Tenants at a west-end Toronto apartment building have ended their months-long rent strike after they say the landlord withdrew an attempt to retroactively increase rents by more than five per cent.

Advocates are hailing it as a victory amid a surge of rent strikes across Toronto in recent years, with hundreds of tenants protesting what they call deteriorating living conditions and unfair rent hikes.

Tenants at a west-end Toronto apartment building have ended their months-long rent strike after they say the landlord withdrew an attempt to retroactively increase rents by more than five per cent.

Advocates are hailing it as a victory amid a surge of rent strikes across Toronto in recent years, with hundreds of tenants protesting what they call deteriorating living conditions and unfair rent hikes.

Tenants at a west-end Toronto apartment building have ended their months-long rent strike after they say the landlord withdrew an attempt to retroactively increase rents by more than five per cent.

Advocates are hailing it as a victory amid a surge of rent strikes across Toronto in recent years, with hundreds of tenants protesting what they call deteriorating living conditions and unfair rent hikes.

Tenants at a west-end Toronto apartment building have ended their months-long rent strike after they say the landlord withdrew an attempt to retroactively increase rents by more than five per cent.

Advocates are hailing it as a victory amid a surge of rent strikes across Toronto in recent years, with hundreds of tenants protesting what they call deteriorating living conditions and unfair rent hikes.

In the second day of testimony in provincial court in Toronto, a witness representing TD was grilled by both the defence and prosecution about what harm, if any, the bank incurred as a result. Proving fraud under the Criminal Code requires proving that someone either suffered a loss or was exposed to a risk of economic deprivation.

Since Sept. 15, the museum has received seven fines from the city totalling $2,750. At least one expert says the city is not dealing with the problem of homelessness by fining the charitable organization that runs the museum, which showcases historic vehicles.

The move was inspired by Quebec filmmaker André Desrocher who said ‘a tree is like a human being’

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Despite relatively high education rates, an analysis of international assessments by Statistics Canada in 2013 showed that more than one in six adult Canadians fell short of passing the most basic set of literacy tests.

“The encampment is currently the only place in the region where it is not illegal for homeless people to set up a tent or structure,” the decision read. “The region has clearly stated that if the encampment is cleared, it is not prepared to allow homeless people to shelter outdoors anywhere on region property. The extremity of this position is what ultimately drives the findings that the infringements are not saved by [the Charter]. No one should romanticize or be starry-eyed about the encampment. It is a miserable and desperate place. But it represents the only remaining safety valve for the region’s homeless as a refuge of last resort.”

“The encampment is currently the only place in the region where it is not illegal for homeless people to set up a tent or structure,” the decision read. “The region has clearly stated that if the encampment is cleared, it is not prepared to allow homeless people to shelter outdoors anywhere on region property. The extremity of this position is what ultimately drives the findings that the infringements are not saved by [the Charter]. No one should romanticize or be starry-eyed about the encampment. It is a miserable and desperate place. But it represents the only remaining safety valve for the region’s homeless as a refuge of last resort.”