, rust, and chemical damage 👉Frequent pool closures due to maintenance 👉Pool maintenance as justification for 6%+ annual rent increases”

GWLRA made $$ by renting our pool to a for-profit swim franchise for almost 2 yrs, opening it to the general public. Tenants’ concerns about pool maintenance were dismissed.

By March 2025, TPH reminded GWLRA that our pool is a “Class B” pool that does *NOT* meet standards for general public use.

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 REIT-ification of housing The financialization of housing is a result of policy choices made by successive federal and provincial governments over decades. The Federal Housing Advocate points to three major policy drivers: the...

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

Financial landlords are leading Toronto rent hikes | Waterloo News Financial landlords in Toronto charge monthly rents 44 per cent higher than the average neighbourhood price, according to a groundbreaking new study. The increase translates to $670 more on average. A...

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
👇👇👇👇👇

Thorncliffe rent strikers facing eviction protest Downsview lands developer Dozens of Thorncliffe Park rent strikers are facing eviction over their failure to pay rent. They say they want their landlord to end its use of above guideline rent increases.

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...

News briefs (Apr/May 2025) Updates on supervised consumption sites, falling rents, and city council staffers’ union campaign.

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
👇👇👇👇👇

A digital poster that reads: HOW WE’RE TAKING DOWN THE LANDLORD CARTEL Legal, Media & Organizing Strategies to combat Rent Price-Fixing LIVMORE HIGH PARK TENANTS’ ASSOCIATION YSW TENANTUNION ZOOM: Tuesday April 15 at 7:00pm EDT PANEL SPEAKERS: Chiara Padovani - YSW Tenant Union Cynthia Black - Livmore High Park TA Geordie Dent - Tenant Organizer REGISTER AT: www.tenantunion.ca/landlordcartel

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

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Social housing can help Trump-proof Canadian’s well-being - CCPA In the face of political and economic threats from the United States, most Canadians agree on two things: Canada’s sovereignty is non-negotiable, and Canada’s housing crisis will worsen with Trump’s t...

“With U.S. tariffs in effect, now is the time to invest in social housing. We can create good jobs, support our domestic industry and build affordable homes to form a more equitable and resilient country.”

@policyalternatives.ca

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Social housing can help Trump-proof Canadian’s well-being - CCPA In the face of political and economic threats from the United States, most Canadians agree on two things: Canada’s sovereignty is non-negotiable, and Canada’s housing crisis will worsen with Trump’s t...

“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

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