Toronto councillors have voted to voice their opposition to Doug Ford government’s proposed changes to the Residential Tenencies Act (RTA), saying they threaten to weaken renters’ rights and increase homelessness in the city.

Late last month, the Ford government introduced Bill 60, dubbed the Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, another series of proposed changes aimed at making conditions more favourable for builders in the province to address the housing crisis.

Mayor Olivia Chow, who introduced the motion Wednesday to oppose the bill, said the proposed legislation would be harmful to the roughly half of Torontonians who rent housing.

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