The federal government isn’t doing enough to protect tenants or preserve existing affordable housing. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) April 20, 2023 Cities must take immediate action against ‘renovictions’ to address housing crisis Brian Doucet, University of Waterloo and Laura Pin, Wilfrid Laurier University Cities across Canada are rapidly losing affordable housing. Provincial and federal governments aren’t helping, so it’s up to cities to start taking action themselves.