Current Events > When the free money ends - protestors protest eviction for non-payment

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Thought the CERB or free government welfare was going to last forever? Well, the 6 month party might be ending soon!

https://www.blogto.com/city/2020/07/protesters-toronto-mayors-press-conference-covid-19-evictions/

Protestors just interrupted a ceremony for a new luxury office development called T3 Bayside on the east Waterfront where Toronto Mayor John Tory was speaking in order to demand an emergency moratorium on COVID-19 evictions.

The action, which was organized by community groups Parkdale Organize and People's Defense Toronto, comes following the passing of the province's controversial Bill 184 into law earlier this week.

"Bill 184 puts more power into the hands of landlords and could speed up the eviction process for an estimated 13,000 tenants who will not be able to catch up on rent payments due to the COVID crisis," reads a statement from KeepYourRent Toronto, a group formed to encourage struggling tenants to keep their rent throughout the pandemic.
Many have said the bill will lead to mass evictions once the residential eviction ban is lifted on August 1.

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