Social democracy aims to achieve a fairer society through balanced power relations between classes, but no matter how many rights tenants hold under capitalism, landlords still exploit them. Organizers must resist the incorporation of working class struggles into the state, otherwise they ensure the ongoing reproduction of capitalist social relations.

Cole Webber and Philip Zigman share the findings of a new report they authored which shines a light on the dirty tricks Toronto landlords use against their tenants. They investigate how renovictions, a practice of evicting renters from their units under the guise of performing renovations that are often minor or unnecessary, are fueling an invisible crisis in Canada’s most populous city.