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Legal clinic asks Toronto’s top doctor to suspend evictions during COVID-19 pandemic
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.