Moolala: Money Made Simple with Bruce Sellery
Oct 7, 2026 · 13 min · 8 segments
Renters may feel powerless in a competitive housing market, but they still have important legal rights. ACORN Canada national board representative Nichola Taylor joins Bruce Sellery to explain what…
Bruce SelleryHost
the rising prices of rent, uh, and the, the flat to declining income that a lot of people are dealing with.
What are some things that you're seeing that would kind of frame our conversation about renters' rights? W- what's it like for renters right now?
It's difficult because the number one concern, especially with ACORN Canada members, is affordability.
Um, uh, you know, finding a place to live that's within your budget is often very difficult, and, um, it's very concerning for many people because for one new unit being built, we're losing at least 50 housing, uh, units, and that is, uh, quite a crisis that we have on our hands right now.
Um, we're gonna talk about some examples of rights in a second, but before we do, how would you frame the bodies municipally, provincially, federally that, um, codify the rights, that enforce the rights? What's the world of that? It seems like quite a complex mosaic of, you know, who do I go to to talk about what?
So the provinces are usually the ones who are controlling what happens with housing.
However, um, you know, the federal government gives money to the provinces to help, um, you know, with the fa- uh, building housing and so on.
So it's really key that all three levels of government at some point come together and decide on a, on a good plan to help people with housing and their housing rights.
What we often see is that a lot of people dismiss it and say it's the province that's responsible for it, um, and not the federal or not the mus- municipality, but actually all three levels, uh, play the part here.
the rising prices of rent, uh, and the, the flat to declining income that a lot of people are dealing with.
What are some things that you're seeing that would kind of frame our conversation about renters' rights? W- what's it like for renters right now?
It's difficult because the number one concern, especially with ACORN Canada members, is affordability.
Um, uh, you know, finding a place to live that's within your budget is often very difficult, and, um, it's very concerning for many people because for one new unit being built, we're losing at least 50 housing, uh, units, and that is, uh, quite a crisis that we have on our hands right now.
Um, we're gonna talk about some examples of rights in a second, but before we do, how would you frame the bodies municipally, provincially, federally that, um, codify the rights, that enforce the rights? What's the world of that? It seems like quite a complex mosaic of, you know, who do I go to to talk about what?
So the provinces are usually the ones who are controlling what happens with housing.
However, um, you know, the federal government gives money to the provinces to help, um, you know, with the fa- uh, building housing and so on.
So it's really key that all three levels of government at some point come together and decide on a, on a good plan to help people with housing and their housing rights.
What we often see is that a lot of people dismiss it and say it's the province that's responsible for it, um, and not the federal or not the mus- municipality, but actually all three levels, uh, play the part here.
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