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The Saskatchewan NDP is faulting the government for introducing legislation that could speed up evictions, as an Opposition critic calls for a moratorium to prevent renters from getting thrown on the street in the midst of a pandemic.
The NDP’s housing and social services critic, Meara Conway, noted that a government bill intended to help victims of sexual violence get out of leases would also make it easier for landlords to give notice to end a tenancy for unpaid rent. Under current legislation, they must wait 15 days. If the bill passes as written, that would drop to a week. Conway called that “heartless.”