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House Hansard - 230

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
October 5, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 230 - Oct/5/23
Mr. Gord Johns (Courtenay—Alberni, NDP)
  • Oct/5/23 1:23:39 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-56 
Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for calling out and asking for good ideas. We saw the Conservatives in Ontario try a land giveaway of the Greenbelt that was going to put $8.3 billion into the pockets of developers. We hear the Conservatives talking about selling public lands and public buildings. I want to know if he thinks that what happened in Ontario was a good idea. What would the Conservatives do to make sure that does not happen again when it comes to federal lands? Public lands belong in public hands and not in developers' pockets.
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Context: House Hansard - 230 - Oct/5/23
Mr. Pat Kelly
  • Oct/5/23 1:24:19 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-56 
Madam Speaker, I am not going to debate Queen's Park politics here. I am not even sure if that part of the question is in order. As to the member's point about freeing up public lands for development, he raises an important point. It has to be done right. However, it was actually promised by the government in 2015, another broken, ignored promise from eight years ago, that it would examine ways that surplus buildings and lands of the federal government could be made available for residential housing development to meet the overwhelming need for residential property in Canada.
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