Halifax The discussion of fights between tenants and landlords was a central part of the organizers’ agenda in the ACORN Canada head organizers’ meeting. In Ottawa it was another fight to save the 1300 unit, Herongate, a frequent target. In Toronto and Halifax landlord licensing is an ongoing fight and there were steps forward around …
Category: Canada
Ongoing Battle Against Predatory Payday Lenders
Halifax Payday lenders throughout out North America are both under attack and organizing fiercely to resist effective regulation. In the United States, Republican lawmakers nationally and in some states are being mobilized by payday lenders to pushback against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) efforts to rollout regulations establishing minimum standards for payday lending. What …
Internet for All
New Orleans If we want to make a difference in income inequality, there are some easy and accessible first steps that we can take and one of them is to lower the digital divide. ACORN Canada released a report based on a survey of 400 of our nearly 80,000 members across the country, and it …