One Regina senior has been forced to live off her pension, give up her cats, look into selling her car and might have to get a part-time job just to pay her rising rent, all while fighting cancer.

When Rita Racette first moved into her unit in 2022, she was paying a monthly rent of $1,329; now she pays $1,684.

A group of women, which Racette was unable to accompany because she was receiving cancer treatment, joined the Saskatchewan NDP on Monday to announce the party’s rent control bill.

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Linda Andrews spoke for the women and shared

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