‘Mom-and-pop’ landlords are risking everything—including the economy

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‘Mom-and-pop’ landlords are risking everything—including the economy

As government programs like social housing have been dismantled and wages have been suppressed to the point where regular jobs can no longer provide a decent life, Canadians have increasingly turned to rent-seeking behaviour to resolve their financial insecurity. The result is that the single-family homes have become a battlefield; the winners get to collect houses and the rent.