Category: ACORN Canada

Toronto ACORN organizer Ty Riches interviews Edina Edmunds on the state of Toronto’s social housing, what’s needed to fix it, and ACORN’s citywide campaign building tenant power in Toronto Community Housing and Toronto Seniors Housing to fight for change – and win!

Nichola Taylor talks about Canada’s housing crisis with Nicki Lyons-MacFarlane, Fredericton and Oromocto’s candidate for the NDP in the federal election. They discuss ACORN’s national platform demands and the strategies the NDP plans to implement in addressing the current unprecedented housing crisis.

Doug Ford recently emerged victorious in the snap election in Ontario. He has disregarded ACORN, declined to engage in meetings with members, and even relocated his office. Host Nichola Taylor and Toronto ACORN leader Stacey Semple discuss the implications of Doug Ford’s victory for tenants in Ontario amid an escalating housing crisis.

Faith Mambo from the Conservation Council of New Brunswick talks to host Nichola regarding the critical need for education on energy poverty and energy efficiency within our communities. She emphasizes that energy efficiency is central to addressing the challenges of energy poverty and highlights the impact of climate change on this issue in our daily lives.

NB ACORN member Jonathan King sought assistance from the Tenant and Landlord Relations Office after his landlord imposed a 65% rent increase in August. Following a successful case that established the landlord could only raise the rent by 3% in accordance with the rent cap, the landlord retaliated against him. Jonathan emphasizes the importance of tenants understanding their rights and the necessity of standing up and advocating for themselves in such situations.