Why some tenants are going on ‘rent strikes’
Jun 07, 2023•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode description
There are two rent strikes underway in Toronto, where some tenants have organized and are withholding rent to protest against above-guideline rent increases.
But the strategy carries serious risks – including potential eviction.
Today, we hear from one tenant in Thorncliffe Park on why he’s taking part in the strike, and Ricardo Tranjan of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives talks more about the radical tactic, and tenant organizing in Canada.
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