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House Hansard - 253

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 22, 2023 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 253 - Nov/22/23
Mr. Gabriel Ste-Marie (Joliette, BQ)
  • Nov/22/23 3:07:45 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the economic update proves once again that the Prime Minister does not understand the word “emergency”. The housing crisis is an emergency. Nevertheless, not only will the new funding be inadequate, but there is not a single new measure that will take effect before 2025, in other words, after the next election. The only thing the Prime Minister is offering is money starting in 2025 if people vote in a Liberal government. When will he understand that what we need today is money for housing, not election promises?
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Context: House Hansard - 253 - Nov/22/23
Mr. Gabriel Ste-Marie (Joliette, BQ)
  • Nov/22/23 3:09:04 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would encourage him to have a look at the tables that say “zero” for this year and “zero” for next year. People had better brace themselves, because this winter is going to be very long. It is going to be long for anyone who cannot find housing, because there is no new money for housing until 2025. It is going to be long for anyone who becomes part of the 5% increase in homelessness, because there is no emergency funding. It is going to be long for media workers who are faced with job losses, because there is no emergency funding for them either. It is going to be long for our SMEs, which will not survive the winter if the deadline for repayment of the Canada emergency business account is not pushed back from January. The time to take care of these people is now. It is not in the spring, and certainly not in 2025. What is the Prime Minister waiting for?
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