Tenant advocacy groups are raising increasing alarm about proposed changes to Ontario’s eviction rules, as the provincial Progressive Conservatives on Thursday bypassed public hearings and limited debate on Bill 60.

The fast-track push was introduced in a motion from government house leader Steve Clark on Wednesday. That motion added fuel to frustration among rental advocacy groups who had hoped to voice opposition to changes like removing compensation for tenants kicked out for a property owner’s own use.

“This bill, like many others since the legislature has come back for the most recent session, is basically being bypassed, fast-tracked, however you want to call it to basically rid any potential public scrutiny,” said Lindsay Blackwell, a member of tenant advocacy group No Demoviction

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