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House Hansard - 219

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
September 18, 2023 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 219 - Sep/18/23
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Sep/18/23 2:33:21 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, all he has delivered is an economy that built fewer homes last year than were built in 1972. This year, housing construction is expected to drop further, by 32%. Data from August showed that home building was down again. His inflationary deficits drive up interest rates, which makes it harder for builders to finance their construction and harder for Canadians to afford a mortgage. Will he finally do what he promised to do eight years ago, and that is to balance the budget to bring down interest rates and inflation?
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Context: House Hansard - 219 - Sep/18/23
Hon. Chrystia Freeland (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Lib.)
  • Sep/18/23 2:51:51 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, what Canadians across the country and in Atlantic Canada need right now is for more homes to be built faster. That is why, last week, the Prime Minister announced that we are removing the GST on purpose-built rental. Do members know what the Conservative leader said about our housing plan? He said that we do not need more spending. I guess he thinks homes are going to get built by magic. We know we need home builders to invest more and to build faster. That is what our government is going to do in Atlantic Canada and across the country.
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Context: House Hansard - 219 - Sep/18/23
Hon. Sean Fraser (Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Lib.)
  • Sep/18/23 2:58:17 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my hon. colleague, the member of Parliament for Brampton South, for her advocacy for her community. I thoroughly enjoyed my visit to the city of Brampton, where we worked directly with the mayor and members of council in the city to uncover some of the plans that they might advance to help grow the supply of housing in their community. One of the things we have been hearing about over the course of this summer is that we need to change the financial equation for builders to build. They are dealing with higher costs as a result of increased costs of supplies and materials, and they are operating in a higher interest rate environment. That is why I was thrilled when we were able to advance last week that we will be getting rid of the GST on apartment construction in Canada to build more homes for Canadians. What is more, we have seen provincial governments follow suit and—
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Context: House Hansard - 219 - Sep/18/23
Hon. Chrystia Freeland (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Lib.)
  • Sep/18/23 2:59:45 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Mike Moffatt said that the housing plan announced by the Prime Minister last week is “hugely important.... This will make the numbers work.” The governments of Ontario, B.C. and Newfoundland have already followed suit, but what do the Conservatives say about this practical plan to get more homes built? They say that we do not need more spending. How do they think we are going to get homes built in Canada? Is it by magic? We need home builders to invest more and build faster. That is what our government is making possible. That is what is going to fix the housing challenge.
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