> If the government didn't want people evicted due to pandemic circumstances, what they should do is assess this on a case-by-case basis and pay the rent for pe

> If the government didn't want people evicted due to pandemic circumstances, what they should do is assess this on a case-by-case basis and pay the rent for people in genuine need. The question is, did the government have the manpower to do a case-by-case assessment. One of the issues faced in Canada was getting employment insurance money out to people in a timely manner. Their approach was very much loosen the criteria and take claims at near face value until they had time to sort things out. Fortunately, the government can sort-of do that in that scenario. Unfortunately for evictions, things have to be sorted out before a person ends up homeless. As for "f*ck landlords", I never quite understood it. Then again, I've always dealt with small landlords and usually had some form of reference for them before signing the lease.