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House Hansard - 29

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 11, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 29 - Feb/11/22
Ms. Soraya Martinez Ferrada (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion (Housing), Lib.)
  • Feb/11/22 11:41:51 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for her question. Since taking office, we have been wanting to address the critical issue of affordability and access to housing. We were very clear in the throne speech. We are going to propose several initiatives, including the housing accelerator fund, a more flexible first-time homebuyer incentive and a rent-to-own program. We also plan to levy a 1% annual tax on the value of residential real estate belonging to non-residents or non-Canadians.
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Context: House Hansard - 29 - Feb/11/22
Ms. Soraya Martinez Ferrada (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion (Housing), Lib.)
  • Feb/11/22 11:43:08 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for her question. I would just like to remind her that it is hard to take the Conservatives seriously on the issue of affordability and access to housing when they voted against a tax on non-resident foreign buyers. Just last week, the member for Calgary Centre reiterated her opposition to this measure. The Conservative Party may not want to address the problem of foreign investors driving up the cost of housing, but we will. I would like to clarify that we will not be imposing a capital tax on—
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Context: House Hansard - 29 - Feb/11/22
Ms. Soraya Martinez Ferrada (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion (Housing), Lib.)
  • Feb/11/22 11:54:39 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. Once again, it is hard to take the Conservative Party seriously when, last week, it again voted against one of the measures we put forward to give all Canadians access to housing. The budget for the national housing strategy is $72 billion over 10 years. That is the biggest investment the government has made in years. I would invite my colleague to contribute to all the measures we will be putting forward, including the first-time homebuyer incentive—
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