Ford government votes against year-long ban on residential evictions
by News Staff
Last Updated Feb 17, 2021 at 4:05 pm EDT
Summary
Ban on evictions ends in Toronto, York and Peel on February 22
The province has paused residential evictions twice during the pandemic
The Ford government has voted against an NDP bill that would have extended the temporary ban on evictions until one year after the pandemic is declared over by the chief medical officer of health.
The province moved to temporarily
As some regions moved out of the emergency order on Tuesday, and Toronto, Peel, and York Regions are expected to move out on Feb. 22, critics argue that thousands of people could potentially be out on the street in a matter of a week, if they can’t pay rent.