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House Hansard - 13

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 8, 2021 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 13 - Dec/8/21
Mr. Angelo Iacono
  • Dec/8/21 7:45:57 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, every year on November 8 we pay tribute to indigenous veterans who served in missions across Canada and around the world, in times of war, conflict and peace. I would like to ask the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations what measures are in place to commemorate their sacrifices? How does this government ensure that indigenous veterans have access to culturally appropriate support?
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Hon. Marc Miller (Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, Lib.)
  • Dec/8/21 7:46:35 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, the answer is all the more important because the indigenous people who served our country were not served by our country when they returned. November 8 is a special date to honour the sacrifices they made. This date is twinned with November 11. Any support for indigenous peoples obviously requires culturally appropriate support, which we provide.
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Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Carleton, CPC)
  • Dec/8/21 7:47:03 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, my question is for the minister of middle class prosperity, who is a member of Parliament here in Ottawa. What is the average cost of a home in the city of Ottawa?
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Hon. Randy Boissonnault (Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance, Lib.)
  • Dec/8/21 7:47:21 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, my title is Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance. I am sure my hon. colleague across the way knows that. Let me say 156,000 jobs.
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Hon. Pierre Poilievre
  • Dec/8/21 7:47:33 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, maybe the President of the Treasury Board can help by telling us the average cost of a house in the nation's capital.
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Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Dec/8/21 7:47:43 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, I want to say 106% of jobs have been recovered since the lowest point of the pandemic.
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Hon. Pierre Poilievre
  • Dec/8/21 7:47:50 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, what is the average increase in house prices since the government took office in 2015?
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Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Dec/8/21 7:47:59 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, Canada's economy contracted by 17% between February and April 2020, the largest and most sudden contraction in real GDP since the Great Depression, and we are already back.
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Hon. Pierre Poilievre
  • Dec/8/21 7:48:11 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, I asked for just the average house price.
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Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Dec/8/21 7:48:17 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, 5.5 million Canadians lost their jobs and they are all back.
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Hon. Pierre Poilievre
  • Dec/8/21 7:48:21 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, what would they pay for the average house?
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Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Dec/8/21 7:48:25 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, in 2020, the unemployment rate more than doubled from a pre-pandemic level of 5.7% to a record of 13.7%. It is 6% now.
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Hon. Pierre Poilievre
  • Dec/8/21 7:48:32 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, I think there is a problem with the audio in the chamber. The question was, what is the average cost of a house in Canada today?
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Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Dec/8/21 7:48:41 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, our government has made historic investments in housing affordability and we will continue to do so.
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Hon. Pierre Poilievre
  • Dec/8/21 7:48:47 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, how affordable are such houses?
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Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Dec/8/21 7:48:51 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, our government has made historic investments in housing. We will continue to do so, so that housing is affordable for all Canadians.
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Hon. Pierre Poilievre
  • Dec/8/21 7:48:58 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, if so, how much have house prices increased since the government took office?
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Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Dec/8/21 7:49:04 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, let us talk about how it is possible for people to afford their houses with good employment. That is why employment income fell by an unprecedented $28 billion during the pandemic.
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Hon. Pierre Poilievre
  • Dec/8/21 7:49:17 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, I will ask one last time. In dollars, how much have house prices risen since the government took office?
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Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Dec/8/21 7:49:24 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, consumer confidence is back. People are back to work and 106% of the jobs have been recovered since the lowest point in the pandemic.
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