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House Hansard - 13

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 8, 2021 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 13 - Dec/8/21
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  • Dec/8/21 7:55:05 p.m.
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The member for Carleton.
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Hon. Pierre Poilievre
  • Dec/8/21 7:55:07 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, is there a technological advance that might help the minister answer the question?
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Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Dec/8/21 7:55:13 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, the rent subsidy helped more than 213,000 businesses stay afloat. That is good for all Canadians.
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Hon. Pierre Poilievre
  • Dec/8/21 7:55:19 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, can the officials who are here today hand the minister a new script? He seems to be reading one unrelated to the questions.
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Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Dec/8/21 7:55:28 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, all right, I will talk about consumer confidence that went to an all-time low. It is back. That is good for business and that is good for Canadians.
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Hon. Pierre Poilievre
  • Dec/8/21 7:55:34 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, one last time, FINTRAC, which is responsible for monitoring monies that are misappropriated, organized crime and money laundering, indicated that many people have received the CERB even though they do not even live in Canada. I am going to ask one last time: How many was that?
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Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Dec/8/21 7:55:53 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, the hon. member knows that FINTRAC is independent. What we know is that consumer confidence is back, and people are able to pay their bills, thanks to our historic investments in their lives and in their livelihoods.
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Hon. Pierre Poilievre
  • Dec/8/21 7:56:04 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, what is the inflation rate for the price of land in the last year?
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Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Dec/8/21 7:56:10 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, I am glad to talk about inflation, because we know that it is a global phenomenon.
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Hon. Pierre Poilievre
  • Dec/8/21 7:56:15 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, land prices are a global phenomenon. Does the minister realize that the land we have here does not come from the rest of the globe? It is already here.
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Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Dec/8/21 7:56:29 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, I think members can read Hansard, as the hon. colleague can. I said very clearly that inflation is a global phenomenon.
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Hon. Pierre Poilievre
  • Dec/8/21 7:56:37 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, “land-flation”. How much?
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Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Dec/8/21 7:56:40 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, our inflation is in line with peer countries around the world. In fact, we are doing much better than the United States, Mexico and countries in the eurozone.
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Hon. Pierre Poilievre
  • Dec/8/21 7:56:47 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, the question was about land price inflation. How much have land prices inflated in the last year?
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Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Dec/8/21 7:56:54 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, land price is part of the basket of goods in inflation. Our inflation is in line with peer countries.
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Hon. Pierre Poilievre
  • Dec/8/21 7:57:00 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, he is allowed to say that he does not know.
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Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Dec/8/21 7:57:03 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, we are focused on affordability, and that is what matters.
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Hon. Pierre Poilievre
  • Dec/8/21 7:57:22 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, there is no affordability to focus on. How much have house prices risen in the last year?
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Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Dec/8/21 7:57:33 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, let me say that the unemployment rate had more than doubled in May 2020, from a pre-pandemic level of 5%. We are now at 6%.
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Hon. Pierre Poilievre
  • Dec/8/21 7:57:48 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, the question was this. How much have house prices inflated in the last year?
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