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House Hansard - 38

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 1, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 38 - Mar/1/22
Hon. Ahmed Hussen (Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion, Lib.)
  • Mar/1/22 3:01:13 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I encourage the hon. member to enable his party to actually vote for the measures we have brought in to enable affordability. The party opposite voted against the vacancy tax that we were supposed to move forward on. It voted against measures to help first-time homebuyers. It voted against measures to improve more investments in affordable housing. These are the things we are doing, and we will not only continue to invest in affordable housing for the most vulnerable, but we will also continue to put in place measures to encourage more Canadians to turn from renters into homeowners. I hope the member opposite and his party can support us.
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Context: House Hansard - 38 - Mar/1/22
Ms. Jenny Kwan (Vancouver East, NDP)
  • Mar/1/22 3:08:16 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, more than half of Canadians say they are struggling with the cost of living. Yesterday, a report from the National Housing Council confirmed that the government is not making housing more affordable for Canadians. It also said that the Liberal government's national housing strategy is only meeting a fraction of the existing need. After six years of half measures, the housing affordability gap has only increased and Canadians are paying the price for the government's failures. When will the Liberals stand up for Canadians by cracking down on housing speculators and make the needed investments to build 500,000 units of social and co-op housing?
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