pandemic.The letter from Downtown Legal Services says ongoing evictions during the second wave of COVID-19 are a public health risk.Ontario’s government has not yet taken action on an Opposition motion supporting a freeze on evictions.Lawyer Benjamin Ries writes that Dr.
Eileen de Villa has “legal authority and responsibility” to take the measure. Residents rally for Toronto tenant facing eviction who was set to be removed by sheriffs Ries also wrote to Dr.
David Williams requesting a provincial order that restricts enforcement of evictions.Bryan Doherty, a tenant organizer with Keep Your Rent Toronto, says suspending evictions during the pandemic doesn’t go far enough.He says a temporary ban on evictions won’t address unaffordable rents.