Single mother faces discrimination in rental applications due to having a child

A single mother living in New Brunswick says property owners in the area have denied her rental applications because she has a child. Melanie Centis, who lives in Moncton, said she began searching for available apartments after deciding to sell her five-bedroom home once her three adult children moved out. She said she no longer needed the space and was ready for a change. “I just decided that selling would be an option for me now and that I’d love to rent.

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Is it time for Canada to embrace the 30-year mortgage?

The possibility of allowing longer mortgage amortizations has come up repeatedly in Canada over the years, with regulators and lawmakers generally taking a conservative approach and pushing in the opposite direction. But with housing affordability at crisis levels, is it finally time for Canada to embrace mortgages of 30 years and beyond? The Financial Post’s Denise Paglinawan explores the issue.

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