More on the evicted Plateau tenants

Following from a story last week about a condemned Plateau apartment building, its tenants were bused away from their apartment building out to RDP on Wednesday after having their pets handed over to the SPCA. The mayor says she’s upset about it, but the city doesn’t have means to counter this kind of coup by a landlord. Property ownership is practically inviolate as a concept.

Meanwhile, real estate prices in the centre of town continue to rise.

Update: CBC talked to the new landlord, who’s quietly rejoicing that he got the city to remove those inconvenient poor people so he can now gut the place. Quoting: “The rent is going to be “adjusted to the market.” Once it reopens, the evicted tenants are free to come back. “If these people can afford it and qualify under our terms, for sure, they’re more than welcome.” ” Pardon me while I spit.

(Note to CBC headline writer: “Developer vows to make condemned building ‘brand new’ ” is very deceptive. A vow is usually a noble thing. The only thing that interests this guy is profit. It isn’t a vow, it’s just a plan.)

Meanwhile, CTV covers a similar story happening in Point St Charles.