Province releases $300K report on tenancy enforcement unit

NDP Leader Claudia Chender said LeBlanc's decision runs counter to what he states as his goals for improving the system.

"They have a report that clearly tells them that they can bring the balance that the minister loves to talk about into the residential tenancies process and they're choosing not to do it," she said.

Chender disputed a suggestion by the minister that legislation he has before the House now will help achieve similar aims of a compliance and enforcement unit without having to create a new agency.

Although the bill would extend the province's cap on rental increase of five per cent until 2027, Chender said it does nothing to address the use of fixed-term leases to get around the rent cap and it would make evictions easier.

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