I was going to post this with snark, but I just can't do it. QC weakened rent controls, rents skyrocket. ON weakened rent controls, rents skyrocket. It's not rocket science.
We can't trust voters to see through this, nor politicians to fix it. The way out is to get organized, join a tenants union.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/montreal-asking-rents-statscan-1.7570250