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House Hansard - 262

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 5, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 262 - Dec/5/23
Mr. Daniel Blaikie
  • Dec/5/23 1:19:38 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, photo ops never get the job done when it comes to the construction of housing. We have had a lot of ministerial photo ops from Liberal and Conservative governments over the last 30 years, none of which make up for the cancellation of the national housing strategy and the end of the operating grants that sustained so much affordable and social housing in Canada up to today. It is why we need a new version of that to ensure we are not just building at the high end of the housing spectrum, but that people are getting non-market housing as well.
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Context: House Hansard - 262 - Dec/5/23
Mrs. Julie Vignola (Beauport—Limoilou, BQ)
  • Dec/5/23 1:48:08 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, housing is extremely important, especially during winter, when being homeless or kicked out of one's home for any reason becomes a health hazard. Builders are now faced with mortgage rates so high that they cannot build housing and still turn a reasonable profit. Some even have to close down construction sites. Across Quebec, companies have to stop and wait before they can continue to build housing. I want to ask my colleague if he is seeing the same thing in his riding. What are the solutions to help these construction companies out?
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Context: House Hansard - 262 - Dec/5/23
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Dec/5/23 2:29:19 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we are continuing to reach out and work with communities, with municipalities and with provinces right across the country to deliver. We have been announcing projects completed that we started years ago. We are announcing projects that are starting today, which will be completed in the coming years. We understand the efforts involved in solving this housing crisis. It requires us all to roll up our sleeves, which is why we put forward $4 billion in the housing accelerator to make sure that municipalities could build more homes. We are putting forward $15 billion to accelerate the construction of rental units. We are going to continue to be there for low-income and homeless people as well.
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