November 20, 2023
Bell: Ford’s Conservatives have left tenants in vulnerable housing situations with nowhere to turn
QUEEN’S PARK – Only four out of 13 landlords who were fined for bad faith evictions actually paid the fines they owed according to a new CBC report. The Report also shows that the current accountab... More
November 16, 2023
Tenant Social November 29
Please join us at our upcoming tenant social on Wednesday, November 29th from 6-8pm at Knox Church, 630 Spadina Avenue in the Winchester room. All are welcome! Use the form below to RSVP More
November 16, 2023
Join Our End of Year Party!
You’re invited to our End of Year Party! Please click here for RSVP 6:00pm-8:00pm, Tuesday, Dec. 12th Tranzac Club 292 Brunswick Ave., Toronto, ON M5S 2M7 Food and non-alcohol drink will be prov... More
October 24, 2023
Stiles’ NDP brings Homes Ontario to Queen’s Park - a solution to get the province back in the business of building housing
QUEEN’S PARK – Homes Ontario, Marit Stiles and the Ontario NDP’s solution to get the province back in the business of building housing, will go for debate in Queen’s Park today. The NDP has table... More
October 23, 2023
NDP: The Conservative spiral continues: another bad decision reversed, what else is the Ford government hiding?
QUEEN’S PARK – Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition NDP, released the following statement responding to the government’s latest flip-flop in their spiraling corruption scandal: “Ministe... More
October 19, 2023
Chinatown Community Lunch
We would love to invite each and every one of you to join our upcoming Chinatown Community Lunch! This special event is scheduled to take place on Sunday, Oct.29th, 2023 from 12:00pm to 2:00pm at A... More
October 12, 2023
Where’s the student voice in our housing plan?
Justin Cowen is a PhD student studying pancreatic cancer at the University of Toronto. When his apartment building in Toronto was bought by corporate landlord, Harrington Housing, he became a victi... More
October 3, 2023
Greenbelt Victory
Ontarians were outraged when the Conservatives reversed their election promise and approved development on 15 parcels of Greenbelt land owned by developers with ties to the government. Now Ontarian... More
August 31, 2023
Student Housing Forum
Are you a student? Having trouble with your landlord? Is your housing too expensive? Toronto has a housing crisis. Many U of T, OCAD, and TMU students are living in housing that’s not safe, clean,... More
August 8, 2023
RSVP: Is it time for commercial rent control?
Register in advance for this meeting here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. On Monday, August 28 from 4-5 pm, I am hosting... More
July 19, 2023
This isn’t about free rent, it’s about fairness
It costs, on average, more than $3,100 a month to rent a modest two-bedroom unit in Toronto. With these prices, a minimum wage worker needs to work 135 hours a week to make ends meet. Rents are sk... More
July 12, 2023
Refugee housing crisis requires solutions from all levels of government
MPP Kristyn Wong-Tam and I met with Siu Mee Cheng, executive director of Street Haven. CTV news was there to do a feature on Street Haven and the current housing crisis for refugees and asylum see... More
July 6, 2023
Ford Conservatives appoint unqualified insiders to Landlord & Tenant Board
TORONTO - Ontario NDP MPPs Kristyn Wong-Tam (Toronto Centre), Critic for the Attorney General, and Jessica Bell (University-Rosedale), Critic for Housing, released the following statement expressin... More
June 12, 2023
Reception breakfast to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the enactment of the Chinese Exclusion Act
July 1st this year marks the 100th Anniversary of the Enactment of the Chinese Immigration Act, 1923, also known as the Chinese Exclusion Act. To commemorate the 100th Anniversary and to reflect on... More
June 7, 2023
After weekend eviction of family by Airbnb landlord, we’re calling for a crackdown on illegal short-term rentals.
This afternoon, I stood with Ning, her partner, and her neighbours in Deer Park, outside the home she was illegally evicted from this past weekend. When Ning and her family were out on a day trip ... More
June 5, 2023
NDP: Spiking farm prices raise serious questions about further Ford Greenbelt grab
QUEEN’S PARK - MPP Jessica Bell (University-Rosedale), NDP Housing critic, was joined by MPP Sandy Shaw (Hamilton West- Ancaster-Dundas), NDP critic for Environment, Conservation and Parks, to rais... More
June 5, 2023
School matters
As an MPP and parent of two children who attend TDSB schools, I am personally and politically concerned about the quality of education University-Rosedale’s 33 schools provide to our children. Th... More
June 1, 2023
Fund Our Schools: Developers should help pay for new schools and repairs
Every parent has seen that sign on a construction fence, warning them that due to resident growth their local school could be too full to accommodate their child. We are a rapidly growing city. W... More
May 31, 2023
Organizing Handbook
Click here to view as a slide show. Click here for a PDF copy. Hyperlinks available. More
May 24, 2023
Virtual rally & town hall: Stop the sprawl!
On Wednesday, May 31 at 7 pm MPP Jessica Bell (University–Rosedale) and MPP Catherine Fife (Waterloo) are hosting a virtual rally and town hall to STOP SPRAWL FROM TAKING IT ALL! We will be joined... More
May 23, 2023
The Conservatives could do the right thing for renters, first-time home buyers and farmers tomorrow. But will they?
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been working to improve Government Bill 97. The Conservatives like to say this bill is going to solve our housing crisis. That’s not true. Bill 97 doesn’t do much t... More
May 10, 2023
Bell: Ford actions put 3,440 affordable rental homes in Toronto at risk
QUEEN’S PARK – In Question Period today, MPP Jessica Bell (University-Rosedale), NDP Housing critic demanded the Ford government respect the City of Toronto’s renter protections and commit to savin... More
May 4, 2023
ACT NOW: Demand a fair and just LTB
The Ombudsman's report lays out what we already knew – the Tribunal is failing in its duty to provide fast and fair access to justice and the Ford government is letting it happen. Renters are wait... More
May 4, 2023
NDP: Ombudsman’s report paints a damning picture of unfairness and injustice at Landlord & Tenant Board
“A system that isn’t working for anyone” More
April 28, 2023
NDP: Ford Conservatives’ illegal eviction laws are too weak to work
QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario NDP Housing Critic Jessica Bell (University-Rosedale) is calling on the Ford Conservatives to strengthen Bill 97, Helping Homebuyers, Protecting Tenants Act, 2023, to better ... More
April 27, 2023
Join us at our online condo town hall on Monday May 8
On Monday May 8 at 7pm, MPP Tom Rakocevic and I will co-host a virtual condo town hall for condo residents. We continue to hear complaints from condo residents who feel they have nowhere to turn i... More
April 24, 2023
Stiles and NDP call for rent control as a part of their solution to the housing crisis
QUEEN’S PARK – Official Opposition NDP Leader Marit Stiles (Davenport) and Housing critic Jessica Bell (University-Rosedale) will be introducing their opposition day motion this afternoon that, if ... More
April 11, 2023
Ford's latest housing bill doubles down on bad planning
Last Thursday, the Conservatives introduced a new housing bill called Helping Homebuyers, Protecting Tenants Act, eight proposed regulatory changes to Ontario’s renting and planning laws, and a new... More
April 5, 2023