Critics call for scrapping other parts of Ontario plan to overhaul tenant eviction rules

It only took four days for the Ontario government to walk back major portions of its plan to allow faster evictions of tenants, but critics say the proposals still undermine tenant rights and should be scrapped.

On Oct. 23, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Rob Flack introduced Bill 60, titled the Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, with a raft of proposals aimed at making evictions faster in the province. It included a plan to consult on “alternate options for lease agreement expiry.” The announcement was met with vociferous pushback from tenant groups and housing advocates, many of whom still denounce a bill they say will give landlords a faster path to evict tenants who fall behind on rent.