Toronto When last I visited Canada and met with leaders and organizers of ACORN Canada everyone was still reeling at the horror of Doug Ford becoming premier of Ontario, the economic and political core of the country. Ford was a well-known commodity having been a Toronto city councilor and the right-hand of his brother Rob …
Category: Canada
Fighting for Affordable Housing on All Fronts in Toronto
Toronto The fight for affordable housing is global, but Toronto and ACORN Canada have been at the forefront of this war for the last fifteen years, and even while winning major victories, including recently landlord licensing or RentSafe, as the city calls the program, ACORN members want much more and are committed to fighting to …
Déjà vu in Ontario with “Donald” Ford, Conservative Premier
Sandy Lake, Ontario Finally at the end of the day with the dinner bell ahead of the ACORN Canada staff at the management and new staff training, Judy Duncan, the head organizer, directed all of us to the next item: “Ontario campaigns ‘fight back’ – what is possible?” Here we were almost two years …