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  1. What do we do now that Bill 60 is taking effect? Do we go back home afraid about the roof over our heads? Do we go back to accepting neglectful landlords and endless rent increases?

    Instead, let's take action. Let's get organized. We know we are stronger together. Join the Toronto Tenant Union at our orientation!

    📆 DATE: May 2nd, 2026

    🕓 TIME: 4 PM

    📍 WHERE: York South-Weston Community Hub, 2575 Eglinton Ave W, Toronto ON M6M 1T3

    🔗 REGISTER: tenantunion.ca/orientation

    We’ll share food, get to know some of the other people who have collectively knocked 10,000 doors to fight Bill 60, and discuss how YOU can get involved in ongoing tenant organizing.

    Come learn about what we can do together to build tenant power with our neighbours and force real change in Toronto!

    After the orientation please stick around as we'll host a family friendly movie screening at 6 pm.

    #TenantPower #StrongerTogether #TenantUnion #Toronto #Ontario #RentControl #Bill60 #ONPoli #TOPoli #CAPoli

  2. She had a job, but she just couldn't afford a place of her own. Don't you see how the 1% keep outpricing hard-working people? It's one way to get rid of everyone. It's disgusting. It should be illegal.

    #Capitalism #Eugenics #Corruption #DirtyPoliticians #ResetSociety #RentControl
    #ArrestTheRich

    youtube.com/shorts/oE-ehEiQCLQ

  3. They're talking about government-mandated #RentControl. The article doesn't mention it, because #jermalisms, but we have it in #Canberra. My #rent went up $5/week last year; were we still in #Brisbane, we'd be paying exactly twice what we were five years ago.

    We don't have a #HousingAffordability problem in #Australia—we have a politician problem. There's simply no political will at state or federal levels to rein landlords in.

    #poverty #housing #CostOfLiving #meeja social.chinwag.org/@sbs_bot/11

  4. They're talking about government-mandated #RentControl. The article doesn't mention it, because #jermalisms, but we have it in #Canberra. My #rent went up $5/week last year; were we still in #Brisbane, we'd be paying exactly twice what we were five years ago.

    We don't have a #HousingAffordability problem in #Australia—we have a politician problem. There's simply no political will at state or federal levels to rein landlords in.

    #poverty #housing #CostOfLiving #meeja social.chinwag.org/@sbs_bot/11

  5. They're talking about government-mandated #RentControl. The article doesn't mention it, because #jermalisms, but we have it in #Canberra. My #rent went up $5/week last year; were we still in #Brisbane, we'd be paying exactly twice what we were five years ago.

    We don't have a #HousingAffordability problem in #Australia—we have a politician problem. There's simply no political will at state or federal levels to rein landlords in.

    #poverty #housing #CostOfLiving #meeja social.chinwag.org/@sbs_bot/11

  6. They're talking about government-mandated #RentControl. The article doesn't mention it, because #jermalisms, but we have it in #Canberra. My #rent went up $5/week last year; were we still in #Brisbane, we'd be paying exactly twice what we were five years ago.

    We don't have a #HousingAffordability problem in #Australia—we have a politician problem. There's simply no political will at state or federal levels to rein landlords in.

    #poverty #housing #CostOfLiving #meeja social.chinwag.org/@sbs_bot/11

  7. They're talking about government-mandated #RentControl. The article doesn't mention it, because #jermalisms, but we have it in #Canberra. My #rent went up $5/week last year; were we still in #Brisbane, we'd be paying exactly twice what we were five years ago.

    We don't have a #HousingAffordability problem in #Australia—we have a politician problem. There's simply no political will at state or federal levels to rein landlords in.

    #poverty #housing #CostOfLiving #meeja social.chinwag.org/@sbs_bot/11

  8. @KatCopseyGreens
    Why single out Victoria? We should ‘make’ all jusrisdictions introduce #RentControl until the #HousingCrisis is a thing of the past — Hint it never will be.

    Q. How can the Greens get traction in State/NT/Federal Parliaments (in terms of increased number of seats)? Something to think about. It’s bound to be a ground game (hustings and door to door) as well as digital campaign — with the right policies for a majority of the electorate.

    As Labor vacates centre-left, there is a vacuum there to occupy, no?

  9. New York City and other urban centers are hoping rent control rules will ease the housing crunch. But deeper solutions – including building millions more homes – will not be easy. #housing #RentControl #NewYork csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2026

  10. There doesn't seem to be a single story on this topic which allows reader comment. It's not getting much coverage at all, as far as I can see. So I just wrote to the author of the story on WGBH:

    "Perhaps your story would be more informative if it included some idea of whether the Governor or any of her friends and family members own rental properties, or have financial interests which rent properties in Massachusetts. The same for state legislators and other highly-placed officials. It would also be very helpful to know much the Governor and legislators have received over the years from landlords, large and small - both individually, and from any landlord organizations.

    I hope to see an update or follow-up piece with that information."

    wgbh.org/news/politics/2025-12

    #RentControl #Corruption #Politics

  11. Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey (D) has announced that she opposes a state referendum which would limit rent increases to no more than 5% per year.

    This is a Democratic governor in one of the bluest, most liberal states in the nation. A state where housing costs have *soared*. Massachusetts is consistently one of the three most expensive states in the nation for housing, and has been for a long time.

    And the political establishment opposes even as mild a rent control as the current referendum proposes. This after they quietly killed off a similar referendum last time.

    This is a bit personal for me. My landlord has doubled my rent over the last 10 years. So tell me again, liberals, about fighting to reform the system and make it more representative of working-class people?

    I could use a laugh.

    masslive.com/politics/2025/12/

    #RentControl
    #Massachusetts
    #Housing

  12. #WMPGFM's #CommunityVoicesForChange has #Podcasts! Each episode is 30 minutes.

