Category: ACORN Canada

Host Nichola Taylor and  Abhilash Kantamneni, the Director of Action Research at Efficiency Canada, discuss Canada’s energy efficiency economy. The discussion highlights the advantages of energy efficiency programs while also addressing the potential repercussions for tenants if landlords transfer the associated costs to them. Additionally, the dialogue emphasizes the significant role that ACORN currently plays and will continue to play in this sector.

New Brunswick ACORN achieved a significant milestone in the autumn of 2024 when the newly elected provincial Liberal Government declared a 3% rent cap, set to take effect on February 1, 2025. Host Nichola Taylor discusses with Peter Jogeneelen, co-chair of NB ACORN, about the prospects of rent control in New Brunswick, particularly in light of the new “Do Rent Control Right” initiative. NB ACORN advocates for a comprehensive rent control framework that safeguards the rights of all tenants.

Energy poverty affects 80% of low-income households who spend more than 6% on electricity in New Brunswick. What can groups like ACORN do to push for better policy when it comes to energy poverty? Host Nichola Taylor and the Executive Director of The Human Development Council, Randy Hatfield discuss the impact of poverty on the lives of New Brunswickers. 

Toronto ACORN’s Karl Tulio and Liz Perry discuss the ongoing campaign against one of Canada’s largest corporate landlords and share what ACORN is doing to fight back on Pharmacy Ave in Scarborough.

Many of us mistake climate change as something we should focus on in the future. Host, Nichola Taylor, talks to NS ACORN Dartmouth member and Seniors for Climate activist, Margaret Anne McHugh, about why we should address climate change today, not tomorrow!