I just think it's tough to ask landlords who may be struggling themselves to shoulder the burden our government should be taking on. I can't imagine any landlord feels good about throwing people on the street. You all make a good point that they might not get that money from a new tenant but I don't want to judge them for trying.
I saw a response to this story where a landlord pointed out that a tenant might not have been paying before covid and can now have rent deferred till next year. What happens to the landlord's finances in that scenario? Watching the video, I know I'd never make it in real estate cos I'd go broke before I kicked struggling families (especially with little kids or an old lady out on the street)
Maybe the landlord should have "saved up for a rainy day" like they tell all the tenants that if they have lived there long enough have paid the entire value of the house.