Friday night release that gov’t will freeze most rent next year

The government has issued a curious Friday night release saying it will introduce legislation this fall to freeze rent for some families next year. Maybe it thinks the landlords are on vacation. Municipal Affairs Minister Steve Clark’s office said the proposed rent increase for 2021 was to have been 1.5 percent. But if the government bill passes it will mean the “vast majority of families” will not see their rent increase at all next year. CBC