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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
  • 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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Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos
  • Dec/8/21 8:53:26 p.m.
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Madam Chair, one more initiative we have announced recently is the rapid housing construction initiative, which is going to lead to the construction of tens of thousands of new homes in just a year.
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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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Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos
  • Dec/8/21 8:53:58 p.m.
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Madam Chair, time is short, so let me repeat the numbers. They are 1,000,000, 300,000, 125,000, 71,000, 530,000, 9,200, plus a $4 billion acceleration fund to work with the provinces, territories and municipalities.
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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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Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos
  • Dec/8/21 8:54:25 p.m.
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Madam Chair, that is interesting. We had those questions from the member for Carleton. My colleague said—
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The Deputy Chair
  • Dec/8/21 8:54:34 p.m.
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The hon. member.
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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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Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos
  • Dec/8/21 8:55:05 p.m.
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Madam Chair, indeed I have a binder because I am being told that I forget many other measures that are going to create many more homes.
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Ms. Raquel Dancho
  • Dec/8/21 8:55:13 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I would like to hear from the health minister regarding the Public Health Agency of Canada spending a billion dollars on the funding for border and travel measures, and isolation. How much was spent on providing nutritious meals to Canadians?
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Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos
  • Dec/8/21 8:55:22 p.m.
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Madam Chair, the member is correct to mention that we have had to look after Canadians, both those who remained inside the country and others when they came back to Canada. We followed the important health and safety measures we put into place.
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Ms. Raquel Dancho
  • Dec/8/21 8:55:38 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I ask because we are seeing a lot of significant events happening at quarantine hotels. A celiac woman from Edmonton went 40 hours without food. Does the minister believe the money was well spent on this nutritious food for those with extreme dietary needs?
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Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos
  • Dec/8/21 8:55:49 p.m.
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Madam Chair, the member is correct. The people who come to these places need to be treated with respect and care. That is what the Public Health Agency has to do in collaboration with the providers of the service.
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Ms. Raquel Dancho
  • Dec/8/21 8:56:04 p.m.
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Madam Chair, can the minister say how much was spent on providing Canadians with clothing, since they did not have their luggage?
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Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos
  • Dec/8/21 8:56:27 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I am sorry to say I do not know the exact number. What I do know is that we need to look after all those people who come into Canada and treat them—
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The Deputy Chair
  • Dec/8/21 8:56:37 p.m.
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The hon. member.
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Ms. Raquel Dancho
  • Dec/8/21 8:56:48 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I am asking because Andrew from Ottawa, who was on the news, spent five days in quarantine and did not have a change of clothes. He also had three negative COVID tests. Is that acceptable?
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Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos
  • Dec/8/21 8:57:01 p.m.
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Madam Chair, that is not acceptable. What is also not acceptable is to follow the proposal of the Conservative MPs. Just a few days ago, they asked for the removal of all tests and quarantine measures.
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Ms. Raquel Dancho
  • Dec/8/21 8:57:19 p.m.
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Madam Chair, the minister is incorrect. The Conservatives have long supported expert advice on our borders. We were also interested to see the expert advisory panel of the government say that the guiding principles of all health decisions should be to minimize unintended harm. Does the minister feel he has fulfilled that with quarantine hotels?
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Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos
  • Dec/8/21 8:57:33 p.m.
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Madam Chair, that is right. To minimize harm is exactly what we should be doing. That is what we have done throughout the crisis by putting strict measures in place at the borders to protect everyone, including those inside Canada.
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