QUEEN’S PARK – As new data shows, more than 85,000 people in the province, including over 20,000 children and youth, are without a home. Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles, and Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Housing Catherine McKenney say the Ford government has no real plan to stop the crisis from getting worse.
QUEEN’S PARK – After the fears of millions of Ontarians were realized by Ford and his conservatives through the passing of Bill 60, a bill that makes it easier to evict tenants and lets corporate landlords hike rents even higher, NDP Shadow Minister for housing MPP Catherine McKenney (Ottawa Centre) released the following statement:
QUEEN’S PARK — The Ontario NDP are calling on the Ford government to protect Ontarians with real rent control now, as Bill 60 threatens them with higher rent and easier evictions:
QUEEN’S PARK — The Ford government’s Bill 60 will make it easier for people to lose their homes and get rid of any rent control. Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Housing Catherine McKenney (Ottawa Centre) has issued the following statement in response:
TORONTO — Ontario NDP Shadow Housing Minister Catherine McKenney (Ottawa Centre) and Shadow Finance Minister Jessica Bell (University-Rosedale) are calling on the Ford government to ban above-guideline rent increases in buildings of six units or more, closing loopholes in the Residential Tenancies Act that allow corporate landlords to abuse the system and raise rents beyond the yearly maximum.
TORONTO – Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Housing Catherine McKenney, and Shadow Attorney General Kristyn Wong-Tam have issued the following statement in response to the Ford Government allowing its Landlord and Tenant Boad (LTB) to continue holding hearings online, despite mandating a return to full-time in-person work for civil servants.
QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Housing, Catherine McKenney (Ottawa Centre); and Shadow Minister for Finance and Treasury Board, Jessica Bell (University—Rosedale), issued the following statement in response to CMHC’s report showing Toronto is on pace for its lowest annual housing starts in 30 years:
TORONTO AND OTTAWA - With housing construction stalled and layoffs mounting, the Ontario NDP is calling on the Ford government to stop dragging its feet while workers and families pay the price. The NDP is urging the adoption of Homes Ontario — a bold plan to build affordable homes, protect good jobs, and get the province back on track.
OTTAWA – Following a telling admission by the Minister of Housing that the Ontario housing numbers are at a standstill, the shadow minister for housing Catherine McKenney (Ottawa Centre) has issued the following statement: