{"id":26788,"date":"2020-12-08T10:57:03","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T15:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/?p=26788"},"modified":"2020-12-11T11:03:06","modified_gmt":"2020-12-11T16:03:06","slug":"protest-calling-for-rent-cap-saturday-in-moncton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/protest-calling-for-rent-cap-saturday-in-moncton\/","title":{"rendered":"Protest calling for rent cap Saturday in Moncton"},"content":{"rendered":"

This Saturday at 3pm people will gather at Moncton City Hall in\u00a0a peaceful protest for rent control<\/a>\u00a0in the province.<\/p>\n

Haylee Cormier is the organizer of the event, and for her, the motivation to do something was personal. Cormier has a story similar to many that have been reported about recently: a sudden, steep rent increase forced her to move. And with rapidly increasing rents everywhere in the city, she hasn\u2019t been able to find a place she can afford.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s Haylee Cormier in conversation with Erica Butler on Tantramar Report:<\/p>\n\nhttps:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Haylee-Cormier-Nov-25-2020.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

\u201cNormally, I\u2019m not the type of person to step up and do something like this, says Cormier. \u201cBut with everything, it\u2019s more personal for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cormier had been living in an apartment with her 10-year-old son for $800 a month, everything included. But when her building was sold, the new management pinned a note to her door informing her that her rent would go up to $900 a month, and utilities would no longer be included. Cormier estimates her living costs would go up to $1200 a month, a 50% hike.<\/p>\n

Cormier says a rent cap isn\u2019t the only solution needed, but it\u2019s a start.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think there\u2019s a lot of things that need to change and a lot of things that need to be done,\u201d says Cormier. \u201cI don\u2019t think the rent cap is the answer, I think it\u2019s just one step into the right direction.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cormier says when she looks at rental ads these days she\u2019s in shock at the prices.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no limit on percentage. There\u2019s no limit on price. There\u2019s no limit on anything,\u201d says Cormier. \u201cSo for me, it\u2019s like, when does it get serious enough to say, Hey, we need to stop? When it\u2019s $5,000 for a one bedroom? They can literally keep putting it up as much as they want.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cormier says she decided to call for a protest after seeing a number of people complaining about the same issue. \u201cI thought why not step up and do something? I\u2019m being affected directly, so maybe I should finally, you know, step out of my comfort zone and do something that I wouldn\u2019t normally do.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m like right in the middle of it, personally,\u201d says Cormier. \u201cSo that\u2019s my motivation for doing the protest.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cormier\u2019s\u00a0event on Facebook<\/a>\u00a0invites people to gather Saturday, December 12 at 3pm at city hall, 655 Main Street, Moncton.<\/p>\n

Cormier is asking people to wear masks and keep their distance from each other during the protest. \u201cI want people to stay safe,\u201d says Cormier. \u201cAnd I don\u2019t want people getting fined.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cormier had originally planned the protest for back on November 28, but the orange phase forced her to postpone. With yellow phase restrictions in place this week, the protest and march is a go for Saturday.<\/p>\n

HIGGS SAYS LANDLORDS TELL HIM RENT HIKES ARE NOT A PROBLEM<\/strong><\/h3>\n

It\u2019s worth noting that Cormier\u2019s call for a rent cap is not out of the blue. Recently, over in Nova Scotia, the government announced a temporary rent cap of 2%, as well as a ban on renovictions, the practice of using renovations as grounds to evict tenants.<\/p>\n

At a news conference on December 3, a reporter asked Premier Blaine Higgs what his thoughts were on a possible eviction ban or rent control.<\/p>\n

Higgs said that as far as numbers go, he didn\u2019t see a problem with evictions in 2020, and said he\u2019s been speaking with landlords who say rents are not going up.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll monitor that to see what is real,\u201d said Higgs. \u201cWe\u2019ve been talking with landlords to understand what has been the rent situation, what has been the evictions. And so we\u2019re analyzing right now the stats and we\u2019ll decide how to react based on what the situation really is.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know that there are new buildings going up. We know that there are renovations going on in apartments. But we\u2019re being told by the landlords that the rental rate increases are low,\u201d said Higgs. \u201cWe will pursue to understand that before we react on a policy that may have been necessary somewhere else, and may or may not be necessary here.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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