    Some of the topics covered...

    - Evangelical Lutheran Church lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (#DHS)
    - #GoodShepherd #FoodBank - Maine's #FoodInsecurity
    - How the Rich and Powerful Do Not Pay Taxes
    - Healthcare Changes to Affordable Care Act in Maine [#ACA]
    - Raising the #MinimumWage in Portland (ME)
    - #PortlandMaine's #RentControl Success
    - #Union Pathways of Maine
    - Press Reporters and Being Unionized
    - Pumped Storage #Hydropower
    - Grassroots Resistance to #ICE in Maine
    - Efforts in Maine to add #PFAS to the list of contaminants at the Dept of HHS
    - #Trans Equality Issues Facing the #LGBTQ+ Community in Maine

    Listen in!
    wmpg.org/wmpg-podcasts/communi

    #WMPG #CommunityRadio #CollegeRadio #Maine #USPol #Resistance #CommunityIssues #TaxTheRich #WaterIsLife #ResistICE #MaineResists #ResistanceRadio #TransRightsAreHumanRights

  13. #WMPGFM's #CommunityVoicesForChange has #Podcasts! Each episode is 30 minutes.

    Some of the topics covered...

    - Evangelical Lutheran Church lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (#DHS)
    - #GoodShepherd #FoodBank - Maine's #FoodInsecurity
    - How the Rich and Powerful Do Not Pay Taxes
    - Healthcare Changes to Affordable Care Act in Maine [#ACA]
    - Raising the #MinimumWage in Portland (ME)
    - #PortlandMaine's #RentControl Success
    - #Union Pathways of Maine
    - Press Reporters and Being Unionized
    - Pumped Storage #Hydropower
    - Grassroots Resistance to #ICE in Maine
    - Efforts in Maine to add #PFAS to the list of contaminants at the Dept of HHS
    - #Trans Equality Issues Facing the #LGBTQ+ Community in Maine

    Listen in!
    wmpg.org/wmpg-podcasts/communi

    #WMPG #CommunityRadio #CollegeRadio #Maine #USPol #Resistance #CommunityIssues #TaxTheRich #WaterIsLife #ResistICE #MaineResists #ResistanceRadio #TransRightsAreHumanRights

  14. #WMPGFM's #CommunityVoicesForChange has #Podcasts! Each episode is 30 minutes.

    Some of the topics covered...

    - Evangelical Lutheran Church lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (#DHS)
    - #GoodShepherd #FoodBank - Maine's #FoodInsecurity
    - How the Rich and Powerful Do Not Pay Taxes
    - Healthcare Changes to Affordable Care Act in Maine [#ACA]
    - Raising the #MinimumWage in Portland (ME)
    - #PortlandMaine's #RentControl Success
    - #Union Pathways of Maine
    - Press Reporters and Being Unionized
    - Pumped Storage #Hydropower
    - Grassroots Resistance to #ICE in Maine
    - Efforts in Maine to add #PFAS to the list of contaminants at the Dept of HHS
    - #Trans Equality Issues Facing the #LGBTQ+ Community in Maine

    Listen in!
    wmpg.org/wmpg-podcasts/communi

    #WMPG #CommunityRadio #CollegeRadio #Maine #USPol #Resistance #CommunityIssues #TaxTheRich #WaterIsLife #ResistICE #MaineResists #ResistanceRadio #TransRightsAreHumanRights

  15. #WMPGFM's #CommunityVoicesForChange has #Podcasts! Each episode is 30 minutes.

    Some of the topics covered...

    - Evangelical Lutheran Church lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (#DHS)
    - #GoodShepherd #FoodBank - Maine's #FoodInsecurity
    - How the Rich and Powerful Do Not Pay Taxes
    - Healthcare Changes to Affordable Care Act in Maine [#ACA]
    - Raising the #MinimumWage in Portland (ME)
    - #PortlandMaine's #RentControl Success
    - #Union Pathways of Maine
    - Press Reporters and Being Unionized
    - Pumped Storage #Hydropower
    - Grassroots Resistance to #ICE in Maine
    - Efforts in Maine to add #PFAS to the list of contaminants at the Dept of HHS
    - #Trans Equality Issues Facing the #LGBTQ+ Community in Maine

    Listen in!
    wmpg.org/wmpg-podcasts/communi

    #WMPG #CommunityRadio #CollegeRadio #Maine #USPol #Resistance #CommunityIssues #TaxTheRich #WaterIsLife #ResistICE #MaineResists #ResistanceRadio #TransRightsAreHumanRights

  16. #WMPGFM's #CommunityVoicesForChange has #Podcasts! Each episode is 30 minutes.

    Some of the topics covered...

    - Evangelical Lutheran Church lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (#DHS)
    - #GoodShepherd #FoodBank - Maine's #FoodInsecurity
    - How the Rich and Powerful Do Not Pay Taxes
    - Healthcare Changes to Affordable Care Act in Maine [#ACA]
    - Raising the #MinimumWage in Portland (ME)
    - #PortlandMaine's #RentControl Success
    - #Union Pathways of Maine
    - Press Reporters and Being Unionized
    - Pumped Storage #Hydropower
    - Grassroots Resistance to #ICE in Maine
    - Efforts in Maine to add #PFAS to the list of contaminants at the Dept of HHS
    - #Trans Equality Issues Facing the #LGBTQ+ Community in Maine

    Listen in!
    wmpg.org/wmpg-podcasts/communi

    #WMPG #CommunityRadio #CollegeRadio #Maine #USPol #Resistance #CommunityIssues #TaxTheRich #WaterIsLife #ResistICE #MaineResists #ResistanceRadio #TransRightsAreHumanRights