What’s current: Ontario moves to allow abuse victims to break rental agreements without penalty

Image: Joel Sossa/Flickr
Image: Joel Sossa/Flickr

Ontario moves to allow victims of abuse to break rental contracts early, just one of many hurdles women face when they want to leave an abusive partner.

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Jess Martin is a public relations professional, an aspiring writer, and an assistant editor at Feminist Current. She prefers to write about feminist topics, disability, or environmental issues, but could be persuaded to broaden her horizons in exchange for payment and/or food. In her spare time Jess can be found knitting, gardening, or lying in the fetal position, mulling over political theory that no one in their right mind cares about.