“People are afraid.” Neither the UCP nor the NDP have pledged rent increase caps as an election looms.

In the meantime, grassroots organizers apply pressure for bolder action. Ximena González reports.

Ximena is a freelance writer and editor based in Calgary.

Published Friday, May 5, 2023. 

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/05/05/Skyrocketing-Rents-Alberta-Voters-Afraid/

“People are afraid.” Neither the UCP nor the NDP have pledged rent increase caps as an election looms. In the meantime, grassroots organizers apply pressure for bolder action. Ximena González reports. Ximena is a freelance writer and editor based in Calgary. Published Friday, May 5, 2023. https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/05/05/Skyrocketing-Rents-Alberta-Voters-Afraid/

Skyrocketing Rents Make Some Alberta Voters ‘Afraid’

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