Manuela Vega
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Manuela Vega
@manuelavega.bsky.social
· Sep 16
Nearly a third of people who have been homeless were evicted at some point, CMHC says
A series of studies on evictions found Black and Indigenous renters are overrepresented in eviction cases, and people who have experienced eviction report the lowest levels of physical and mental
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Manuela Vega
@manuelavega.bsky.social
· Sep 16
Nearly a third of people who have been homeless were evicted at some point, CMHC says
A series of studies on evictions found Black and Indigenous renters are overrepresented in eviction cases, and people who have experienced eviction report the lowest levels of physical and mental
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Manuela Vega
@manuelavega.bsky.social
· Sep 12
Are REITs good for housing? CMHC says we need more, raising concerns among some housing experts
Critics say the national housing agency has drifted from its affordability mandate, while CMHC says it wants to increase housing supply while protecting tenants.
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Manuela Vega
@manuelavega.bsky.social
· Aug 29
Canada’s largest private landlord often dramatically increases eviction applications after acquiring buildings, study finds
Starlight Investments filed 15 eviction applications per 100 units each year, while chain owned and managed properties filed seven applications per 100 units, a recent study found.
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Manuela Vega
@manuelavega.bsky.social
· Aug 14
Financial firms file for eviction more than any other Toronto landlord, new research finds
The research looked at more than 200,000 evictions and found financial firms pursue evictions at a rate 1.5 times higher than chain landlords and 2.5 times more than single-building landlords.
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Manuela Vega
@manuelavega.bsky.social
· Aug 14
Financial firms file for eviction more than any other Toronto landlord, new research finds
The research looked at more than 200,000 evictions and found financial firms pursue evictions at a rate 1.5 times higher than chain landlords and 2.5 times more than single-building landlords.
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Reposted by Manuela Vega
The Guardian
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· Jul 23
‘We faced hunger before, but never like this’: skeletal children fill hospital wards as starvation grips Gaza
For months Israel kept food shipments to Gaza far below starvation rations. Now the death toll is rising rapidly
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Starvation in Gaza is destroying communities – and will leave generational scars
Mohammed’s skeletal arms stick out of a romper with a grinning emoji-face and the slogan “smiley boy”, which in a Gaza hospital reads as a cruel joke. He spends much of the day crying from hunger, or gnawing at his own emaciated fingers.
At seven months old, he weighs barely 4kg (9lbs) and this is the second time he has been admitted for treatment. His face is gaunt, his limbs little more than bones covered in baggy skin and his ribs protrude painfully from his chest. Continue reading...
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