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Québec solidaire proposes an inflation-linked cap on rent increases
The party also proposed $10,000 higher fines for repeat offenders and stronger tools against renovictions and other housing-law violations.
- Quebec Solidaire members concluded their Montreal convention on Sunday by adopting a motion to cap annual rent increases in line with inflation, a policy the party would implement if elected to government.
- Housing affordability has become a major political issue across Canada, with rising rents straining tenants in cities from Montreal to Vancouver, prompting Quebec Solidaire to prioritize housing security on its platform.
- Members also voted to penalize "abusive landlords" to curb profit-driven practices including property flipping and renovictions, proposing fines increasing by $10,000 per repeated offense, reaching up to $100,000 for individuals and $200,000 for corporations.
- Ruba Ghazal, the party's co-spokesperson, said the policy does not target small landlords, who can appeal to the rental housing tribunal if major renovations justify higher increases, stating, "We are not touching any landlord rights."
- MNA Andr Fontecilla argued existing laws lack enforcement teeth and proposed government power to expropriate serial offenders, stating, "A fine has to be a deterrent, not symbolic.
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Québec solidaire targets rent increases and landlord practices
MONTREAL — Quebec's leftist sovereigntist party closed its convention Sunday with a sharpened focus on housing affordability, announcing a suite of proposals aimed at reducing the cost of rent.
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Québec solidaire proposes an inflation-linked cap on rent increases
MONTREAL - Québec solidaire members adopted a motion on Sunday that would apply if the party were to form government, to support a cap on rent increases tied to inflation
·Toronto, Canada
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