Change the law

An article in today's Winnipeg Free Press gives me hope that maybe, at some time in the not-too-distant future, Manitoba renters might see fairness.
The Winnipeg Humane Society wants to challenge the province's Residential Tenancies Act because it allows landlords to impose inflexible "no pets" policies.
Right now pets are not allowed at nearly every apartment building in Winnipeg. But many renters, of course, have cats or dogs. The law forces pet owners to be liars if they wish to keep companion animals in their lives.
And, as the Free Press story says, it "causes untold heartache" to countless Manitobans every year. Imagine how an octogenarian feels when told that she can't keep her companion cat of many years if she wishes to move into an apartment. It's a sad state of affairs, and it exists because Manitoba law gives landlords the power to be unreasonable.
Ontario's Residential Tenancies Act was changed many years ago to disallow "no pets" policies. Manitoba is overdue for a similar legislative change.
I hope the society finds a lawyer to help it challenge the Residential Tenancies Act.