Ontario’s official opposition is asking the province to scrap part of its new housing plan because, the NDP says, it will weaken tenant protections and further deplete the stock of affordable rental properties.
NDP housing critic Jessica Bell said a proposal in Ontario’s new housing plan would allow the province to curb the powers of municipal rental replacement bylaws. Those rules protect tenants in the event of the demolition of their rental unit. The bylaws, which exist in Toronto and Mississauga, mean developers must offer tenants financial assistance and the right to return to a replacement unit in the new building.
Patricia Johnston, who also spoke at the press conference, lives in a Toronto apartment complex that is currently the subject of re-development negotiations between the city and a builder. She’s lived in the building for 17 years and said the government proposal could leave her homeless.
(2022, November 2). Ford housing bill a ‘devastating attack’ on renters: NDP. CBC News.
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