Here’s the scam: fake leases get submitted to Ontario Works.
The government pays the tenant directly.
Tenant skips out & the Landlord eats the loss.
The director says there are “checks and balances.” The General Manager defended it through a “social justice lens.”
One tenant had 5 prior evictions, walked away owing $30,000
One other townhouse had 8 different “tenants” claimed it as their address.
Hamilton has reported ZERO of these to police.
???? EXPOSED: $57 MILLION government fraud.
— Mario Zelaya (@mario4thenorth)May 30, 2026
These are welfare overpayments, just in Hamilton, alone.
Nobody was fired, charged or named.
Here’s the scam: fake leases get submitted to Ontario Works.
The government pays the tenant directly.
Tenant skips out & the Landlord eats… pic.twitter.com/FMzSsxhSZT