Why hasn't Doug Ford instituted a ban on evictions to save small businesses?
Jon Shell: When the federal government first announced its intention to provide the CECRA rent relief program on Apr. 16, it provided much needed hope. But that hope has faded.
Jon Shell is managing director of Social Capital Partners. He is also the co-founder of SaveSmallBusiness.ca, a grassroots coalition of small businesses formed on Mar. 22, 2020, to protect small business during the COVID-19 crisis.
Last Friday, the day before many Ontario small businesses would be exposed to eviction for non-payment of May rent, Premier Doug Ford begged commercial landlords for leniency. “The tenants, my heart breaks for them; give them a break,” Ford said. “To all the big landlords out there: ‘have a heart.’” Then, on Tuesday, he came out even stronger, threatening to come down on landlords “like they’ve never seen before.” -- More...
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