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House Hansard - 13

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 8, 2021 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 13 - Dec/8/21
Mr. Matt Jeneroux (Edmonton Riverbend, CPC)
  • Dec/8/21 8:47:54 p.m.
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Madam Chair, it is a pleasure to be here, and I will let the House know that I am splitting my time with the member for Kildonan—St. Paul. To the minister, how does the government intend to increase housing supply in Canada.
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Context: House Hansard - 13 - Dec/8/21
Mr. Matt Jeneroux
  • Dec/8/21 8:48:29 p.m.
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Madam Chair, does the minister know we have been told that 1.8 million houses are needed in Canada. How does the minister intend to increase supply in Canada?
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Context: House Hansard - 13 - Dec/8/21
Mr. Matt Jeneroux
  • Dec/8/21 8:48:55 p.m.
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Madam Chair, let me help the minister out a little. His plan says they are going to create 100,000 houses. When are they going to do that? They will do it in four years. How is the minister going to get 1.7 million more houses in the next 12 months?
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Context: House Hansard - 13 - Dec/8/21
Mr. Matt Jeneroux
  • Dec/8/21 8:49:23 p.m.
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Madam Chair, so we are still 1.7 million short. The Conservatives had a plan using federal infrastructure dollars to create more housing and off-load 15% of government assets. What do the Liberals think of that plan?
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Context: House Hansard - 13 - Dec/8/21
Mr. Matt Jeneroux
  • Dec/8/21 8:49:53 p.m.
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Madam Chair, Canada owns 41 million hectares. I am trying to draw the connection here for the minister. How exactly will the Liberal minister create more housing supply?
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Context: House Hansard - 13 - Dec/8/21
Mr. Matt Jeneroux
  • Dec/8/21 8:50:21 p.m.
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Madam Chair, the accelerator fund he speaks of creates 100,000 homes in four years. We went through that already. With 1.3 million empty homes in Canada, how do we solve this issue of getting more housing supply for Canadians?
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Context: House Hansard - 13 - Dec/8/21
Mr. Matt Jeneroux
  • Dec/8/21 8:50:56 p.m.
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Madam Chair, again, there are 1.3 million empty homes. The Liberals' solution to that is a 1% tax. Wow, that is really going to scare a lot of home landlords. Will the minister commit to never introducing a capital gains tax on the sale of a primary residence?
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Context: House Hansard - 13 - Dec/8/21
Mr. Matt Jeneroux
  • Dec/8/21 8:51:31 p.m.
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Madam Chair, 1.8 million new homes are needed in this country. The 100,000 and 30,000 numbers he is talking about solve a symptom, but they do not solve the real problem. Housing supply is the lowest in the G7 and housing prices are the highest in the G7. There is a 5.2% drop in home builds and a 20% rise in house prices. Does the minister not see that his plan is not working?
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Context: House Hansard - 13 - Dec/8/21
Mr. Matt Jeneroux
  • Dec/8/21 8:52:14 p.m.
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Madam Chair, does the minister know the average home price in Canada today?
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Context: House Hansard - 13 - Dec/8/21
Mr. Matt Jeneroux
  • Dec/8/21 8:52:32 p.m.
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Madam Chair, that one I feel was a puffball. The average home price in Canada is $717,000. The average home price last year was $606,000. Does the minister not see there is a problem with getting more homes on the market for Canadian families?
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Context: House Hansard - 13 - Dec/8/21
Mr. Matt Jeneroux
  • Dec/8/21 8:53:05 p.m.
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Madam Chair, let us go back to where we started. We need 1.8 million more homes built. That is what the experts are saying. The Liberals' plan is committing to 100,000 more homes in four years, so 1.7 million more homes need to be created in the next 12 months. How does the minister plan to do that?
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Context: House Hansard - 13 - Dec/8/21
Mr. Matt Jeneroux
  • Dec/8/21 8:53:39 p.m.
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Madam Chair, this is tens of thousands of new homes. We are talking about needing 1.8 million to be created. I will give the minister credit for the 100,000 homes he has brought up, but after that we need 1.7 million more, so tens of thousands more homes does nothing. How is the minister going to generate more housing supply in Canada?
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Context: House Hansard - 13 - Dec/8/21
Mr. Matt Jeneroux
  • Dec/8/21 8:54:17 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I would ask the minister this: What is the average house price in Canada?
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Context: House Hansard - 13 - Dec/8/21
Mr. Matt Jeneroux
  • Dec/8/21 8:54:35 p.m.
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Madam Chair, that was a test. It was $717,000 this year. Last year it was $606,000, an 18.2% increase. Something needs to be done. The minister just received his binder from the back room, so hopefully it will help him. We need to create more housing supply in Canada. Does the minister not see that we need to create 1.7 million more homes in Canada?
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