{"id":660569,"date":"2026-05-10T17:16:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T17:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/660569\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T17:16:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T17:16:20","slug":"quebec-solidaire-proposes-an-inflation-linked-cap-on-rent-increases-winnipeg-free-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/660569\/","title":{"rendered":"Qu\u00e9bec solidaire proposes an inflation-linked cap on rent increases \u2013 Winnipeg Free Press"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MONTREAL \u2013 Qu\u00e9bec solidaire members adopted a motion on Sunday that would apply if the party were to form government, to support a cap on rent increases tied to inflation as the party wraps up its convention in Montreal.<\/p>\n<p>Delegates argue that an inflation-linked cap would better balance tenant protections and housing stability.<\/p>\n<p>The party has made housing a central issue, focusing on affordability and tenant protections.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6a0092b375f7b5bb2eef1d10jpeg.jpg\" data-pswp- data-pswp-width=\"3500\" data-pswp-height=\"2456\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6a0092b375f7b5bb2eef1d10jpeg.jpg\" alt=\"Quebec Solidaire delegates vote at the party's convention in Montreal, Saturday, May 9, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Graham Hughes\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tQuebec Solidaire delegates vote at the party&#8217;s convention in Montreal, Saturday, May 9, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Graham Hughes<\/p>\n<p>Members also unanimously backed measures to expand housing for vulnerable people, including women fleeing violence, people experiencing homelessness, and Indigenous communities.<\/p>\n<p>Housing affordability has become a major political issue across Canada as rents continue to rise in many cities.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tWinnipeg Free Press | Newsletter\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/newslettericons-business.jpg\" alt=\"Sign up for Business Weekly\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Members are also debating proposals on the environment and Quebec independence before the convention concludes.<\/p>\n<p>This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 10, 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MONTREAL \u2013 Qu\u00e9bec solidaire members adopted a motion on Sunday that would apply if the party were to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":660570,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194296],"tags":[49,48,22073],"class_list":["post-660569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-winnipeg","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-winnipeg"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/660569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=660569"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/660569\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/660570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=660569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=660569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=660569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}