New committee says no to housing discrimination

With moving season around the corner, le Comité de défense des droits des locataires, with the support of the Table logement Bromemissisquoi, is starting a new campaign to raise awareness in Brome-missisquoi about the discrimination that tenants continue to face, and recommend possible remedies.

According to a press release, the committee is made up of eight local organizations, such as ACEF montérégieest, Action Plus Brome-missisquoi, Cellule Jeunes et Familles de Brome-missisquoi, Centre de femmes des cantons, and Entrée chez soi, and the campaign, titled Un toit sans discrimination, is meant to educate the population on the different forms of discrimination that people continue to face in the housing market.

In Quebec, under the Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms, tenants are protected from discrimination. Discrimination in housing is prohibited under law.

“Landlords cannot refuse to rent accommodation to a tenant based on certain criteria such as their physical, social or family condition. Too many landlords ignore it and choose their tenants however they want. It’s discrimination. These situations are illegal and we must denounce them,” stated Cédric Champagne, Development Officer for the organization Entrée chez soi Bromemissisquoi.

The organizations that are members of the committee want situations of tenant discrimination to be denounced loud and clear by all the witnesses.

“The Human Rights Commission