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House Hansard - 258

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 29, 2023 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 258 - Nov/29/23
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Nov/29/23 2:40:59 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister likes to avoid responsibility for having doubled the cost of housing over the past eight years. He is not worth the cost of rent. According to the United States' Realtor.com website, October 2023 was the sixth consecutive month of rent decreases over a one-year period. According to the Rentals.ca website, “Canada's rents continued to reach new heights” for the sixth consecutive month. Why is the cost of rent falling in the United States and rising faster in Canada than at any other time in its history?
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Context: House Hansard - 258 - Nov/29/23
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Nov/29/23 2:41:45 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we launched our housing accelerator this fall precisely to create more housing in Canada and lower rents for all Canadians. That is part of the actions we have taken since 2017, and even before that, to invest in housing in Canada. We know how much we have left to do. Our population is growing faster than that of the U.S., but I am sure that the Leader of the Opposition is not speaking out against immigration. We will continue to be there to build more housing and to grow our economy and our population at the same time.
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Context: House Hansard - 258 - Nov/29/23
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Nov/29/23 2:42:30 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister loves to blame others for the fact that he has doubled housing costs in eight years. He is not worth the price of rent. Let me quote the organization realtor.com in the United States: “October 2023 marks the sixth month in a row of year-over-year rent decline”. Rentals.ca in Canada says, “For the sixth month in a row, asking rents in Canada hit a new high”. Why, after eight years of the Prime Minister, is rent going down in the States and up in Canada?
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