<div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><div id="gmail-m_5931241791659938875gmail-:e9c" style="font-size:0.875rem;direction:ltr;margin:8px 0px 0px;padding:0px"><div id="gmail-m_5931241791659938875gmail-:cqh" style="overflow:hidden;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:small;line-height:1.5;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div lang="EN-CA"><div><p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(80,80,84)">Today, the Ontario Alliance to End Homelessness and our partners, the Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario (ACTO) alongside over 70 endorsing organizations are calling on Premier Doug Ford and the Ontario government to <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcaeh.nationbuilder.com%2Fr%3Fu%3DIPWulYQeD6U9pG5xwRG45zgUZaS5zLy9sy_qsT3ttvi57oqmTLUtNvmnPH5Z4HJ16jeE9Ij2nxk6R74ufamhjA%26e%3Dbb7d69cce74e0cd77ea859cd6d98b6e7%26utm_source%3Dcaeh%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dsue_launch%26n%3D1&data=02%7C01%7C%7C1cc6fe929d3543c86dca08d86ac3f14f%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637376737082454115&sdata=t8Bn6paHgMW%2BXS%2BAgKY7rgak7p5hhy%2BpmVDEH9hh7R4%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color:rgb(218,55,39);text-decoration-line:none">STOP UNSAFE EVICTIONS</span></strong></a> during this pandemic crisis. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(80,80,84)">The STOP UNSAFE EVICTIONS campaign is urging Premier Ford and our Ontario government to protect people from evictions into homelessness by immediately restoring the court-ordered moratorium on residential evictions, which was put in place in March of this year. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(80,80,84)">Housing is the first defence against the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Nearly 7% of renters in Ontario were unable to pay their rent in full after losing their income from the pandemic crisis and face being kicked out of their homes. This means nearly 105,000 renter households are at risk of being evicted into homelessness.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(80,80,84)">With a severe shortage of affordable housing across Ontario’s cities, if a person faces an eviction they may be forced into already crowded emergency shelters, informal and unsafe residences, or living in encampments during the cold winter months. Congregate living conditions create conditions for high risk of COVID-19 outbreaks and puts lives at risk.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(80,80,84)">We can’t let this happen...and this is where you come in. </span></strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(80,80,84)"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(80,80,84)">The STOP UNSAFE EVICTIONS campaign has prepared a letter to the Premier, the Attorney General and your MPP to urge them to protect renters across the province and restore the moratorium immediately. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(80,80,84)">Will you send a letter today? It takes less than 30 seconds and is a critical starting point of this very important call to support our communities. <u></u><u></u></span></p><h2 style="margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:18pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(80,80,84)"><a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcaeh.nationbuilder.com%2Fr%3Fu%3DIPWulYQeD6U9pG5xwRG45zgUZaS5zLy9sy_qsT3ttvi57oqmTLUtNvmnPH5Z4HJ16jeE9Ij2nxk6R74ufamhjA%26e%3Dbb7d69cce74e0cd77ea859cd6d98b6e7%26utm_source%3Dcaeh%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dsue_launch%26n%3D2&data=02%7C01%7C%7C1cc6fe929d3543c86dca08d86ac3f14f%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637376737082464110&sdata=qnoMvnH74nHlop7S7kZHJKFHs9KcNs%2FDrRUFuhWyrDo%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color:rgb(218,55,39);text-decoration-line:none">SEND A LETTER TO ONTARIO LEADERS NOW TO STOP UNSAFE EVICTIONS </span></strong></a><u></u><u></u></span></h2><p><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(80,80,84)">Thank you for supporting renters across Ontario.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(80,80,84)">Kaite Burkholder Harris</span></strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(80,80,84)"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(80,80,84)">Chair, Ontario Alliance to End Homelessness</span></strong><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:windowtext"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p></div></div></div></div></div>____<br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(11,83,148)"><b>Alliance to End Homelessness Ottawa</b></span><br style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:12.8px">171 George Street, Ottawa ON K1N 5W5</span><br><div><a href="mailto:info@endhomelessnessottawa.ca" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.8px">info@endhomelessnessottawa.ca</a></div></div></div></div></div></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>